Bangladesh Mission In Tripura Halts Visa Services Following Security Breach

Last Updated:December 03, 2024, 16:43 IST

Hundreds in Agartala marched to the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission office on Monday to protest attacks on Hindu minorities in the country.

A notice hung outside Bangladesh’s Agartala mission says consular and visa services have been suspended following the security breach during Monday’s protest. (IMAGE: PTI/NEWS18)

The Bangladesh mission in Tripura’s Agartala ceased issuing visas on Tuesday. The suspension comes amid a security breach incident at the Assistant High Commission office in Agartala’s Kunjaban area during demonstrations staged to protest attacks on Hindus and other minorities following the regime change in Dhaka.

“Given the security situation, all visa and consular services at the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission, Agartala will remain suspended until further notice," a notice hung outside the mission’s gates read.

Three sub-inspectors were suspended on Tuesday in action against the incident of breach of the premises of the Bangladesh consulate in Agartala by a group of people on December 2.

In Agartala in the northeastern state of Tripura in India bordering Bangladesh, thousands of people took out a massive demonstration near Dhaka’s mission on Monday against the arrest of Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das as well as attacks on the Hindu community in Bangladesh.

The protesters reportedly barged into the Assistant High Commission of Bangladesh and allegedly resorted to vandalism, an incident the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) described as “deeply regrettable."

Agartala, Tripura

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