Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Harsh Vardhan Shringla has issued the first five-year multiple-entry tourist visa to a Bangladesh national, Md Nurul Hoque Akhand.
Published : 30 Aug 2016, 01:15 AM
Akhand is aged 68 and a resident of Gazipur.
India recently announced that Bangladesh nationals above the age of 65 years would be eligible for long-term multiple entry tourist visas valid for five years.
But, the continuous period of stay during each visit cannot exceed 90 days.
The High Commission of India said this was a “goodwill gesture” extended by the government of India for the benefit of senior citizens.
The move is expected to make securing Indian visas easy and strengthen people-to-people contacts and relations between the two countries, it added.