The Bangladeshi High Commission in New Delhi and the Assistant High Commission in Agartala have suspended consular and visa services until further notice amid diplomatic tensions following unrest in Bangladesh.

The decision came two days after a group of 20 to 25 persons protested outside the Bangladeshi High Commission in New Delhi, The Daily Star reported on Monday.

Bangladesh’s Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain told reporters in Dhaka on Sunday that he had received information that the country’s High Commissioner Riaz Hamidullah had been made death threats by protesters on Saturday evening, the newspaper reported.

On Sunday, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs rejected reports in Bangladesh claiming that Indian citizens had threatened Bangladeshi diplomats in New Delhi, calling the allegations “misleading propaganda”.

Responding to queries about the reported demonstration, external affairs ministry Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on Sunday said that a group of 20 to 25 persons had gathered to protest the killing of Dipu Chandra Das, a member of Bangladesh’s Hindu community, and to demand protection for minorities in the country.

Das was beaten to death on Thursday after which his body was allegedly tied to a tree and set on fire during the unrest in Bangladesh last week.

Jaiswal on Sunday added that there had been no attempt to breach security at the Bangladeshi High Commission and...

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