Bangladesh summons India envoy after attack in Tripura

Bangladesh officially summoned India’s High Commissioner Pranay Verma after an attack on its mission by a Hindu mob in India’s northeastern city of Tripura.

The incident involved protestors breaching the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission, vandalizing the premises, and setting the national flag on fire.

The mission protests were sparked by the arrest of Hindu monk Chinmoy Das in Bangladesh.

Indian police allegedly failed to protect the diplomatic premises adequately.

This prompted Bangladesh to decry the attack as a violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.

The Indian government termed the breach “deeply regrettable,” assuring enhanced security measures for Bangladeshi diplomatic sites across India.

Meanwhile, protests erupted in Bangladesh’s capital city Dhaka and other regions, condemning India’s harboring of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and its alleged interference in Bangladesh’s internal affairs.

Since Hasina fled to India on August 5 in the face of an uprising, the Indian government and Hindu right-wing groups have alleged that Hindu minorities and their temples in Bangladesh are being targeted.

The Bangladesh government has rejected the allegations, labelling them “propaganda.”