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Relief for guests from Bangladesh
Why it is in news?
- India will sign a pact with Bangladesh to ease visa restrictions for citizens from the neighbouring country.
- The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on revised travel arrangements will be signed during Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s three-day visit to Dhaka.
- Bangladesh has demanded that travel restrictions for senior citizens be eased and further concessions be given to Muktijoddhas — those who participated in the 1971 Liberation War.
Background
- In 2014, India decided to relax visa restrictions for Bangladeshis above the age of 65 and below the age of 13. They were allowed five-year multiple entry visas.
- Last year, India announced five-year multiple entry visa to the 1971 war veterans from Bangladesh.
- They could walk into the Indian High Commission in Dhaka and eight other consulates in Barisal, Rajshahi, Chittagong, Khulna, Rangpur, Sylhet Mymensingh and Jessore without prior appointment and submit their visa applications.
- Citizens from over 150 countries can travel to India on e-tourist visas procured online. This facility is not extended to Bangladesh.
Source
The Hindu