All articlesOn Tuesday, the Bangladeshi consulate in Agartala, Tripura, stopped granting visas. The suspension follows a security breach at the Assistant High Commission office in the Kunjaban neighborhood of Agartala during protests against attacks on Hindus and other minorities in the wake of Dhaka's regime change.
“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.
In response to a group of individuals breaking into the Bangladeshi consulate's Agartala location on December 2, three sub-inspectors were suspended on Tuesday.
Thousands of people staged a large protest against the detention of Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das and attacks on the Hindu community in Bangladesh on Monday in Agartala, in the northeastern Indian state of Tripura, which borders Bangladesh.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) called the event "deeply regrettable." The demonstrators allegedly stormed the Assistant High Commission of Bangladesh and turned to damage.
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After a security breach, the Bangladeshi mission in Tripura suspends visa services
On Tuesday, the Bangladeshi consulate in Agartala, Tripura, stopped granting visas. The suspension follows a security breach at the Assistant High Commission office in the Kunjaban neighborhood of…