India and Bangladesh today decided to further strengthen security cooperation between them and resolve all issues related to granting visa-on- arrival.
In a meeting between Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Md Shahidul Haque and Home Secretary Anil Goswami, both sides appreciated the excellent cooperation that exists between the two countries in the area of security, particularly between the two border forces for an increasingly effective border management.
"Both sides reiterated their commitment to take the existing cooperation to a higher level," a statement issued by the Bangladesh High Commission here said.
Official sources said Haque raised the issues relating to granting visa-on-arrival facility to Bangladesh nationals and urged Goswami to resolve as early as possible the problems being faced in its implementation.
While recognising that the number of killing along the Indo-Bangladesh border has reduced significantly in recent time, the Bangladesh Foreign Secretary expressed hope that the sustained efforts taken by the Indian side would help bring down the killing of Bangladesh nationals at the border to zero.
The Home Secretary reassured Haque that BSF is exercising utmost restraint in this regard.
