Dhaka, March 19 -- Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin on Wednesday raised with Italy the issue of the backlog of the visa applications, particularly of aspirant migrant workers.

He said such delays in issuing visas might result in the work permits (Nula Ostas) getting expired or cancelled while causing huge financial, social and psychological distress for the visa aspirants and their families.

When Ambassador of Italy to Bangladesh Antonio Alessandro paid a courtesy call on, the foreign secretary requested him to take due measures to dispose of the applications and resolve the existing visa gridlock at the earliest.

Ambassador Alessandro took active note of the points raised by the foreign secretary, according to the foreign ministry. ...