Bangladesh asks three missions in India to suspend visa services on security grounds
Dhaka: The Bangladesh interim government has asked its three key diplomatic missions in India to keep their visa sections closed for a time being on security grounds.
According to Kashmir Media Service, foreign affairs adviser of the Bangladesh interim government, Muhammad Touhid Hossain, responding to a question at foreign affairs ministry, confirmed that he had asked his three missions to keep their visa sections closed for the time being, adding it’s a security issue.
Though he did not mention the names of the missions, but a diplomatic source said the three missions are Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi, Deputy High Commission in Kolkata and Bangladesh Assistant High Commission Agartala.
There are Bangladesh missions stationed in Mumbai and Chennai, too.
Responding to a question on cricketers’ safety issue, the Foreign Adviser said he fully supports what Sports Adviser Asif Nazrul had said.
Sports adviser Asif Nazrul reaffirmed on Wednesday that Bangladesh will not travel to India for the upcoming T20 World Cup, reiterating the nation’s demand to have their matches relocated to co-host Sri Lanka. ‘We will certainly play outside India,’ said foreign adviser Hossain.
Asked about the impact of this in bilateral relations, the foreign adviser said this issue came afresh though at various times various issues came and each issue will have negative impacts to some extent.
