Bangladesh has urged Bahrain to ease visa rules for Bangladeshis who got separated from their families due to expiry of their visas after they had returned home before the Covid outbreak.
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen had a bilateral meeting with his Bahrain counterpart Abdullahtif bin Rashid Al-Zayani Thursday and made the request.
The meeting was held on the sidelines of the sixth summit of the "Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA)" in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Momen also asked for easing visa procedures for tourists and businesses.
The Bahraini minister assured Momen of his cooperation, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Bangladesh foreign minister thanked Bahrain for taking initiative to resolve the issues of Bangladesh expatriate workers who were trying to go back to their workplaces in Bahrain but were unable to do so due to the Covid outbreak.
He hoped that the remaining workers would also be able to return to their workplace soon.
The Bahraini minister said there were disruptions in visa issuance due to Covid, and they are looking into the issues.
The two sides discussed opportunities for further enhancing their bilateral ties.
Momen thanked Abdullahtif for inviting him to the 18th IISS Manama dialogue and expressed his keenness to join the dialogue and meet the minister once again in Bahrain.