DHAKA, Bangladesh: Bangladesh on Sunday condemned a protest outside its High Commission in New Delhi, calling the incident “highly regrettable” and accusing Indian authorities of failing to prevent “miscreants” from gathering near the diplomatic mission.
Bangladesh’s Foreign Ministry stated that the “miscreants’ protest” was unacceptable and “highly regrettable.”
Dhaka also blamed the Indian government for allowing ‘miscreants’ to stage a protest outside its High Commission in New Delhi.
In a statement on Sunday, the Foreign Ministry said: “The miscreants were allowed to carry out their activities right outside the perimeters of the High Commission, creating panic among the personnel inside the complex. The High Commission was not given advance information about this organised event.”
The ministry also rejected the “attempt of the Indian authorities to depict an isolated attack on a Bangladeshi citizen, who happens to belong to the Hindu community, as an attack on minorities.”
“It is the duty of all governments in the region to ensure protection of minorities in their respective countries,” the ministry statement said.
The unjustifiable incident at the Bangladesh High Commission residence in New Delhi on 20 Dec 2025 is highly regrettable.@bdhc_delhi pic.twitter.com/XopXufH3dw
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs (@BDMOFA) December 21, 2025
‘Why can Hindu extremists’ enter diplomatic zone
Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Advisor Touhid Hossain separately told reporters in Dhaka that the family of the Bangladesh High Commissioner has been “feeling at risk” since the Saturday night incident.
The mission’s location in Delhi is extremely secure within the diplomatic zone. “Why can Hindu extremists enter that area? Hossain said, adding that if they had been allowed to come, such an incident would not have occurred.
A group of people protested in front of the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi on Saturday night.
India Ministry of External Affairs spokesman Randhir Jaiswal told reporters on Sunday that a small group of 20–25 youths had gathered outside the Bangladesh High Commission to “protest the killing of a Hindu man in Bangladesh,” reported India Today.
He claimed the protest was “peaceful, brief, and did not pose any security threat.” The Hindu man was killed in the central Mymensingh district on Thursday night.
However, the Bangladeshi Foreign Ministry stated that it has taken note of India’s commitment to ensuring the safety and security of all Bangladeshi diplomatic posts in India.
The two South Asian neighbours have been exchanging words since last year’s uprising that ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year rule. Hasina has been in India since August last year.
According to the UN, about 1,400 people were killed in the uprising, and thousands of others were injured during demonstrations that toppled Hasina’s 15-year-long rule.
Killing of anti-India leader
Last week, Bangladesh witnessed nationwide protests after the killing of prominent anti-India youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi, a leading face of the 2024 uprising that toppled former prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
Hadi, 32, died late Thursday at a hospital in Singapore, a week after he was shot by masked gunmen outside a mosque in Dhaka. His death has ignited widespread anger, particularly among young protesters who describe him as a martyr of the anti-India, pro-democracy movement.
Protesters accused neighbouring India of sheltering both the killers of Hadi and the ousted former premier Hasina. Protesters are also calling on New Delhi to hand over Sheikh Hasina, who has been living in India since fleeing Bangladesh in 2024.
Bangladesh police said they believe the attackers who killed Hadi fled across the border into India after the shooting, a claim that has further inflamed public sentiment. Indian authorities have not commented on the allegation.
Bangladeshi police said Faisal Karim Masud, identified as the gunman in the shooting of Hadi, fled to neighbouring India shortly after the attack. Investigators believe his alleged accomplice, motorcycle driver Alamgir Sheikh, also crossed into India.
According to police sources cited by the Dhaka Tribune, the two men are suspected to have crossed the border illegally through the Haluaghat area of Mymensingh on Friday, just days after the December 12 shooting.
In response, Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned India’s High Commissioner to Dhaka, Pranay Verma, urging New Delhi to arrest and hand over the suspects if they are found on Indian soil.
Hadi’s killing has ignited a fierce public backlash, sharpening already fraught debates over India’s influence in Bangladesh.
