Foreign Minister proposes visa-free travel between Bangladesh, India

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said on Thursday he proposed visa-free travel between Bangladesh and India to enhance people-to-people connectivity.

Abdul Momen discussed the issue with his Indian counterpart Dr S Jaishankar when they met on the sidelines of the IORA meeting in Colombo on Wednesday. The Foreign Minister said, "I told him (Jaishankar), you give a lot of visas. But getting the visa is getting delayed now. There are also delays in medical visas."

Momen also said, "The Indian external affairs minister assured me that he would talk to the Indian High Commission in Dhaka. India's foreign minister also said that it should be examined. But he didn't say 'no'."

Foreign Minister informed that there was a dialogue between Bangladesh and India a few days ago in Sylhet. "I have offered visa-free travel between the two countries there. We want visa-free travel between the two countries," he added.