Bangladesh wants Bahrain to reopen visa facilities for its citizens

Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain has urged Bahrain to reopen visa facilities for Bangladeshi citizens, including businesspeople, professionals, and skilled and semi-skilled workers, to enhance people-to-people contact and economic engagement between the two nations.

He made the request during a meeting with Bahrain’s Deputy Interior Minister Adel bin Khalifa Al Fadhel in Manama on Sunday.

The Foreign Adviser also called on the Bahraini authorities to consider issuing family visas for Bangladeshi nationals residing in the Kingdom.

Acknowledging the contributions of Bangladeshi workers to Bahrain’s economy, the Deputy Interior Minister said his government is actively working to reopen visa facilities for Bangladeshi citizens in phases.

Both sides also discussed the possibility of signing an agreement on the transfer of sentenced persons between Bangladesh and Bahrain.

Touhid Hossain is currently in Bahrain to attend the sessions and side events of the 21st Manama Dialogue, which brings together global leaders and policymakers to discuss key regional and international security issues.

On the sidelines of the event, he held a series of bilateral meetings focusing on strengthening regional peace, cooperation, and bilateral relations, reports UNB.