India, Bangladesh summon envoys as protests spread

The latest developments reflect fresh tensions straining bilateral ties, already at an all-time low

- Rezaul H. Laskar

India and Bangladesh on Tuesday brought in each other’s envoys to lodge protests over recent incidents impacting bilateral ties, even as demonstrations were held in many parts of the neighbouring countries, including near the Bangladesh high commission in New Delhi.

India’s high commissioner Pranay Verma was summoned to the foreign ministry in Dhaka by foreign secretary Asad Alam Siam on Tuesday morning to protest against “regrettable incidents” outside the high commission in New Delhi and vandalism at a visa centre in Siliguri.