Bangladesh condemns desecration of national flag outside Deputy High Commission in Kolkata
Ministry says there is a sense of insecurity among all the members of the Deputy High Commission
Bangladesh has strongly condemned the desecration of its national flag and the burning of an effigy of the Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus during a violent protest organised outside the Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh in Kolkata.
A statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today (29 November) called upon the government of India to take necessary measures to prevent occurrences of such incidents in the future.
It urged India to ensure safety and security of Bangladeshi diplomatic missions as well as its diplomats and non-diplomatic members of staff.
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The rally and demonstration organised by the Kolkata-based Hindu group Bongio Hindu Jagran on Thursday evening (28 November) escalated into violence as a large group of protesters breached police barricades and reached the premises of the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission, said the statement.
They set fire to the national flag of Bangladesh and burned effigy of the chief adviser of Bangladesh, the statement read.
"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," it added.
