New Delhi. Tension has also increased between New Delhi and Dhaka amid the ongoing violence in Bangladesh. On Monday, Bangladesh temporarily suspended visa services at its High Commission in New Delhi and its Mission in Tripura. People associated with the matter said that the decision to suspend visa services has been taken after groups of protesters demonstrated outside both the missions. This decision has been taken at a time when Bangladesh’s Foreign Affairs Advisor had said a day earlier that Dhaka was considering reducing its presence in India. Whereas in Chittagong, India had temporarily stopped its visa services.
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Notice put up outside the High Commission in Delhi
A notice has been put up outside the Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi informing about the closure of the Visa Service. The notice reads, due to unavoidable circumstances, all consular and visa services from the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi have been temporarily closed until further orders. Bangladesh’s Deputy High Commission in Tripura had also announced suspension of visa services following protests outside the mission on Sunday. According to the information, a private operator appointed by Dhaka to process visa applications in Siliguri, West Bengal has also suspended its services.
India suspends services at visa center in Chittagong
Earlier on Sunday, India had suspended visa services at the Indian Visa Application Center in Bangladesh’s south-eastern port city of Chittagong till further orders. This step was taken in view of increased tension after the death of prominent youth leader Sharif Usman Hadi. Following his death, incidents of violence and vandalism took place in various parts of Bangladesh. Meanwhile, an incident of stone pelting also took place at the residence of the Assistant Indian High Commissioner in Chittagong on Thursday.
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Let us tell you that ‘Dhaka Tribune’ newspaper on Sunday quoted the Indian Visa Application Center (IVAC) as saying that the Indian visa application process in Chittagong has been suspended indefinitely. The decision came into effect from Sunday following the recent incident at the Indian Assistant High Commission in Chittagong. The statement said that further announcement regarding the reopening of the visa application center will be made after reviewing the security situation. Security was increased on Saturday at the Indian Assistant High Commission office and Visa Application Center in Sylhet, Bangladesh.
BJP’s demonstration near Bangladesh Deputy High Commission
Earlier, on Monday, BJP protested near Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata against the murder of Bengali Hindu Deepu Das in Bangladesh. The protesters also burnt the effigy of Mohammad Yunus, head of the interim government of Bangladesh. Under the leadership of senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, other party leaders and supporters took out a rally from Nizam Palace to Bekbagan. During this, the officer said, Hindu organizations will block roads for some time in the entire state on December 24 in protest against the murder.
BJP leader Adhikari demanded strict punishment for all those involved in Das’s murder. He said that atrocities and attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh should stop immediately. He warned the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission officials that if attacks on Hindus in his country did not stop, he would return to the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission with 10,000 people on 26 December. Around 2,000 people sat on the road during the demonstration. The mob strongly condemned the murder of Dipu Das and then burning of the body in Mymensingh on the night of 18 December. Earlier in the day, West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee leaders and party workers also protested near the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission office.
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