1.5 C
New York
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
pCloud Premium

Protests erupt inside Indian visa centre in Dhaka


India has sought enhanced security from Bangladesh after a group of people held a demonstration inside the India visa centre in Dhaka on Monday raising anti-India slogans.
The Indian high commission in Dhaka has taken up the matter with the ministry of foreign affairs in Dhaka with a diplomatic note, a diplomatic source told TOI. Though there was no vandalism or any physical assault, staff members at the visa centre panicked and felt threatened, making it difficult for them to continue even with limited services.
Unruly scenes force mission staff to dial MEA
Police said people were there to collect passports but suddenly staged a brief demonstration at Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) in Dhaka after being told that processing of their applications, with the high commission having to work with a skeletal staff, was going to take time.Police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control, said an official.
Many videos went viral on social media showing people seeking India visas raising anti-India slogans. “Indian collaborators, beware… One point, one demand — we want a visa,” the group could be heard chanting.
The unruly scenes put pressure on high commission personnel, who have already been under stress since efforts by a group of students and political parties to stir anti-India feelings, to dial foreign ministry. On Aug 22, Indian high commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma expressed concerns regarding the safety and security of Indian establishments in Bangladesh, including its high commission in Dhaka.
“You know, we are working with limited staff members. Some of the local staff members are yet to join. It’s not violent. But there was a crowd today as many rushed to collect their passports,” an official told TOI wishing to remain unnamed. Sources said there was no proposal to pull out more staff from the country as of now.
IVAC Bangladesh earlier said due to limited operations, the visa process may take longer. “Hence, we are returning passports now and it will be re-processed once operations resume. The applicant will be notified via SMS to re-submit his/her passport,” the centre said.
India has the largest visa operations in Bangladesh and 16 lakh people visited India last year. Of them, 60% visited for tourism purposes, 30% for medical purposes and 10% for other purposes.





Source link

Odisha Expo
Odisha Expohttps://www.odishaexpo.com
Odisha Expo is one of the Largest News Aggregator of Odisha, Stay Updated about the latest news with Odisha Expo from around the world. Stay hooked for more updates.

Related Articles

Stay Connected

0FansLike
0FollowersFollow
0SubscribersSubscribe
Best Lifetime Deals on SaaSspot_img

Latest Articles

Celtic host Hibs in last eight of Scottish Cup, Hearts meet Dundee

0
Scottish Cup holders Celtic will be at home to Hibernian in the quarter-finals of this season's competition.Hearts, who progressed with a penalty shootout...

Judge finds Trump administration violated court order halting funding freeze

0
A federal judge in Rhode Island on Monday said that the Trump administration had violated his order halting a sweeping federal funding freeze...

Ahmed storms to successful Habib Open Golf title defence with sensational 66 – Sport

0
KARACHI: By the end of it all, and despite a near-perfect effort from Mohammad Zubair, there was no stopping Ahmed Baig from becoming...

Elon Musk and investors offering $97.4 billion for control of OpenAI, WSJ reports

0
Elon Musk is leading a group of investors in offering to buy control of OpenAI for $97.4 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.The bid...

NASA, General Atomics Test Nuclear Fuel for Faster Mars Missions

0
Efforts to develop nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) for future space missions have taken a significant step forward. General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS), in...