BNP Chairman Tariq Rahman (PTI photo)
NEW DELHI: With the departure of Muhammad Yunus from the power hub in Dhaka, senior Indian consular officer in Sylhet, Anirudh Das, has confirmed that steps are underway for “full restoration” of all Indian visa services.Anirudh Roy on Thursday assured full cooperation to promote Indo-Bangladesh relations and said efforts were being made to facilitate visa services.
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Speaking at the Sylhet District Press Club, he said medical visas and double entry visas are currently being issued and steps are being taken to resume other categories, including travel visas.“Medical visas and double-entry visas are now being issued, and steps are being taken to resume other categories, including travel visas,” BD News24 quoted him as saying.He said that India-Bangladesh relations are based on mutual respect and common interests.“India-Bangladesh relations are based on mutual respect and honour. The people of both countries will be the key stakeholders in a stable, positive, constructive, long-term and mutually beneficial relationship,” he said.He added that the two countries have cultural ties and common goals, and cooperation can help create new opportunities.
“We must transform our geographical and cultural proximity, our growing economic capacity and our future aspirations into new opportunities through cooperation,” he said.He also said that journalists can play an important role in strengthening relations between the two countries.He added: “Through objective reporting and constructive criticism, journalists can enhance and strengthen this relationship.”Days before that, Bangladesh entered a new political phase after Tariq Rahman assumed the position of the country’s new Prime Minister. After the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s landslide victory, obtaining a two-thirds majority, Rahman invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the swearing-in ceremony.Prime Minister Modi congratulated Rahman on his party’s victory and later invited him to visit India after taking oath.India-Bangladesh relations were strained after Sheikh Hasina’s exile in August 2024. Relations were affected during the interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, especially after India provided asylum to former Prime Minister Hasina. This has led to tensions between the two countries, with several reports highlighting diplomatic concern in recent months.India also expressed its concern about incidents of violence against minorities, especially the Hindu community, during the period of unrest in Bangladesh under the interim government of Yunus.
