Govt refutes Pinak's remark
Dhaka disapproved of Indian envoy Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty's allegation that Bangladeshis overstay in India as a spokesman for the foreign ministry said his observation does not match with the information available with the government.
The spokesman came up with the denial as government's attention was drawn to the remarks of the Indian high commissioner in Dhaka regarding overstay of Bangladesh nationals in India.
"Ministry would like to inform all concerned that the information available with the government does not correspond with the observation of the High Commissioner," the spokesman said.
"Moreover, Bangladesh has not received any official communication from the government of India in this regard."
He reiterated that Bangladesh-India relations are multifaceted and deep-rooted and both the countries believe in resolving all issues through dialogue.
At a conference titled 'Bangladesh-India Economic Relations' in the city Monday, Pinak said around 25000 of the Bangladeshis who entered India with legal visa each year never did return to Bangladesh.
About delays in visa processing, the diplomat also made yet another bitter observation that over 80 percent of those who queue up in front of the Indian high commission in Dhaka for visa are "touts and brokers."
He [Pinak] said that he had taken up this issue with the Bangladesh government and the visa process would be easier if these people [touts and brokers] could be driven away from the queue.
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