Bangladeshi freedom fighters will now get five-year multiple-entry visas in line with New Delhi’s announcement during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to India.
According to the Indian High Commission in Dhaka, the provision is being extended to freedom fighters as a “special gesture” to recognise the special connection between Bangladesh’s 1971 war veterans and India. 
Bangladeshi nationals above the age of 65 years are eligible for five-year multiple entry tourist visas, BD News reported.
They can walk in without prior appointment and submit their applications in Dhaka as well as in Chittagong, Rajshahi, Sylhet, Barisal, Khulna, Jessore, Mymensingh and Rangpur.
They have to present proof of their being a freedom fighter, among other documents, while applying for visa.
Indian soldiers fought should-to-shoulder with Bengali freedom fighters in 1971 to liberate Bangladesh.
Hasina, during her visit, honoured those military officers and said that every generation of Bangladesh will remember the Indian soldiers who fought alongside Bangladeshis.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also announced a special medical scheme, under which 100 freedom fighters will be provided free treatment in Indian hospitals every year.
He had said that $5bn line of credit, including $500mn for defence purchases, will be given to Dhaka, bringing India’s total development funding for Bangladesh to $8bn over the past six years.