Crowds of
applicants seeking Indian visas in Bangladesh have not decreased despite an
acute accommodation crisis in Kolkata, India, triggered by the widespread
shutdown of residential hotels following a fire in the New Market area.
Authorities
closed hundreds of hotels for failing to comply with safety regulations,
creating a severe lodging shortage for tourists.
However, visa
hopefuls continue to form daily long queues at the Indian Visa Application
Center (IVAC) inside Dhaka’s Jamun...
