India to Resume Tourist Visas for Bangladesh Citizens from June 28
New Delhi: India will resume tourist visas for Bangladesh citizens from June 28, Dinesh Trivedi, the newly appointed High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh, announced on Thursday (June 25) at a press conference at the Indian Visa Centre in Dhaka.
This was the one of the first announcements made by Trivedi, a BJP leader, as the high commissioner who took charge of the Dhaka mission this noon on presenting his credentials to Bangladesh President Md Shahabuddin.
He visited the Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) at Jamuna Future Park to review the ongoing visa operations.
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"I am happy to announce that we are resuming our normal visa operation. Applications for tourist visas can be submitted from Sunday, 28th of June 2026. We will continue to facilitate medical visas in urgent cases on humanitarian considerations," the Indian High Commissioner stated.
"I called on the Hon’ble President of Bangladesh and presented my credentials today. I am coming straight to the Indian Visa Application Centre to inspect its operations. It is heartening to see such a large footfall of people here at IVAC," he said.
Trivedi also mentioned that the visa process will simultaneously commence from all the visa centers in Bangladesh on June 28. They will be issued through the five centres in Dhaka, Rajshahi, Chattogram, Sylhet and Khulna, Prothom Alo reported.
“We will further scale up our operations in other cities gradually," he said.
The visa announcement is aimed at strengthening India-Bangladesh ties amid a prolonged strain. India had suspended several categories of visas for Bangladesh nationals last December, including tourist visas.
The suspensions followed an attack on youth leader Osman Hadi in Dhaka last December, ultimately leading to his death on December 18, and sparking allegations of attacks against Hindu minorities in Bangladesh in the aftermath.
On February 20, however, New Delhi had indicated that these services would be resumed. Bangladesh too re-opened tourist and all other visa services access for Indian citizens in February.
"We hope that this will further strengthen the people-to-people ties between our two sovereign nations," Trivedi said at the press conference.
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