Bangladesh unrest sparks protests in India
Demonstrators in New Delhi tried to climb over the barricades of Dhaka’s mission and clashed with local police
Demonstrators have staged a protest outside the Bangladeshi mission in the Indian capital, New Delhi, over the lynching of a Hindu man and alleged acts of violence against the religious minority in the neighboring country.
Last week, a Hindu man named Dipu Chandra Das was lynched in the Bangladeshi city of Mymensingh over allegations of blasphemy against Islam.
“I’ll also be a Dipu, and you’ll also be a Dipu if we don’t raise our voice today,” a protester was quoted by NDTV as saying.
The protesters managed to climb over some of the barricades around the Bangladesh High Commission, leading to clashes with local police.
On Tuesday, Bangladesh summoned the Indian envoy to protest “incidents” at Bangladeshi diplomatic missions in two Indian cities.
“Bangladesh condemns such acts of premeditated violence or intimidation against diplomatic establishments,” its Foreign Ministry said.
New Delhi has said it has never allowed its territory to be used for activities against Bangladesh.
Bangladesh has witnessed several acts of violence since last week, when a leader of the 2024 uprising, who was shot earlier this month, died. Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government was ousted during the 2024 protests.
Last week’s unrest in Bangladesh also triggered a diplomatic spat between New Delhi and Dhaka, with both countries summoning envoys.
The United Nations and Russia have voiced concerns about the situation in Bangladesh.
“Yes, we’re very concerned about the violence that we’ve seen in Bangladesh,” Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said at a daily press briefing on Tuesday, according to The Hindu newspaper.
Russia has called upon Bangladesh to take steps to check the unrest in the country and defuse the diplomatic spat with New Delhi.
Russia Urges Bangladesh To Reduce Tensions With India: 'The Sooner, The Better'
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Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander Grigoryevich Khozin added that neighbouring countries should be guided by mutual trust and confidence.
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“The sooner you reduce the tension... the better. Because... historically, since 1971, when Bangladesh gained independence, [it was] mostly because of Indian help. And Russia also supported this in this regard. And shoulder to shoulder, India, Bangladesh, and Russia, we work together,” Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Aleksandr Khozin said on Monday.
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National elections will be held in Bangladesh on February 12. Hasina’s Awami League, which had been in power for 15 years before the uprising, has been barred from participating in the polls.