Bangladesh ‘urgently’ recalls Kolkata and Agartala mission heads amid rising tension with India: Report | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Bangladesh has urgently recalled the mission heads of Agartala and Kolkata high commissions to Dhaka, a move that would further deepen the ongoing tension between the interim-Yunus government and New Delhi.The acting deputy high commissioner of Bangladesh in Kolkata, Shikdar Md Ashrafur Rahman, and the assistant high commissioner in Tripura, Arifur Rahman, were…

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What is behind violent protests that have erupted in Bangladesh? – Times of India

Violence marred Bangladesh after days of peace as anti-government protestors on Sunday again hit the streets demanding PM Sheikh Hasina’s resignation.Demonstrators resumed their protest in huge numbers as part of their non-cooperation plan aimed at unsettling the government.Vast crowds of protesters, many wielding sticks, packed into Dhaka‘s central Shahbagh Square on Sunday, with street battles…

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