Hours after India expressed concern over a mob breaching safety of Bangladesh consulate in Tripura and termed the incident ‘deeply regrettable’, Dhaka not solely suspended operations there but additionally summoned the Indian envoy to its International Workplace. Protesters breached the premises of Bangladesh’s Agartala consulate over the arrest of a Hindu monk within the neighboring nation.
Tuesday’s occasions additional strained relations between the 2 nations, which have already been tense since Sheikh Hasina’s elimination as prime minister in August. India has raised considerations in regards to the concentrating on of Hindus and different minorities in Bangladesh below the interim authorities led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus. The matter was additionally mentioned within the Indian Parliament on Tuesday and within the British Home of Commons the day past.
New Delhi earlier referred to as the breach on the Agartala mission “deeply regrettable”. Tripura Police mentioned seven individuals have been arrested and motion taken towards 4 policemen over the incident. Bangladesh had mentioned its flag was desecrated. Rising from the assembly with performing Bangladesh overseas secretary Riaz Hamidullah in Dhaka, Indian envoy Pranay Verma mentioned Delhi wished to construct a “fixed steady, constructive relationship” and no single subject ought to stand as a barrier to bilateral ties.
“We’re keen to interact with the interim authorities of Bangladesh,” he advised reporters. Earlier, Bangladesh’s Regulation Affairs Adviser Asif Nazrul requested New Delhi to reassess its ties with Bangladesh after the ouster of Sheikh Hasina. “We imagine in a friendship primarily based on equality and mutual respect. Whereas Sheikh Hasina’s authorities adopted a pro-India coverage to cling to energy with out elections, India should realise that this isn’t Sheikh Hasina’s Bangladesh,” he wrote on Fb.
Tensions between the 2 neighbours have simmered since August 5, when Hasina fled to India within the face of large-scale anti-government protests led by college students. They aggravated additional with the arrest of the Hindu chief final week. The mission in Tripura, a state which borders Bangladesh, on Tuesday introduced the suspension of visa and consular companies “till additional discover”. Md Al-Ameen, the primary secretary there, cited “safety causes”. (With PTI Inputs)
