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Relief for guests from Bangladesh
News:
- India to sign MoU on easing visa curbs with Bangladesh.
Important facts:
2. The Memorandum of understanding (MoU) on “revised travel arrangement” will be signed during home minister Rajnath Singh’s visit to Dhaka.
3. Bangladesh’s demands:
- Travel restrictions for senior citizens be eased.
- Further concessions be given to Muktijoddhas-those who participated in the 1971 Liberation war.
- Earlier, India announced five-year multiple entry visa to the 1971 war veterans from Bangladesh.
4. There will be facilitation desks to help them in India.
5. In 2014, India decided to relax visa restrictions for Bangladeshis above the age of 65 and below the age of 13. They were allowed five-year multiple entry visas.
6. Citizens across 150 nations can travel to India on e-tourist visas procured online. This facility is not extended to Bangladesh.
