Students hold rally at DU protesting attack on Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala
Students held a rally at Dhaka University's TSC area protesting the attack on the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala today (2 December).
"We have one identity, we are Bangladeshis. We are united in protecting the independence and sovereignty of Bangladesh," said Joy Pal, a student of Dhaka University after the students joined the rally around 9pm today.
Earlier, Hasnat Abdullah, convener of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, called for the demonstration in a post on his verified Facebook profile this evening.
The attack on the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission took place this noon as thousands of people took out a massive rally in the Tripura capital to protest the arrest of ISCKON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das.
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Meanwhile, the government of Bangladesh said it deeply resents the "violent demonstration and attack" by a large group of protesters of the Hindu Sangharsh Samity of Agartala on the premises of the Assistant High Commission.
"The accounts received conclusively attest that the protesters were allowed to aggress into the premises, by breaking down the main gate of Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in a pre-planned manner. In the process, in the presence of the members of the local law enforcement agencies, they vandalised the flagpole, desecrated the national flag of Bangladesh and also damaged properties inside the Assistant High Commission," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.
On the other hand, India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the breach of premises at the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala is "deeply regrettable".
Issuing a statement on this, the MEA said, "Diplomatic and consular properties should not be targeted under any circumstances."
"Government is taking action to step up security arrangements for the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi and their Deputy/Assistant High Commission in the country," it added.
