The government of Bangladesh on Friday strongly condemned acts of desecrating the national flag of Bangladesh and burning of the effigy of interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in Kolkata of India.
Expressing deep concern over violent protest outside the Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh in Kolkata, the government of Bangladesh called upon Indian government to take necessary measures in order to prevent occurrences of such incidents in the future.
The government of Bangladesh urged the Indian government to ensure safety and security of the Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh in Kolkata and other diplomatic missions of Bangladesh in India as well as its diplomats and non-diplomatic members of staff, said a press release issued by the foreign affairs ministry of Bangladesh.
The government of Bangladesh noted with deep concern the violent protest organised outside the Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh in Kolkata on Thursday afternoon by a Hindu organisation of Kolkata named Bongio Hindu Jagran, said the release
The rally and demonstration organised by a large group of protesters turned violent, with the protesters breaking through police barricades and reaching the boundary of Bangladesh Deputy High Commission, mentioned the release.
They set fire to the national flag of Bangladesh and burnt the effigy of the chief adviser of the government of Bangladesh, the release added.
Although the situation seems to be under control at the moment, there is a prevailing sense of insecurity among all the members of the Deputy High Commission, said the MoFA.
