India-Bangladesh visa standoff: Bangladesh suspends consular, visa services from High Commission in New Delhi

The Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi, on Monday, announced that all consular and visa services have been temporarily suspended until further notice.

In a notice released today, the Bangladesh High Commission said, “Due to unavoidable circumstances, all consular and visa services from the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi are temporarily suspended until further notice. Any inconvenience caused is sincerely regretted.”

The decision came after India suspended visa operations at the Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) in Chittagong following a security incident.

"Due to a recent security incident at AHCI Chittagong, Indian visa operations at IVAC Chittagong will remain suspended from 21/12/2025 until further notice," IVAC had said in a statement.

Congress holds protest outside Bangladesh High Commission in Kolkata

Earlier in the day, Congress workers staged a protest against the atrocities on minorities in Bangladesh, in front of the Bangladesh High Commission in Kolkata.

West Bengal Congress leader Ashutosh Chatterjee said the External Affairs Minister should address the issue.

"Humanity is under attack. Both Hindus and Muslim are being killed. Don't bring religion into this. BJP wants to polarise the issue. We condemn the atrocities in Bangladesh. Priyanka Gandhi was right. The Foreign Minister should wake up," he said.

(With inputs from agencies)