Australian Home Minister Tony Burke called Bangladesh Home Adviser Lt Gen (Retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury by phone on Thursday to inform him that Australia would now process visas for Bangladeshi citizens from its High Commission in Dhaka.

The home adviser told the council of advisers on Thursday that the decision would be effective immediately.

It should be mentioned that Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus made the request to Australian Home Minister Burke when he visited Bangladesh in October last year.

Previously, Australia would process visas of the Bangladeshi nationals in New Delhi.

BDST: 1422 HRS, MAR 20, 2025
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