In a special gesture, India will grant five-year multiple entry tourist visas to Bangladesh’s 1971 liberation War veterans, an Indian high commission spokesman said on Wednesday. “In recognition of the special connection between Bangladesh Muktijodhas (freedom fighters) and India, this provision has been extended to them as a special gesture,” he said. Presently, Bangladesh nationals above the age of 65 years are eligible for long-term multiple entry tourist visas of 5 years. The spokesman said intending freedom fighters could avail the opportunity walking-in without prior appointment and submitting their “tourist visa applications” at Indian Visa Application Centres in Dhaka and seven others elsewhere in the country.