All categories of Indian visas will gradually return to normal processing levels, said the Assistant High Commissioner of the Assistant High Commission of India in Sylhet, Aniruddha Das.

“At present, medical and double-entry visas are being issued, and initiatives have been taken to resume travel visas and other categories,” he said while exchanging views with journalists at the Sylhet Zilla Press Club yesterday.

He assured full cooperation in visa issuance, emphasising its importance in reinforcing ties between the neighbouring countries.

India-Bangladesh relations rest on mutual respect and shared interests, he said, underscoring the role of citizens as central stakeholders in sustaining long-term cooperation.

“The people of both countries will be the principal stakeholders in a stable, positive, constructive, long-term and mutually beneficial relationship,” Aniruddha Das said.

He also stressed the importance of leveraging geographic proximity, cultural affinities and economic potential to unlock new opportunities.

“We should transform our geographical and cultural proximity, growing economic capacity and aspirations for the future into new opportunities through mutual cooperation,” he added.

The discussion was presided over by Sylhet Zilla Press Club President Moin Uddin and conducted by General Secretary Mohammad Nasir Uddin. Journalists from various news organisations attended the exchange.