Bangladesh, Dec 23, 2025:
India’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Pranay Verma, was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka on Tuesday morning at 10:00am, diplomatic sources confirmed.
According to the sources, the summons was issued in response to security concerns surrounding Bangladeshi diplomatic missions in various parts of India, including New Delhi and Kolkata, amid an evolving situation.
Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam formally called in the Indian High Commissioner. During the meeting, Bangladesh requested India to strengthen security arrangements for all Bangladeshi missions across Indian cities to ensure the safety of diplomatic personnel and premises.
This marks the second time in the past ten days that Pranay Verma has been summoned to the foreign ministry. Since the formation of the interim government, Indian diplomatic representatives have been called in at least six times over different issues.
Earlier, on December 14, Verma was summoned and informed of Bangladesh’s concerns regarding the perpetrators involved in the attack on Inqilab Mancha convener Shahid Sharif Osman Hadi. Bangladesh sought India’s cooperation to prevent the suspects from fleeing to India and requested their immediate arrest and extradition should they enter Indian territory. During the same meeting, Dhaka also conveyed its concerns over what it described as continued provocative statements by ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from her place of stay in New Delhi.
In a reciprocal move, Bangladesh’s High Commissioner to India, M Riaz Hamidullah, was summoned by India’s Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi on December 17.
The back-and-forth summoning of envoys in both capitals has added fresh strain to bilateral relations between the two neighboring countries. Tensions escalated further after protests were held outside the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi on Saturday night.
Meanwhile, Hindu nationalist group Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has called for demonstrations on Tuesday outside the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi and the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Mumbai. Against this backdrop, analysts believe Dhaka–New Delhi relations are facing renewed diplomatic challenges.
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