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India will sign a pact with Bangladesh to ease visa restrictions for citizens of the neighboring country. The memorandum of understanding on "Revised Travel Arrangements" will be signed during Interior Minister Rajnath Singh's three-day visit to Dhaka on Friday.
Bangladesh demanded that travel restrictions for elderly people be lightened
Muktijoddhas –
those who participated in the liberation war of 1971.
Facility for veterans
Last year, India announced an entry visa five-year-olds to Bangladesh war veterans of 1971. They were able to travel to the Indian High Commission in Dhaka and eight other consulates in Barisal, Rajshahi, Chittagong, Khulna, Rangpur, Sylhet Mymensingh and Jessore by prior appointment and submit their visa application.
Citizens from more than 150 countries can travel to India on e-tourism visas acquired online. This facility is not extended to Bangladesh.
"Visa rules for the elderly would be relaxed further and they could visit India more frequently.
Muktijoddhas
, we will ensure a smooth trip. "In 2014, India decided to relax visa restrictions for Bangladeshi people over 65 and under 13.
During the visit, Mr. Singh is expected to meet the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, and discuss various bilateral issues
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