New Delhi, Dec 23, 2025:
A large protest broke out outside the Bangladesh High Commission in India’s capital, New Delhi, on Tuesday, with demonstrators reportedly attempting to breach security barricades and force their way into the diplomatic premises, according to Indian media reports.
NDTV reported that security forces were deployed to prevent the situation from escalating after protesters tried to break through multiple layers of barricades. Authorities remained on high alert as tensions rose in the area surrounding the mission.
The demonstration was reportedly organised in protest against alleged attacks on religious minorities in Bangladesh, including the recent killing of a Hindu youth named Dipu Chandra Das in Mymensingh. As the protest continued, the crowd grew more aggressive, prompting heightened security measures.
The programme was called by Hindu nationalist groups, including the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal. In response, Indian authorities established a three-tier security cordon around the Bangladesh High Commission, deploying police and paramilitary personnel. Protesters were seen holding banners and placards while chanting slogans.
This was not the first such incident. On the night of December 20, a small group reportedly gathered outside the High Commission gate, shouting slogans before leaving the area. Bangladesh’s Press Minister in New Delhi, Md Faisal Mahmud, said several vehicles arrived at the gate during the incident and left shortly afterwards.
Following that event, the Indian government described reports in Bangladeshi media as “misleading.” Indian Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal claimed that only 20 to 25 protesters were present and that no security threat had emerged.
Bangladesh, however, rejected that assessment and raised concerns over serious security lapses, questioning how protesters were able to access a diplomatically protected zone without authorisation.
Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain said the Bangladesh mission in New Delhi is located in a highly sensitive and secured diplomatic area, making such incidents unusual. He questioned how members of extremist groups were able to reach the premises, calling the matter a cause for serious concern.
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