Bangladesh summons Kolkata mission head for consultations

In a associated growth, the Bangladesh Assistant Excessive Fee in Agartala, Tripura, suspended all visa and consular providers on Tuesday, citing “safety causes”.

The choice adopted an incident the place protesters breached the mission’s premises on Monday to protest the arrest of Hindu non secular chief Chinmoy Krishna Das in Dhaka.

Amid rising tensions, the Bangladesh overseas ministry summoned the Indian excessive commissioner in Dhaka to register its protest over the vandalism on the mission in Agartala.

Indian overseas secretary Vikram Misri is predicted to go to Bangladesh subsequent week for the overseas secretary-level assembly, marking the primary high-level interplay between the 2 nations because the interim authorities led by Muhammad Yunus assumed workplace on August 8, following the ouster of Sheikh Hasina as prime minister.

Relations between the 2 neighbours have been strained since Hasina fled to India on 5 August.

The latest arrest of Das has additional intensified the scenario, with India expressing considerations over continued assaults on minorities, notably Hindus, in Bangladesh.