Bangladeshis gather outside the Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) in Dhaka.

A massive demonstration against processing delays occurred at the Indian immigration center in Dhaka, just days after the authority began "limited operations" in the country that was engulfed in crisis.

Due to the ongoing political unrest in their nation, hundreds of Bangladeshis staged protests and caused a commotion on Monday at the Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) in Dhaka. They claimed that the authorities had delayed their visa application.

A number of films that have been making the rounds on social media depict irate visa applicants yelling slogans and raising trouble over alleged harassment and delays in the visa application process. The demonstrators said that despite waited for months, they never received their visas.

Bangladeshis frequently like traveling to India mainly for educational and medical reasons. When compared to other nations, Indias healthcare system provides specialized care, procedures, and medical services at a rather low cost.

Another popular choice for Bangladeshi students seeking higher education is India.

Notably, the Dhaka visa application center for India began "limited operations" earlier this month following widespread violent disturbances in the neighboring country that resulted in the overthrow of the Awami League administration led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Hasina, 76, left her position as prime minister and escaped to India when the nation became incensed over the contentious job quota system.

Limited operations have been restarted by IVAC (JFP) Dhaka. Individual applicants will receive messages about (the) passport collecting," IVAC stated in a news release on August 13.

Additionally, it asked visa applicants to pick up their passports at the center only after getting a text message.

On August 25, however, there were reports of new violence in Dhaka following clashes between hundreds of paramilitary personnel protesting for job regularization and students. The Daily Star reports that at least 50 individuals were hurt.

Both parties threw bricks at one another throughout the altercation, which descended into a chaotic chase. When the situation got out of control, troops and police had to be called in to help bring everything back to normal.

Source Link 1: https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/bangladesh-crisis-indian-visa-centre-in-dhaka-processing-delays-sheikh-hasina-2588178-2024-08-26