China to provide on arrival visa for Bangladesh: Home Minister

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said, China has informed about their decision to provide on arrival visa for Bangladesh.

He said this to the newsmen after holding two hours long home minister level meeting at the secretariat on Friday. The meeting started at 10 am at the home ministry meeting room at the secretariat. Bangladesh Home Minister and Public Security Affairs Minister of China and party committee Secretary Zhao Kezhi led the two respective sides.

Home Minister said, they told us that it takes time to get Chinese visas for the businessmen and others. Besides sometimes visas cannot be obtained in due time. So we are thinking about providing on arrival visas. If tourists and businessmen go there without visas due to shortness of time then they (China) will provide on arrival visas. They discussed about the matter and will take action later in this regard.

The minister made a comment that China is agreed to send back Rohingyas as soon as possible and said, to send Rohingyas back to their country China will cooperate to implement the agreements that were signed between Bangladesh and Myanmar. They will stay beside Bangladesh on the issue. The Chinese Public Security Affairs Minister and party committee Secretary Zhao Kezhi praised Bangladesh for providing shelter to this huge number of Rohingyas.

Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said, in the meeting discussions were held in different issues like terrorism, curbing militancy, cyber crimes and transnational crimes. He also informed that Bangladesh and China signed three agreements to increase security cooperation between the two countries.

Earlier on Thursday Zhao Kezhi arrived in Bangladesh on a three-day visit. Later Zhao met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the evening. This is the highest level visit from China in Bangladesh this year.

AH