Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Foreign Affairs Adviser Md. Touhid Hossain requested that Bahrain to reopen visa facilities for Bangladeshi citizens, including businesspeople, professionals, and skilled and semi-skilled workers, to enhance people-to-people contact and strengthen economic engagement between the two countries.

He made the request during a bilateral meeting with Bahrain's Deputy Interior Minister Adel bin Khalifa Al Fadhel on the sidelines of the ongoing 21st IISS Manama Dialogue in Bahrain on Saturday.

The adviser also underscored the importance of peace and stability in the Middle East and appreciated Bahrain's constructive leadership in promoting regional harmony.

Adviser Hossain also urged the Bahraini side to consider issuing famil...