Bangladesh ‘urgently’ recollects Kolkata and Agartala mission heads amid rising rigidity with India: Report | India Information – Instances of India

NEW DELHI: Bangladesh has urgently recalled the mission heads of Agartala and Kolkata excessive commissions to Dhaka, a transfer that might additional deepen the continuing rigidity between the interim-Yunus authorities and New Delhi.
The performing deputy excessive commissioner of Bangladesh in Kolkata, Shikdar Md Ashrafur Rahman, and the assistant excessive commissioner in Tripura, Arifur Rahman, have been instructed to return to Dhaka on an pressing foundation final Tuesday, reported Prothom Alo citing sources.
Whereas the mission head of Kolkata turned to Dhaka, his Tripura mission colleague will quickly depart for Bangladesh.
This comes a day after demonstrators allegedly broke into the Bangladesh assistant excessive fee in Agartala to protest atrocities in opposition to minorities within the neighbouring nation.
The excessive fee breach comes after an Agartala-Kolkata bus travelling through Dhaka on Saturday reportedly confronted an assault within the Brahmanbaria district of Bangladesh after being concerned in an accident on Vishwa Street.
The breach got here amid escalating tensions between India and Bangladesh, exacerbated by rising assaults on Hindus and their locations of worship in Bangladesh following the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier this yr.
The political instability in Bangladesh has coincided with a collection of mob assaults, intensifying considerations for the security of the Hindu minority group. The strain rose additional after the arrest of outstanding Iskcon priest Chinmoy Krishna Das, a vocal advocate for minority rights.
Das was detained at Dhaka airport in October on costs of allegedly disrespecting the Bangladeshi flag throughout a rally. The specifics of the allegations stay imprecise, and Das has been denied bail.