Dhaka, 2024 Bangladesh on Friday expressed deep concern over the violent protest at the Deputy High Commission in Kolkata and urged New Delhi to provide security to all its diplomatic missions in India.

A Foreign Ministry statement also said the Bangladesh flag and an effigy of interim government leader Muhammad Yunus were burned during the protest which turned violent on Thursday.

Members of the Bangiya Hindu Jagaran Manch held a rally at the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission office in Kolkata to protest attacks on the Hindu community and the arrest of spiritual leader Chinmoy Krishna Das in Bangladesh.

Das, a former member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness of Bangladesh, was arrested on Monday in connection with a sedition case and was denied bail on Tuesday.

This sparked protests from members of the Hindu community in various locations across Bangladesh, including the capital Dhaka and the port city of Chattogram.

Friday’s statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs claimed that the protesters reached the boundary of the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission, set fire to the national flag and burned the effigy of Yunus and said it “strongly condemns this act deplorable”.

“Although the situation appears to be under control at the moment, a feeling of insecurity prevails among all members of the Deputy High Commission,” the statement said.

The statement also called on the Indian government to take necessary measures to prevent such incidents from recurring in the future.

He also urged the Indian government to ensure the safety and security of the Deputy High Commission in Calcutta and other diplomatic missions in India, as well as its diplomatic and non-diplomatic staff.

Hindu minority groups in Bangladesh frequently report atrocities committed against members of their community in different parts of the country. The attacks intensified during and after the violent protests that led to the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August, and continued even after Yunus took power.

India said on Friday that Bangladesh’s caretaker government must live up to its responsibility to protect all minorities, while expressing deep concern over the “rise” of extremist rhetoric and increasing incidents of violence against Hindus as well as attacks on temples.

Foreign Minister S Jaishankar told Parliament that India had taken incidents of violence against minorities in Bangladesh very seriously and it was Dhaka’s primary responsibility to protect the lives and liberty of all citizens, including minorities.

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