MEA summons Bangladesh High Commissioner after radical group calls for march to Indian High Commission on Dec. 17

Hours aft a extremist radical successful Dhaka announced “March to Indian High Commission” connected Wednesday day (December 17, 2025), the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) successful New Delhi summoned the High Commissioner of Bangladesh Riaz Hamidullah and reminded him astir Dhaka’s work for ensuring information and information of Indian ngo and visa facilities successful the neighbouring country.

The march was successful protestation against the alleged Indian interference successful Bangladeshi politics, the extremist radical July Oikyo Mancho said earlier successful the day.

“India wholly rejects the mendacious communicative sought to beryllium created by extremist elements regarding definite caller events successful Bangladesh. It is unfortunate that the interim authorities has neither conducted a thorough probe nor shared meaningful grounds with India regarding the incidents,’ the MEA said aft Mr. Hamidullah was met by diplomats successful the South Block.

The extremist radical called for March to Indian High Commission astatine 3 p.m. connected Wednesday (December 17) from Rampura span of the metropolis demanding “Return of Fascist Hasina, and different murderers, India’s proxy governmental party, and relentless conspiracy by Government officials”.

Soon aft the announcement, Indian visa processing installation successful Dhaka announced it volition halt each operations astatine 2 p.m. Wednesday (December 17).

“We expect the interim authorities to guarantee the information of Missions and Posts successful Bangladesh successful keeping with its diplomatic obligations,” the MEA said.

The summoning took spot a time aft some sides marked Vijay Diwas connected December 16, adjacent arsenic anti-India comments by aggregate pupil leaders went viral connected societal media.

“We volition not tolerate if coercion is exported from India. Our enemies volition not beryllium harmless if our information is harmed,” said Mahfuj Alam, a pupil person who is campaigning for the upcoming elections successful Bangladesh.

Mr. Alam was portion of the interim authorities of Bangladesh till past week erstwhile helium had resigned arsenic the docket of the predetermination was announced. In different inflammatory code Hasnat Abdullah, person of National Citizen Party described India arsenic a hostile state and threatened to “severe” northeastern India from the remainder of the country.

The statements delivered successful nationalist rallies and connected societal media platforms further heightened hostility that had spiked with the murderous onslaught connected a right-wing pupil person Sharif Osman Hadi connected December 12, 2025.

Hours aft the incidental that near Mr. Hadi connected beingness support, Bangladesh Foreign Ministry accused Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League leaders of launching “terrorist” attacks and asked India to forestall the assailants of Mr. Hadi from fleeing Bangladesh. India had issued a beardown objection immediately.

“India has adjacent and affable relations with the radical of Bangladesh rooted successful the liberation struggle, and strengthened done assorted developmental and people-to-people initiatives,” MEA said connected Wednesday (December 16).