Bangladesh has suspended visa services for Indians at the Delhi High Commission and Agartala border crossing.
“Due to unavoidable circumstances, all consular and visa services from the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi are temporarily suspended until further notice. Any inconvenience caused is sincerely regretted,” the Bangladesh High Commission said in a notice.
It is pertinent to mention that violent protests erupted in several cities across Bangladesh following the death of prominent youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi at Singapore’s General Hospital on Thursday.
Following the incident, India reportedly issued death threats against another leader, escalating tensions.
Hadi, an outspoken critic of India, died from gunshot wounds sustained in an assassination attempt.
On Thursday, protesters, seeking the repatriation of former Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina, were stopped from marching towards an Indian diplomatic mission.
Ties between the two countries have been frosty since Sheikh Hasina fled to India following a student-led uprising last year.
