Six more dists to get Indian visa centre

Staff Correspondent: India has opened six new Visa Application Centres (IVACs) in six districts of Bangladesh to facilitate the access of Indian visas to Bangladesh nationals.

The Indian High Commission in Dhaka came up with the announcement on Wednesday.

With these, the total number of IVACs stands at 15.

The six new IVACs are in Thakurgaon and Bogura from January 6; and in Cumilla, Noakhali, Brahmanbaria and Satkhira from January 12.

About 10 lakh Bangladesh nationals travel India ever year for their various needs. That’s why, these new IVACs are being opened to further serve the needs and facilitate the access of Indian visas to Bangladesh nationals, residing in far-flung and remote areas of Bangladesh, said the High Commission.

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


risingbd/Dhaka/Jan 2, 2019/Hasan/AI