India
Bangladesh summons Indian High Commissioner over border tensions
Dhaka: Bangladesh Foreign Ministry today summoned Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma over border tensions.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the development came hours after Dhaka said that India was trying to construct fences at five locations along the Indo-Bangla border, violating a bilateral agreement.
Verma came to the foreign ministry and his meeting with Foreign Secretary Jashim Uddin lasted about 45 minutes, the state-run BSS news agency reported.
No official statement was released by the interim government regarding the discussions, officials confirmed that the envoy was summoned.
