India's Foreign Tourist Arrivals Plummet: Bangladeshi Visitors Expected to Drop 73% by 2025

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India's Tourism Crisis: 73% Drop in Bangladeshi Tourists Sinks FTA to 3-Year Low

২০২৫ সালে বাংলাদেশি পর্যটকদের আগমনে প্রায় ৭৩ শতাংশ পতন ! ভারতের বিদেশি পর্যটক আগমনের হার নামল নীচে

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News18•16-03-2026, 15:32

India's Tourism Crisis: 73% Drop in Bangladeshi Tourists Sinks FTA to 3-Year Low

•India's Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTA) in 2025 dropped to a three-year low of 9.016 million, falling below pre-pandemic levels.
•The primary reason for the decline is a sharp 73% reduction in Bangladeshi tourists, from 1.75 million in 2024 to 470,000 in 2025.
•Bangladesh, once India's largest source of FTAs, fell to fifth position in 2025, surpassed by countries like the US, UK, Australia, and Canada.
•Excluding Bangladeshi visitors, foreign tourist arrivals in India actually increased by about 4% in 2025, indicating a shift towards distant markets.
•The decline coincided with 'Operation Sindoor' and India-Pakistan tensions in mid-2025, and foreign exchange earnings from tourism also decreased.

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