15,000 Indians applied for Bangladesh's visa in last 2 weeks

[kobiraaz]

The report in BBC Bangla says

More and More Bengalis from India are visiting Bangladesh during Durga Puja.

According to the Bangladesh Embassy in India, They have accepted 800-900 visa request a day. Normally they receive 400 visa request in normal days. The number of Indians visiting Bangladesh is growing in recent years.

Alok Mandal, from one of Indian Tourist Agency said," None used to visit Bangladesh before, But now a days many of the Indian Bengalis visit Bangladesh. We are sending 25 people in this durga Puja"


www.bbc.com/bengali/news-37571116?ocid=socialflow_facebook

71 feet tall Durga in Choumuhoni, Noakhali. Ancestral Home of @LaBong

 

[Spring Onion]

What is the reason for such large number of Indians' visit to BD

 

[kobiraaz]

What is the reason for such large number of Indians' visit to BD

Durga Pooja is the Biggest celebration of Bengali Hindus. And It was originated in Rajshahi Bangladesh. Most of the Bengalis in India come in search of their family that stayed Back to celebrate the event together.

Also Hilsha is so cheeper this year, that fishermen are throwing Hilsha Away, As transporting is costly than Its price.It is favourite food of Indian Bengalis. But Hasina put an Export ban on Hilsha.

 

[Spring Onion]

Durga Pooja is the Biggest celebration of Bengali Hindus. And It was originated in Rajshahi Bangladesh. Most of the Bengalis in India come in search of their family that stayed Back to celebrate the event together.

Also Hilsha is so cheeper this year, that fishermen are throwing Hilsha Away, As transporting is costly than Its price.It is favourite food of Indian Bengalis. But Hasina put an Export ban on Hilsha.

Why the ban?

 

[kobiraaz]

Why the ban?

Hilsha diplomacy because they refused to share water.

It is because Hilsha was very costly. Middle class Bangladeshis couldn't even afford it. But This year I heard rickshawalas are buying Hilsha too.

 

[Spring Onion]

Hilsha diplomacy because they refused to share water.

It is because Hilsha was very costly. Middle class Bangladeshis couldn't even afford it. But This year I heard rickshawalas are buying Hilsha too.

I remember some discussions where Indians were making fun of hilsha.

BTW I thought the ban may be doing something with meat issue

 

[Nilgiri]

What is the reason for such large number of Indians' visit to BD

Average number of visas applied for daily by BD people to visit India was around 3,000+ last year (will increase probably to 3,300 this year).

Average other way around is about 400 per day. Its easy to see which way the travel dominates.

This number in OP concerns only peak period around Durga Puja time.....otherwise its a trickle compared to the reverse.

Even with this trickle, Indians account for vast majority of visitors to BD, same cannot be said in reverse:

http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/ST.INT.ARVL?locations=BD-IN

 

[idune]

Also Hilsha is so cheeper this year, that fishermen are throwing Hilsha Away, As transporting is costly than Its price.It is favourite food of Indian Bengalis. But Hasina put an Export ban on Hilsha.

Another BS. Hasina put ban on paper and asked all officials to looked the other way. I have a colleague visited Kolkatta just last month and told me Hilsha from Bangladesh are available more than ever.

 

[Śakra]

bangladesh is a second home for us.

 

[kobiraaz]

bangladesh is a second home for us.

@Nilgiri thinks differently though. 400 daily is not a small number. Previously When I said, Bengalis from India and Bangladesh are closer than other parts of India, He disagreed.

 

[Nilgiri]

@Nilgiri thinks differently though. 400 daily is not a small number. Previously When I said, Bengalis from India and Bangladesh are closer than other parts of India, He disagreed.

Thats about 150,000 Indians visiting BD in a year, near 100% of all visitors to BD.

Thats about the number of foreign visitors India gets in a week averaged out.

So its definitely a trickle relatively speaking and its not growing much either.

In fact arrivals to BD have drastically declined in recent years from a peak of nearly 500,000:

http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/ST.INT.ARVL?locations=BD

But hey if its a big deal for you, so be it....I guess we have different definitions of what a small number is.

A Bangladeshi is 60 times more likely to travel to India than an Indian is for BD.

 

[third eye]

A lot of all this holiday movement is also to do with improved connectivity,

 

[Gandh brandi]

Thats about 150,000 Indians visiting BD in a year, near 100% of all visitors to BD.

Thats about the number of foreign visitors India gets in a week averaged out.

So its definitely a trickle relatively speaking and its not growing much either.

In fact arrivals to BD have drastically declined in recent years from a peak of nearly 500,000:

http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/ST.INT.ARVL?locations=BD

But hey if its a big deal for you, so be it....I guess we have different definitions of what a small number is.

A Bangladeshi is 60 times more likely to travel to India than an Indian is for BD.

And the point of your benevolent comparison, dear?

 

[kobiraaz]

Thats about 150,000 Indians visiting BD in a year, near 100% of all visitors to BD.

Thats about the number of foreign visitors India gets in a week averaged out.

So its definitely a trickle relatively speaking and its not growing much either.

In fact arrivals to BD have drastically declined in recent years from a peak of nearly 500,000:

http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/ST.INT.ARVL?locations=BD

But hey if its a big deal for you, so be it....I guess we have different definitions of what a small number is.

A Bangladeshi is 60 times more likely to travel to India than an Indian is for BD.

99% of Which are Medical Tourism out of necessity, and the destination is Vellore in South India. The comparison is illogical.

My point was cultural affinity.

The question should be how many of Indian Bengalis visit South India daily for Tourism?

 

[Nilgiri]

99% of Which are Medical Tourism out of necessity,

You always quote this, but provide no evidence or source for it.

You are saying 1 million Bangladeshis have no proper medical facilities anywhere in BD for their afflictions?

Why has it drastically increased in just a few years? BD people are suddenly getting that much sicker?

Where is the break up by reason of visit anywhere?

You can ask @Rain Man about what he thinks is the breakdown of BD visiting reason to India.

Even if 50 - 60% or some large majority are for medical tourism, the remaining portion is still much higher number of visitors than the reverse, especially on per capita basis.

The question should be how many of Indian Bengalis visit South India daily for Tourism?

Given Tamil Nadu receives more than 300 million tourist arrivals from other states of India and assuming about 7% of these are from west bengal (by proportion of their population), it would be around 50,000 visits per day to TN by West Bengalis averaged out.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/double-digit-growth-in-tourist-arrivals/article7441175.ece

And the point of your benevolent comparison, dear?

To put things into perspective since I was tagged about what a small number constitutes.