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The Indian government on Wednesday summoned Bangladesh High Commissioner Riyaz Hamidullah. This step was taken following a recent threat received by the Indian High Commission in Dhaka. India has formally lodged its objection with the Bangladesh government on this matter.
Although the Indian government has not yet clarified the nature of the threat or where it came from, it is being seen as a serious security concern.
Meanwhile, the Indian Visa Application Center located in Dhaka was also closed from 2 pm on Wednesday. In fact, an organization named ‘July Oikya (July Unity)’ had announced to take out a march towards the Indian High Commission today.
This march was scheduled to start at 3 pm. The Indian government feared that such a march could lead to a large number of people gathering around the Indian High Commission, which was likely to disturb law and order and create security threats.
A day before this, Bangladesh’s National Citizen Party (NCP) leader Hasnat Abdullah had threatened to isolate India’s north-eastern states.
The Indian government has summoned Bangladesh High Commissioner Riyaz Hamidullah.
Police stopped the march 1 km before
A group of people under the banner of “July Oikya” were stopped by police while marching towards the Indian High Commission in Gulshan area of Dhaka this afternoon.
About a kilometer before the Indian High Commission, the police stopped the protesters from moving forward by putting up barricades. After this the protesters tried to break the barricade, but further they had to face a tougher police blockade.
Eventually the protesters sat on the road, raised slogans and started giving speeches through loudspeakers. The protesters were demanding the return of ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and others who had fled to India during and after the July protests.
From 5 August 2024 till now, BNP, Jamaat and many other organizations have organized more than 10 long marches towards the Indian High Commission.
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Police stopped the protesters as they marched towards the Indian High Commission in Dhaka’s Gulshan area.
The protesters were demanding the return of ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and others who had fled to India during and after the July protests.
Before starting the march at around 3:15 pm, around a hundred people had gathered in the Rampura Bridge area.
Protesters ‘Not Delhi, Dhaka; They were raising slogans like ‘Dhaka, Dhaka’
Abdullah threatened India with revenge
Abdullah had said at a rally in Dhaka on Monday that if any attempt was made to destabilize Bangladesh, the fire of revenge would spread across the borders.
Without naming India, he said, “If you are giving shelter to those who destabilize us, we will also give shelter to the separatists of 7 Sisters.”
He also warned that Bangladesh would harbor anti-India forces and alienate the north-eastern states from India. Some people present at the rally were seen applauding his statement.
The rally was organized after the deadly attack on Inquilab Manch radical leader Sharif Usman Hadi last week. This organization is blaming India and Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League for the attack on Hadi.
A month ago, the former Bangladeshi general had said that Bangladesh will not get complete peace until India is disintegrated.
NCP leader Hasnat Abdullah had talked about separating the 7 sisters.
Firing on anti-Hasina in Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina’s opposition leader Usman Hadi was shot in the capital Dhaka on December 12, in which he was seriously injured.
Hadi is the spokesperson of the Islamic organization ‘Inquilab Manch’ and is an independent candidate from Dhaka in the elections. He was going on a rickshaw when a bike-riding attacker shot him.
According to media reports, a few hours before the attack, Usman Hadi had shared a map of Greater Bangladesh, which included Indian areas (7 Sisters).
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India-Bangladesh relations stressful
India-Bangladesh relations have become tense after the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League government. 78-year-old Sheikh Hasina came to India after the coup in August last year and has been living here since then.
Last month, a special tribunal in Bangladesh convicted him of crimes against humanity and sentenced him to death. Since then Bangladesh has been continuously demanding his extradition.
Bangladesh has demanded the early extradition of Hasina from India, but India has rejected these allegations. As elections approach in Bangladesh, anti-India rhetoric is on the rise, putting further strain on bilateral relations.
Sheikh Hasina has been living in India for the last one year.
Bangladesh’s demand – hand over Sheikh Hasina
Bangladesh Foreign Ministry summoned India’s High Commissioner Prannoy Verma to Dhaka on 14 December. Bangladesh has expressed strong objection to the statements of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina living in India.
Expressing concern over the official statement, Bangladesh said that the Indian government is allowing an absconding accused to give a statement.
Bangladesh says Sheikh Hasina’s statements are inflammatory and she is appealing to her supporters to engage in violent and terrorist activities in Bangladesh. According to the government, such statements are an attempt to influence the upcoming parliamentary elections.
Elections will be held in Bangladesh on 12 February
General elections will be held in Bangladesh on 12 February next year. The country’s Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasiruddin announced this on Thursday evening. This election is taking place one and a half year after the overthrow of former PM Sheikh Hasina.
After the coup on August 5, 2024, Hasina left the country and came to India. Since then, an interim government is running there under the leadership of Mohammad Yunus.
Hasina’s party will not be able to participate in next year’s elections. The registration of Bangladesh’s largest party, Awami League, was suspended by the Election Commission in May 2025.
The interim government has arrested big leaders of the party. Awami League has been banned from contesting elections and political activities.
Students’ party forms alliance with Amar Bangladesh Party
Before the elections, students’ political party National Citizen Party (NCP) along with Amar Bangladesh (AB) party, which broke away from Jamaat-e-Islami, and Rashtra Sanskriti Andolan, has formed a new front, Gantantric Sanskar Alliance.
NCP was formed in February this year. Student leaders of the party had led anti-Hasina protests last year. Under the pressure of these protests, Sheikh Hasina government had to leave power.
NCP has also released its first list of 125 candidates. Prominent party face Nahid Islam will contest from Dhaka-11. This list also includes 14 women candidates, which is the highest from any party so far.
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