Why is it in news?
- Soon after the elections in Bangladesh, the government will formally give a proposal to India to open a new Deputy High Commission (DHC) office in Chennai.
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First in south- It will be the first of Bangladesh missions in South India and the sixth diplomatic office of the country in India.
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Indication of growing engagement- The mission proposed is another indication of “growing engagement” between Bangladesh and India.
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Increase in number of Bangladeshi visitors-
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Over the last few years the number of Bangladeshi visitors to Chennai has gone up hugely.
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They are going mainly for medical treatment.
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Indian IT professionals from mainly Bengaluru and Chennai are also going to Bangladesh in large numbers to work.
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So the government [of Bangladesh] has principally approved the plan to open another mission, in Chennai.
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Flight proposed-
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Visitors from south India now visit the DHC in Kolkata or Mumbai for visa and other travel-related requirements.
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In view of the increasing flow of visitors on both sides, the Bangladesh government is also mulling over the idea of a Dhaka-Chennai flight.
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New air routes-
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Bangladesh is also mulling an idea to start a Dhaka-Guwahati flight as traffic has also increased from eastern India.
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Bangladesh missions in the east India-
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Bangladesh has three missions in the east India”“ one DHC in Kolkata and two Assistant High Commissions in: Guwahati and Agartala.
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Bangladesh has its High Commission in Delhi and a DHC in Mumbai.
Source
The Hindu