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India to resume tourist visas for Bangladeshi nationals from June 28 after two-year freeze

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India will resume issuing tourist visas to Bangladeshi nationals from June 28, 2026, ending a nearly two-year suspension, the newly appointed High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Dinesh Trivedi, announced. Applications will be accepted at five visa centres — Dhaka, Rajshahi, Chattogram, Sylhet and Khulna — with the process to be expanded later. The suspension had been in place since the 2024 political unrest in Bangladesh, during which attacks on Indian diplomatic missions forced a scaling-down of consular operations. Trivedi, who was elevated to Cabinet Minister rank, made the announcement after presenting his credentials to Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin. Medical and other urgent visas had continued throughout on humanitarian grounds.

Key Facts & Details

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    India will resume tourist visas for Bangladeshi nationals from June 28, 2026.
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    The move ends a nearly two-year suspension imposed after the 2024 unrest in Bangladesh.
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    Applications will be accepted at five centres: Dhaka, Rajshahi, Chattogram, Sylhet and Khulna.
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    It was announced by India's new High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi, elevated to Cabinet Minister rank.
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    The announcement followed Trivedi presenting credentials to Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin.
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    Medical and urgent visas had continued on humanitarian grounds during the suspension.

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    The resumption is seen as a sign of gradually easing India-Bangladesh ties after the 2024 political transition in Dhaka.
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    Granting the envoy Cabinet rank signals the importance India attaches to the relationship.
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    Restoring people-to-people travel supports trade, tourism and medical-travel links between the neighbours.
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From which date is India resuming tourist visas for Bangladeshi nationals, and who announced it?

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India-Bangladesh relationsTourist visaDinesh TrivediNeighbourhood diplomacy

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India's neighbourhood diplomacy and visa decisions feature in GA sections. The date (June 28, 2026), the official (High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi), the five visa centres and the Cabinet-rank elevation are exam hooks.

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Background & Context

India had scaled down visa operations in Bangladesh following the 2024 political upheaval that saw a change of government in Dhaka and attacks on Indian diplomatic establishments, restricting services largely to medical and emergency categories. A High Commissioner is the title for the head of mission between two Commonwealth countries (equivalent to an ambassador). Presenting credentials to the host country's head of state formally marks the start of an envoy's tenure. India and Bangladesh share a long land border and deep trade, cultural and people-to-people ties, making consular normalisation a significant diplomatic step.

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