India Summons Top Bangladesh Diplomat Following Dhaka’s Summoning of Indian Envoy: Report

India Summons Top Bangladesh Diplomat: India called Bangladesh Deputy High Commissioner Nural Islam in New Delhi on Monday, a report by ANI said.

The move has been made by the MEA a day after the Bangladeshi foreign ministry called the high commissioner of India in Dhaka, Pranay Verma.

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In a statement, the Bangladeshi foreign ministry said,"Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Ambassador Md Jashim Uddin on Sunday expressed the deep concern of the Government of Bangladesh to the High Commissioner of India Pranay Verma at his office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs over the recent activities of the Border Security Force (BSF) of India along the Bangladesh-India Border."

After meeting the Bangladesh foreign minister, Indian high commissioner Pranay Verma was quoted by ANI as saying,"I met foreign secretary to discuss India's commitment to ensuring crime-free border, effectively addressing the challenges of smuggling, movement of criminals and trafficking to have understanding with regards to fencing border for security."

"Our two border guard forces, BSF and BGB have been in communication and understanding will be implemented and co-operative approach to combating crimes", the Indian envoy added.

According to a report by the PTI, Bangladesh accused India of attempting to erect fences at five points within the Indo-Bangla boundary, which violates an agreement between the two countries.

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Tensions between India and Bangladesh

India-Bangladesh tensions have been noted since the prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, fled the country and stayed put in India in an unknown place.

Post ejection of Hasina, the minority Hindus came under special attachments targeted, with reports on widespread incidents of attacks and vandalism occurring at temples and premises owned by Hindus across Bangladesh.

Ninety-five percent of incidents of terrorism committed against minority communities in the past since August 4 last year were 'political in nature' and not 'communal,' said the authorities in Bangladesh on Saturday.

The police inquiry is launched after the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council of Bangladesh recently reported that 2,010 communal incidents were committed since a day before their erstwhile prime minister fled on August 5th amid a huge protest led by students, which blew her 16-year regime into pieces.

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