President Abdul Hamid yesterday urged the UK government to take steps so that British visa can be processed from Bangladesh. The President made the call when a delegation of Labour Friends of Bangladesh (LFB) in the UK, led by Sir Keir Starmer MP, made a courtesy call on him at Bangabhaban, reports UNB. Mentioning that the United Kingdom is the home to the largest number of Bangladesh nationals living abroad, President Hamid expressed the hope that the UK government would review its decision of transferring the visa point to New Delhi, as this has caused difficulties to visa applicants in Bangladesh.
President's press secretary Joynal Abedin briefed reporters after the meeting. Abdul Hamid also said three Bangladeshi-origin British were elected MPs in the UK in last election, which proves that interest about politics among Banglades
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday reiterated her government's stance of zero tolerance to terrorism and said no one would be allowed to use Bangladesh's soil for insurgent acts against any… 
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