Staff Reporter :
Commerce Minister Tofael Ahmed urged to United Arab Emirates for easier visa processing for the Bangladeshi people to strengthen the bilateral bondage between two countries, a press release sent form the commerce ministry yesterday confirmed it.
Tofael made this statement after the meeting with UAE Minister for Economy Engr. Shaikh Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri yesterday while he is in UAE for the two-day visit at the invitation of the UAE Ministry of Economy to attend the 4th Economic Summit.
He raised the issue of visa complexities for Bangladeshi nationals with particular focus on business and labour visa and urged the UAE authorities to resolve the issues.
He also hoped that the current two way trade touching $ one billion with Bangladesh’s export touching $ 300 million, will be further enhanced if the visa issues are resolved.
The Commerce Minister also portrayed the buoyant economic strides in Bangladesh on the way to achieve the mid income status by the vision 2021 of the government.
The UAE Minister for Economy Engr. Shaikh Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri hoped that his government would work out to resolve visa issues.
The UAE Minister expressed satisfaction at the current growth of bilateral trade and investment and expressed willingness of his government to invest in various fields including shipping, port and tourism and other industries.
