NN Online:
Indian High Commissioner (HC) to Bangladesh, Pranay Verma, has been urgently summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He has been asked to appear at the ministry at 4pm on Tuesday.
On Monday, an attack was carried out at the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission premises. The attack was reportedly carried out by individuals protesting against alleged mistreatment of minorities in Bangladesh.
On the same day, several hundred people gathered in a protest near the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Mumbai, organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP).
The Indian external affairs ministry, earlier in a statement, termed the attack “deeply regrettable” and said diplomatic and consular properties should not be targeted under any circumstances.
The Bangladesh government has said it deeply resents the violent demonstration and attack by a large group of protesters of the Hindu Sangarsha Samiti on Monday on the premises of the Assistant High Commission of Bangladesh in Agartala, calling for immediate action and a thorough investigation into the incident.
