After a two-month suspension triggered by security protests outside diplomatic premises, Bangladesh will fully restore tourist-visa services for Indian nationals on Monday, 24 February 2026. An official from Dhaka’s foreign ministry confirmed the restart, noting that other visa classes—medical, business and work—had already resumed earlier in the week.(hindustantimes.com)
The freeze, imposed on 22 December 2025, stranded thousands of winter travellers and forced corporates to reroute project teams via third-country visas. The thaw comes days after Tarique Rahman’s new government took office, signalling its intent to normalise cross-border mobility and shore up tourism revenue that fell 18 % year-on-year during the stoppage.
Indian applicants can again file at the High Commission in New Delhi and assistant missions in Agartala and Siliguri. Bangladesh will initially cap daily tourist-visa tokens to 1,000 per mission to manage pent-up demand, but officials say capacity will double by mid-March once additional staff arrive.
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For applicants who would rather avoid the early-morning token scramble, online facilitator VisaHQ offers a streamlined alternative: its India portal (https://www.visahq.com/india/) can pre-fill Bangladesh visa forms, send biometric reminders and arrange secure courier pickup of passports—services that save time and reduce stress as demand surges after the suspension.
Travel industry groups such as the Indo-Bangla Chamber welcomed the move, forecasting a swift rebound in medical-tourism flows to Dhaka and Chittagong hospitals and a boost to border trade fairs in Sylhet and Tripura. Mobility managers should update travellers on revised token hours (08:30–11:00 a.m.) and emphasise that biometrics remain mandatory for first-time applicants.
Indian authorities are expected to reciprocate by reinstating visa-on-arrival for Bangladeshi business visitors—a facility suspended in January amid the diplomatic chill—but no formal announcement has been made.
The freeze, imposed on 22 December 2025, stranded thousands of winter travellers and forced corporates to reroute project teams via third-country visas. The thaw comes days after Tarique Rahman’s new government took office, signalling its intent to normalise cross-border mobility and shore up tourism revenue that fell 18 % year-on-year during the stoppage.
Indian applicants can again file at the High Commission in New Delhi and assistant missions in Agartala and Siliguri. Bangladesh will initially cap daily tourist-visa tokens to 1,000 per mission to manage pent-up demand, but officials say capacity will double by mid-March once additional staff arrive.
For applicants who would rather avoid the early-morning token scramble, online facilitator VisaHQ offers a streamlined alternative: its India portal (https://www.visahq.com/india/) can pre-fill Bangladesh visa forms, send biometric reminders and arrange secure courier pickup of passports—services that save time and reduce stress as demand surges after the suspension.
Travel industry groups such as the Indo-Bangla Chamber welcomed the move, forecasting a swift rebound in medical-tourism flows to Dhaka and Chittagong hospitals and a boost to border trade fairs in Sylhet and Tripura. Mobility managers should update travellers on revised token hours (08:30–11:00 a.m.) and emphasise that biometrics remain mandatory for first-time applicants.
Indian authorities are expected to reciprocate by reinstating visa-on-arrival for Bangladeshi business visitors—a facility suspended in January amid the diplomatic chill—but no formal announcement has been made.
