Letters To The Editor
Need for an Irish consulate in Dhaka
A good number of Bangladeshis are now living in the Republic of Ireland, mostly engaged in small business or higher studies. Some have already acquired Irish nationality through prolonged stay there. The family members of these Bangladeshis have to visit Ireland occasionally to meet their next of kins, but as Ireland does not have a resident mission in Bangladesh, Bangladeshis, willing to visit Ireland have to travel all the way to New Delhi for procurement of Irish visa from Irish embassy there. This involves procurement of Indian visa and the hassle and extra expenditure for journey and stay in Indian capital. Please note that no postal or courier service is available for sending passport to any other country from Bangladesh.
I would request the government of Bangladesh to immediately urge the Irish authorities to open a consular office in Dhaka to mitigate the suffering of intending visitors from Bangladesh to Ireland. As an interim measure, they may be requested to at least arrange for a passport collection and delivery centre here, so that Bangladeshis are not required to visit Delhi at great trouble and expense to get Irish visa.
Afroze Chowdhury
Baridhara, Dhaka
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