Just a day before, on Sunday, India had suspended visa services at the Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) in Bangladesh's Chittagong city over security concerns amid violent unrest in the country. The Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi on Monday suspended consular and visa services in a tit-for-tat move, India Today reported. Just a day before, India had suspended visa services at the Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) in Bangladesh's Chittagong city over security concerns amid violent unrest in the country. India's suspension of visa services had come after many people gathered outside the IVAC in Bangladesh’s second-largest city. "Due to a recent security incident at AHCI Chittagong, Indian visa operations at IVAC Chittagong will remain suspended from 21/12/2025 until further notice," the centre said.

Source: dna December 23, 2025 04:57 UTC