Bangladesh on Monday suspended consular services and visa operations at its High Commission in New Delhi and Assistant High Commission in Agartala due to “unavoidable circumstances.”
According to Bangladeshi media reports, a notice pasted on the board at the Bangladesh mission in Delhi read: “Due to unavoidable circumstances, all consular and visa services from the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi are temporarily suspended until further notice.”
The development comes in the wake of protests outside Bangladeshi missions in Delhi, Agartala, Siliguri and Kolkata over the brutal killing of a Hindu garment factory worker in Mymensingh, near Dhaka, last week.
Dipu Chandra Das was lynched by a violent mob over allegations of blasphemy. His body was later hanged from a tree and burned, prompting widespread criticism from India.
Earlier today, a group of Congress workers staged a protest outside the Bangladeshi High Commission in Kolkata.
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The Congress workers sat on a dharna outside the mission and chanted Vande Mataram. They also raised slogans against the Mohammad Yunus-led interim government in Bangladesh.
Before this, a small group of right-wing activists had taken out a protest march outside the Bangladeshi High Commission in Delhi on Saturday.
While Bangladesh claimed that the protesters tried to breach security and issued threats to Bangladeshi High Commissioner Riaz Hamidullah, New Delhi vehemently dismissed all such claims.
Following the allegations, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal clarified that only a small group of about 20–25 youth had gathered outside the Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi and raised slogans protesting the brutal killing of Dipu Chandra Das in Mymensingh.
“We have noted misleading propaganda in sections of the Bangladeshi media on the incident. The fact is that about 20–25 youth gathered in front of the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi on 20 December 2025 and raised slogans in protest against the horrendous killing of Dipu Chandra Das in Mymensingh, while also calling for the protection of all minorities in Bangladesh,” MEA Official Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a statement.
He further stated that there was no attempt to breach the fence or create a security situation at any time.
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“The police stationed at the spot dispersed the group after a few minutes. Visual evidence of these events is publicly available for all to see. India is committed to ensuring the safety of foreign missions/posts in its territory in accordance with the Vienna Convention,” the statement added.
India also suspended visa operations at its Visa Application Centre in Chittagong, Bangladesh’s second-largest city, amid heightened tensions in the country following the death of prominent youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi.
After Hadi’s death, the country plunged into chaos, with large-scale violence erupting in several regions. A section of people alleged an Indian hand behind the murder and targeted minority Hindus.