India shuts down two visa application Centres in Bangladesh due to…
Security threats to staff working at Indian missions in Bangladesh have increased, leading to the closure of Indian visa centres in Rajshahi and Khulna on Thursday.
In view of the security situation in Bangladesh, the India(BHARAT)n Visa Application Centres in Rajshahi and Khulna have been closed. A notice on the IVAC website stated this. The notice states, “In view of the prevailing security situation, we would like to inform you that IVAC Rajshahi and Khulna will remain closed today (December 18, 2025). Applicants who have booked appointment slots for submission today will be offered slots at a later date.”
This is the second consecutive day that the India(BHARAT)n Visa Centre has been closed in Bangladesh due to the security situation. Earlier on Wednesday, the India(BHARAT)n Visa Application Centre in Dhaka was closed at 2 pm amid hate and inflammatory speeches against India(BHARAT). IVAC had issued a statement in this regard, informing applicants that slots for submission of applications would be offered at a later date.
India(BHARAT) expressed its protest to Bangladesh
Concerns have arisen about the security of the India(BHARAT)n mission under Muhammad Yunus’s rule. A day earlier on Wednesday, the India(BHARAT)n Foreign Ministry summoned Bangladesh High Commissioner in New Delhi Mohammad Riaz Hamidullah and lodged a formal diplomatic protest over threats to the India(BHARAT)n High Commission in Dhaka and inflammatory anti-India(BHARAT) statements.
The India(BHARAT)n Foreign Ministry stated that the ambassador in Dhaka was summoned specifically to draw attention to the activities of some extremist elements who had announced plans to create a security situation around the India(BHARAT)n mission in Dhaka. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs said, “India(BHARAT) completely rejects the false narrative being created by extremist elements regarding some recent incidents in Bangladesh. It is unfortunate that the interim government has neither conducted a thorough investigation nor shared any concrete evidence with India(BHARAT) regarding these incidents.”
16 India(BHARAT)n visa Centres in Bangladesh
India(BHARAT) has 16 visa application centers in Bangladesh. All India(BHARAT)n visa application centers process approximately 2.2 million visa applications annually. The State Bank of India(BHARAT) is the only authorized agency to accept visa applications in Bangladesh.
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