Dhaka, June 28 -- In the narrow streets of central Kolkata long known as "Mini Bangladesh", shopkeepers, hoteliers and restaurant owners are allowing themselves a cautious hope: Bangladeshi tourists may finally return.

India's decision to resume issuing tourist visas to Bangladeshi citizens has raised expectations of a business revival in Marquis Street, Sudder Street, Free School Street, Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road, Collin Lane and New Market - areas that have long depended heavily on visitors from across the border.

The announcement by Indian envoy to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi has brought relief to businesses hit hard since visa services were suspended nearly two years ago after Bangladesh's 2024 July Uprising, The Times of India reported....