Staff Reporter :
Bangladesh has called upon India to ease the visa regime and requested to address the difference in overstay fine structures.
Apart from this, Bangladesh has also requested India to show flexibility in registration requirements for Bangladeshi patients going for treatment there.
The request came during the third Consular Dialogue between Bangladesh and India held at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital on Monday.
The Bangladesh delegation was led by Ambassador Mashfee Binte Shams, Secretary (East) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, while the Indian delegation was led by Dr. Ausaf Sayeed, Secretary
(Consular, Passport and Visa and Overseas Indian Affairs) of Ministry of External Affairs of India.
The dialogue discussed the entire gamut of bilateral consular issues in depth including repatriation of each other’s nationals, particularly trafficked women and children, smooth issuance of exit permits and granting consular access for a longer period.
