The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Maldivians travelling to Bangladesh will continue to receive visa on arrival, following the withdrawal of an earlier decision by the Bangladesh government.

In an advisory issued on Tuesday, the Ministry had stated that visa on arrival services would be suspended from 15 January to 15 February to enhance security measures for the country’s parliamentary elections. However, the Bangladesh government has since decided to reverse the suspension, the Ministry said in a statement issued on Wednesday.

As a result, visa on arrival facilities for Maldivian passport holders travelling to Bangladesh will remain in effect without interruption.