FFs, elderly citizens to get five-year Indian visa

Bangladesh and India today signed an agreement for issuing five years’ multiple entries Indian visa to freedom fighters and elderly citizens of Bangladesh, reports BSS.

Security Services Division Secretary Farid Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury and Special Secretary to the Indian Home Ministry BR Sharma signed the agreement titled “Revised Travel Arrangement 2018 (RTA 2018)” on behalf of their respective sides at a home minister=level meeting between the two countries in the city.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh witnessed the signing of the RTA 2018 amending the earlier RTA 2013 for further liberalizing the visa regime between the two countries, including enhanced duration for employment and student visas.

“Discussions were held to ease travel arrangements between the two countries,” Kamal said while briefing newsmen after the talks.

He said the meeting decided to increase facilities at the entry points on the border and simultaneously discussions were held to make easier the visa issuance process for students and medical treatment seekers in India.