Dhaka, March 4 -- Foreign Advisor Touhid Hossain says any decision about restarting visa services for Bangladeshis is up to the Indian government.

Speaking to journalists at the foreign ministry on Tuesday, he said: "Such news must come from India, as Bangladesh has not created the visa complications."

He stressed that visa policies are a sovereign right of any nation.

Touhid said, "If a country decides not to issue visas to someone or a particular group, that decision cannot be questioned. It is entirely up to them.

"We hope they will inform us of their decision or take steps to ensure that those seeking visas can obtain them."

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