India to resume processing tourist visas again from Jun 28

India's new High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi has made the announcement at a press conference at the Indian Visa Centre after assuming charge of the Dhaka mission

India has announced the resumption of tourist visas for Bangladeshi nationals as the two countries attempt to normalise bilateral relations.

India's new High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi said the process of issuing tourist visas for Bangladeshis will resume from Jun 28.

He made the announcement at a press conference at the Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) after assuming charge of the Dhaka mission by presenting his identity card to President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Thursday.

Trivedi said, “I presented my credentials to the honourable president of Bangladesh [on Thursday] and then visited the Indian Visa Application Centre to inspect its operations.

“It is heartening to see such a large footfall of people here at IVAC."

Then he said he would come to the heart of the matter.

"I am very happy to announce that we are resuming our normal visa applications for tourist visas which can be submitted from Jun 28," he said.

He said India would continue to facilitate medical visas in urgent cases on humanitarian considerations and grounds.

Visas will continue to be issued through the five visa centres in Dhaka, Rajshahi, Chattogram, Sylhet, and Khulna.

"We will further scale up our operation in other cities gradually," he said. "We hope that this will further strengthen the people to people ties between our two sovereign nations."