C T Online Desk: A memorandum of understanding was signed between Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates in Dhaka on Tuesday in a bid to implement ‘e-Visa/e/-TA’.
Security Services Division secretary Md Abdullah Al Masud Chowdhury and UAE ambassador to Bangladesh Abdulla Ali Abdullah Khaseif Al Hamoudi singed the MoU on behalf of the respective countries with home minister Asaduzzaman Khan in the chair.
The programme was held at the conference room of the ministry.
Minister Asaduzzaman said that the initiative to implement ‘e-Visa/e/-TA’ system on the basis of ‘G2G’ was taken through signing the MoU.
Terming the MoU as a big achievement in the bilateral relations of the countries, he said that the day woul;d be marked as a milestone for Bangladesh and the UAE in digitalisation of the country’s ‘e-visa’ system.
Describing UAE as a tested-friend, he said that Bangladeshi workers had been playing an important role in the development of the both countries over the time.
The minister said that the UAE was one of the main investment partners of Bangladesh and mutual respect and significant cooperation between the countries is the historic base of the bilateral relations.
He said that the implementation of the ‘e-visa’ was one the significant pledges of prime minister Sheikh Hasina to digitalise the country as the current government has underscored on the use of digital technology.
Asaduzzaman said that the security services division would be able to provide online visa service once the ‘e-visa’ system was implemented.
He hoped that number of foreign tourists and investment will be boosted to a great extent after the ‘e-visa’ is launched in the country.
The minister thanked the UAE government for their support to implement the ‘e-visa’ system.
