Security to be beefed up at Dhaka mission in Assam

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Bangla Tribune Report
Published : 00:12, Dec 13, 2019 | Updated : 00:14, Dec 13, 2019

A man walks past damaged vehicles that were set on fire by demonstrators, during a protest after India`s parliament passed Citizenship Amendment Bill, in Guwahati, India December 12, 2019. REUTERS

Security measures at the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Guwahati will be heightened following an attack on the convoy of the assistant high commissioner (AHC) in Assam, says a statement.
Bangladesh also protested the attack on the AHC convoy and vandalization of signposts that occurred as the violence in the northeastern Indian state of Assam spilled over to the mission in Guwahati on Wednesday (Dec 11).
On Thursday, Acting Foreign Secretary Kamrul Ahsan held a meeting with Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly Das at the Foreign Affairs Ministry and requested the protection of personnel and property of the mission by the host government, reads the statement.
Riva Ganguly assured that the authorities concerned of the Indian government are being immediately alerted to enhance the security of the chancery and residential premises of the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Guwahati, it added.
It has come to the attention of the ministry that some people from the processions and agitations taking place throughout Thursday in Guwahati torn down two signposts of the mission approximately 30 yards away from the chancery premise.
On Wednesday, the security vehicle escorting the assistant high commissioner from the airport to the city was attacked by mobs protesting the adoption of the bill, according to the statement.
The appropriate Indian authorities have already taken enhanced security measures to protect the Assistant High Commission premises, its personnel and members of their families, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The government of Bangladesh believes that the attack on the convoy of the assistant high commissioner and vandalization of the signposts is a one-off incident and it will not affect the excellent bilateral relations that Bangladesh and India enjoy, the statement said.

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