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Indian envoy promises review of visa delays, focusing on patients

India’s high commissioner told a visiting journalists’ delegation on 22 October that visa-processing difficulties were being examined, particularly delays affecting patients. The mission is reviewing why applicants wait for appointments after submitting forms online. The remarks offered an assurance of improvement; no new application procedure or implementation date was announced.

From 23 October 2026 — Daily Brief

23 OCT 2026 · 5/25

Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi has said his mission is examining difficulties faced by Bangladeshi visa applicants, with particular attention to patients seeking medical treatment.

He gave the assurance during a meeting with the Indian Media Correspondents Association, Bangladesh, at the high commission in Dhaka’s Baridhara on 22 October.

Delegates raised the delay between submitting an online visa application and obtaining an appointment to submit documents in person. Trivedi said the mission was trying to understand the reasons for those delays and expressed hope that the problem would ease soon.

He also said efforts were being made to help patients obtain visas more easily. The reported remarks did not set out a new application procedure, a deadline for clearing appointments or a date when wider changes would take effect.

The delegation was led by association president Shaheen Chowdhury and included general secretary Masum Billah and members of its executive committee.

Bangladesh

Imranur and Shirin win national sprint titles amid timing confusion

Imranur Rahman and Shirin Akter retained the national 100-metre titles on 23 October. Published results list 10.53 and 12.08 seconds respectively, but reporters observed inconsistent timing displays. The wins stand in the reported results, while questions remain over the equipment and result-publication process.

Bangladesh

Fortis finish AFC campaign with 3–1 comeback win in Kuwait

Fortis FC came from behind to beat Tajikistan’s Regar-TadAZ 3–1 in Kuwait. Rafayel Tudu, Shian Kawasaki and Shuki Itofusa scored after the opponents went down to ten players. The Bangladesh club ended with three points, but earlier defeats had already ended its knockout-stage hopes.

Bangladesh

Kuakata tourism carnival opens with beach football and public events

Kuakata’s two-day tourism carnival began on 23 October with beach football, followed by kite flying and children’s activities. A marathon and traditional-cake festival are scheduled for Saturday. At the event, the planning state minister also outlined possible approval of the Bhanga–Barishal road-widening proposal.

Bangladesh

Dipu Moni sent to jail after remand in July uprising murder case

A Dhaka magistrate sent former minister Dipu Moni to jail after investigators completed a two-day remand in the Hafizul Shikder murder case. The case concerns a death during the July 2024 uprising. Friday’s ruling determines custody while the case proceeds and is not a conviction.

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Cox’s Bazar hotel fire prompts evacuation of about 300 guests

A fire in the parking and generator area of Cox’s Bazar’s Sea Princess Hotel forced about 300 guests to leave on 23 October. No injuries were reported. Fire officials suspect an electrical fault in the generator; the precise cause and damage remained to be established.

Bangladesh

Three volunteers killed in Faridpur bus–ambulance collision

Three volunteers returning to Magura from a workshop were killed in a bus–ambulance collision in Faridpur on 23 October. A local doctor reported three injured people transferred for further treatment; early accounts put injuries at four. Police seized both vehicles and said a case was being prepared.