June 28, 2026
News Desk
bdnews24.com
In the narrow streets of central Kolkata long known as “Mini Bangladesh”, shopkeepers, hoteliers and restaurant owners are allowing themselves a cautious hope: Bangladeshi tourists may finally return.
India’s decision to resume issuing tourist visas to Bangladeshi citizens has raised expectations of a business revival in Marquis Street, Sudder Street, Free School Street, Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road, Collin Lane and New Market - areas that have long depended heavily on visitors from across the border.
