International, Defence and Summits · 29 June 2026

India Resumes Tourist Visas for Bangladeshi Nationals from 28 June 2026

Exam-focused facts from the 29 June 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • India will resume the issuance of tourist visas to Bangladeshi nationals starting from 28 June 2026.
  • Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Dinesh Trivedi, announced the decision during a visit to the Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC).
  • The announcement was made at the IVAC facility located at Jamuna Future Park in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • The resumption comes nearly two years after visa operations were scaled down following attacks on Indian diplomatic establishments in Bangladesh.
  • The decision is a major step aimed at restoring normal people-to-people exchanges between the two nations.