Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram K Doraiswami has said that his country is planning to open a visa center in Kushtia in the district within one or two months after improvement of the Covid-19 situation.
"The Indian government is taking new steps in education, culture, industry and communication sector to strengthen India-Bangladesh friendship further. In this context, a visa center will be set up in Kushtia for the convenience of the people of this region," he said.
The Indian high commissioner made the remarks before joining a view exchange meeting with dignitaries at Disha Tower in Kushtia on the occasion handing over key of life support ambulance.
Rotary Club of Kushtia organized the programme. Doraiswami said apart from opening visa center, there are also immense opportunity of launching training centers for physicians, journalists and nurses in Kushtia under the joint venture of India and Bangladesh.
Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif, MP, local lawmakers AKM Sarwar Jahan Badsha and Barrister Selim Altaf George, Kushtia Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Saidul Islam, Kushtia district AL President Sadar Uddin Khan and General Secretary Asgar Ali, Sadar Upazila Chairman Ataur Rahman Ata and Rotary Club of Kushtia President Kamruzzaman Nasir were present at the function, among others.
