Rezaul Karim Reza : India will resume tourist visa services for Bangladeshi nationals from 28 June 2026, Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi announced on Thursday.
The announcement was made at a programme held at the Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) in Dhaka.
India had suspended tourist visa services for Bangladeshi citizens following the fall of the Awami League government on 5 August 2024. However, limited medical and business visas continued to be issued during this period.
Dinesh Trivedi, who recently assumed charge as India’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh, arrived in Dhaka on 12 June to begin his new assignment. Earlier on Thursday, he formally presented his credentials to President Mohammed Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban.
After the meeting, Trivedi visited the IVAC in Dhaka and inspected its operations. He said, “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 added, “I am happy to announce that we are resuming our normal visa operations. Applications for tourist visas can be submitted from Sunday, 28 June 2026. We will continue to facilitate medical visas in urgent cases on humanitarian grounds.”
The Indian High Commissioner said visas will continue to be issued through five centres located in Dhaka, Rajshahi, Chattogram, Sylhet and Khulna. Operations will gradually be expanded to other cities as well.
He expressed hope that the resumption of tourist visa services would further strengthen people-to-people ties between the two neighbouring sovereign nations.
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