India to resume tourist visas for Bangladesh June 28

India will resume issuing tourist visas to Bangladeshi nationals starting Sunday, June 28, ending a nearly two-year suspension imposed after violent attacks on Indian diplomatic facilities. The announcement was made on Thursday by India’s newly appointed High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Dinesh Trivedi, during a visit to the Indian Visa Application Centre in Dhaka.

Tourist visa applications will be accepted initially at five centers located in Dhaka, Rajshahi, Chittagong, Sylhet, and Khulna, with plans to expand the network in the future. Trivedi stated that emergency medical visas and other urgent applications will continue to be processed on humanitarian grounds. He expressed hope that the move would strengthen people-to-people ties between the two nations.

The visa suspension followed a period of unrest in Bangladesh in August 2024. On August 5 of that year, the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre in Dhaka was vandalized and set ablaze. Five Indian Visa Application Centres across the country were also attacked, and Indian personnel working on development projects faced threats. Citing security concerns, the Indian High Commission scaled down its visa operations, halting tourist...