Bangladesh, Sept. 17 -- "Bangladesh and Vietnam have maintained friendly relations for more than five decades. To further strengthen the relations between the two countries and harness mutual development potential, it is important to ease the visa process to increase contacts and expand areas of partnership among businesspeople, investors, and peoples of the two countries," he said.

The president made the remarks when Vietnamese Ambassador to Bangladesh Nguyen Manh Cuong paid a farewell call on him at Bangabhaban on the morning of September 17, according to President's Press Secretary Md. Sarwar Alam.

During the meeting, the ambassador congratulated Mirza Fakhrul on assuming office and conveyed an invitation from the Vietnamese preside...