Over 27L foreign tourists came to Bengal in first half of 2025

Bengal has seen a notable surge in foreign tourist arrivals this year, with the count surpassing 27 lakh (2.7 million) in just the first six months.

- OUR CORRESPONDENT

KOLKATA: However, the number of tourists from Bangladesh has declined during the same period.

"A large number of tourists have arrived from Europe and the United States, but there has been a slight dip in the number of tourists from Bangladesh," said state Tourism minister Indranil Sen, during the question-answer session in the state Assembly.

According to Sen, from January to June this year, a total of 27,11,708 foreign tourists visited the state. Among them, approximately 1.8 lakh (180,000) were from Bangladesh. In comparison, around 32 lakh (3.2 million) foreign tourists visited West Bengal last year, including 1.82 lakh (182,000) from Bangladesh.