Bangladesh’s interim government on Thursday (January 8, 2026) said it has asked its key missions in India, including at New Delhi, to suspend visa services over security concerns.
Foreign Affairs Adviser M. Touhid Hossain told a media briefing at his office that Bangladesh has also sought reversal of a recently imposed visa bond requirement by the United States.
Bangladesh High Commission stops visa services citing ‘security situation’
“What I have done is that I have asked our three missions [in India] to keep their visa sections closed for the time being. It’s a security issue,” Mr. Hossain said.
The adviser’s comments came after Bangladesh’s Deputy High Commission in Kolkata overnight restricted visa services after identical moves in New Delhi and Agartala keeping business and work visas beyond the purview of the restriction.
