The Indian government should conduct a thorough inquiry, according to Bangladesh’s Foreign Ministry, which claims the attack on its consulate in the northeastern Indian state of Tripura was prearranged.
Bangladesh has vehemently denounced a group of demonstrators’ violent protest and attack on its consulate in the state of Tripura in northeastern India, claiming it was prearranged.
In Agartala, the capital of Tripura, a group of irate Hindu Sangharsh Samiti demonstrators stormed the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission’s building, burning the Bangladeshi flag and damaging the flagpole.
Bangladesh “deeply resents” the occurrence, the country’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday.
“The accounts received conclusively attest that the protesters were allowed to aggress into the premises by breaking down the main gate of the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in a pre-planned manner,” claimed the statement.
According to the statement, all members of the Assistant High Commission “are left with a deep sense of insecurity” because the local police, who are responsible for protecting the property, were not proactive in controlling the situation from the start.
It said that the attack was comparable to last Thursday’s violent protest in Kolkata.
Bangladesh declared that the attack violated the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and demanded that the Indian government take prompt action and conduct a comprehensive inquiry.
Additionally, it demanded that diplomats, non-diplomatic staff members, and their families be kept safe and secure.
The Indian Foreign Ministry responded by describing the act as “deeply regrettable.”
“It is really regretful that the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala experienced a breach of premises earlier today. Under no circumstances can diplomatic and consular properties be targeted. The government is acting to strengthen security measures for their Deputy/Assistant High Commissions throughout the nation as well as the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi,” the statement stated.
A feeling of unease
On Monday night, students staged protest rallies in Chattogram, the port city, the Dhaka University campus, and numerous other locations around the nation.
They also criticized India for hosting Sheikh Hasina, the former prime minister of Bangladesh.
Following her fall, the neighboring South Asian nations have been feeling uneasy.
The Indian government and Hindu right-wing organizations have been accusing her of targeting Hindu minorities and their temples in Bangladesh since she left the country on August 5 amid an insurrection and a transitional administration headed by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus took power on August 8.
However, the government of Bangladesh denied the accusations, calling them “propaganda.”
As accusations surfaced from the Indian side, the Foreign Ministry also briefed foreign diplomats in Dhaka on Monday regarding the security situation in the nation and the safety of minority citizens.
