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Six new Indian visa centres to be opened in Bangladesh

Published at 08:44 pm January 2nd, 2019

Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh along with his Bangladeshi counterpart Asaduzzaman Khan formally opened the IVAC centre, on Saturday, July 14, 2018 Courtesy

At present, there are nine fully functional IVACs in different parts of Bangladesh

The Indian High Commission in Dhaka has announced that six new Indian Visa Application Centres (IVACs) will be openedin Bangladesh soon.

Two visa centres will be introduced in Thakurgaon and Bogra on January 6 while four centres in Comilla, Noakhali, Brahmanbaria and Satkhira on January 12 this year, a press release said on Wednesday, reports BSS.

The new IVACs are being opened to further serve the needs and facilitate the access of Indian visas to Bangladeshi nationals residing in far-flung and remote areas.

At present, there are nine fully functional IVACs in different parts of Bangladesh and these six new IVACs will bring the total number of visa centres to 15.

The opening of more IVACs across Bangladesh and the provision of amenities reflect the continuing efforts of the High Commission of India in collaboration with the State Bank of India to further streamline the Indian visa application process and strengthen people-to-people contacts between India and Bangladesh.