Bangladesh resents violent attack in its Agartala mission

Bangladesh government deeply resent the violent demonstration and attack by a large group of protesters of the Hindu Sangharsh Samity on the premises of the Assistant High Commission of Bangladesh in Agartala on Monday afternoon. 

“This particular act in Agartala stands in violation of the inviolability of diplomatic missions, as the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961, asks for,” said Bangladesh foreign ministry in a statement Monday  evening. 

As it is the responsibility of the host government to protect the diplomatic missions from any form of intrusion or damage, the statement said that Bangladesh called upon the Indian government to take immediate actions to address this incident. 

Dhaka also called Delhi to undertake a thorough investigation into the incident and to prevent any further acts of violence against the diplomatic missions of Bangladesh in India, including the safety and security of the diplomats and the non-diplomatic members of staff and members of their families. 

"The accounts received conclusively attest that the protesters were allowed to aggress into the premises by breaking down the main gate of Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in a pre-planned manner," read the statement.

In the process, it said, in the presence of the members of the local law enforcers, the protesters vandalized the flag pole, desecrated the national flag of Bangladesh and also damaged properties inside the Assistant High Commission.

"Regrettably, the local police persons present in charge of protecting the premises were found not to be active in containing the situation from the beginning," said the statement.
 
All members of the Assistant High Commission are left with a deep sense of insecurity, it added. 

The foreign ministry said Bangladesh government would further like to underline that this heinous attack on a diplomatic mission of Bangladesh and desecration of the national flag of Bangladesh comes in a pattern, further to a similar violent demonstration in Kolkata on 28 November 2024.