Dhaka resumed fill visa and consular services at its missions in India, including New Delhi, Agartala and Siliguri on Saturday. The restoration of visa services is expected to ease people-to-people contacts and boost economic exchanges between the neighbours. Facing serious threats to its diplomatic missions, India started suspending visa services in Bangladesh from December 17, 2025, starting with the closing of the Indian Visa Application Centre in Dhaka. This was the first such nationwide suspension of visa services in Bangladesh. In a tat-for-tat move, the interim regime in Bangladesh suspended visa servicing in its consular missions in New Delhi, Kolkata, Agartala and others.

Source: The Telegraph February 21, 2026 11:54 UTC