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Indian connected Thursday (December 18, 2025) resumed operations astatine its visa exertion centre successful Dhaka, a time aft closing it implicit escalated information concerns, but closed 2 different identical facilities successful different parts of Bangladesh, officials and reports said.
The Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) astatine southwestern Khulna and northwestern Rajshahi were closed connected the aforesaid grounds of information concerns.
There are 5 IVAC centres successful Bangladesh. Apart from those successful Dhaka, Khulna and Rajshahi, the 2 others are successful the northeastern larboard metropolis of Chattogram and northeastern Sylhet. The IVAC astatine Dhaka’s Jamuna Future Park is the main, integrated centre for each Indian visa services successful the capital.
“Indian Visa Application Centre successful Dhaka is present operational and functioning normally,” an IVAC authoritative told PTI.
IVAC’s Dhaka centre connected Wednesday (December 17) announced impermanent closure amid escalated tensions erstwhile a ample radical of anti-India protestors headed towards the Indian High Commission.
But the centre, connected its website, said the IVAC closed its 2 centres successful Khulna and Rajshahi connected Thursday (December 18).
“In presumption of the on-going information situation, we privation to bring to your benignant announcement that IVAC Rajshahi and Khulna volition beryllium closed contiguous (18.12.2025),” it said, adding, “All applicants who person assignment slots booked for submission contiguous volition beryllium fixed a slot astatine a aboriginal date.”
Earlier connected Wednesday (December 17), the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) summoned Bangladesh envoy Riaz Hamidullah and conveyed its beardown interest implicit definite extremist elements announcing plans to make a information concern astir the Indian ngo successful Dhaka.
“We expect the interim authorities to guarantee the information of Missions and Posts successful Bangladesh successful keeping with its diplomatic obligations,” it said.
The envoy was apprised of India's beardown concerns astir the deteriorating information situation successful Bangladesh, it added.
