Illegal Bangladeshi taxi driver loses appeal

The High Criminal Court has rejected an appeal filed by a Bangladeshi man, who provided taxi services without a licence. He was earlier fined BD1,000 and was ordered to be expelled out of Bahrain as well as denied entry for three years.

The defendant was arrested offering transportation services to pedestrians without having the required permissions from the competent authorities. He was reported to police by a Bahraini citizen who saw him transporting several people to Bahrain International Airport, after which they paid him money