Bangladesh moving towards restoring visa for Indians, say Diplomatic sources
Days after the Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led (BNP) government took charge after scoring a major electoral in, Bangladesh is moving towards normalising visa facilities for Indian visitors, a diplomatic source has confirmed to The Hindu. However, a formal notification in this regard is yet to be issued by Bangladesh. Bangladesh had halted issuing of visas in December 2025 when Indian missions faced protest and several incidents of stone pelting targeting Indian missions and visa centres were reported in Bangladesh. Subsequently, protests were held in India targeting Bangladesh’s High Commission in New Delhi as well as visa centres in West Bengal. Against this backdrop, the High Commission of Bangladesh had paused visa issuance and issued a public notice in this regard.
Government studying implications of U.S. tariff, says Commerce Ministry
The Indian government is studying the developments on the U.S. tariff and their implications, the Commerce Ministry said on Saturday (February 21, 2026). India now faces a lower tariff rate of 10%, down from 18%, after U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday (February 20, 2026) announced a new global levy in the wake of the Supreme Court verdict against his tariffs. The proclamation said a “temporary import surcharge of 10% ad valorem” on articles imported into the U.S. is effective for a period of 150 days starting February 24.
Shirtless protest: Court sends arrested Youth Congress workers to five-day police custody
A Delhi court on Saturday (February 21, 2026) sent the four Indian Youth Con
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