Bangladesh today sought flexibilities in the visa regime and urged India to ease registration requirements for Bangladeshi patients going for treatment at various hospitals in India, at the second consular dialogue between Bangladesh and India held in New Delhi.

Bangladesh also requested to ease travel restrictions through all ports for Bangladeshi nationals.

The two sides agreed to expedite the process of consular access, transfer of sentenced persons and visa related issues, among others.

Ambassador Mashfee Binte Shams, secretary (East) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, led the Bangladesh delegation while Indian delegation was led by Sanjay Bhattacharyya, secretary (Consular, Passport & Visa and Overseas Indian Affairs), Ministry of External Affairs of India.

The first-ever consular dialogue between Bangladesh and India was held in November 2017, in Dhaka.