Dhaka condemns flag desecration, effigy burning of CA in Kolkata

The Bangladesh government has strongly condemned the deplorable acts of desecrating its national flag and the burning of an effigy of Chief Adviser Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus in Kolkata, India.

“The Government of Bangladesh calls upon the Government of India to take necessary measures to prevent such incidents in the future,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday.

"The Government of Bangladesh notes with deep concern the violent protest organized outside the Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh in Kolkata last (Thursday) afternoon by a Hindu organization of Kolkata named Bongio Hindu Jagran," said the statement. 

The rally and demonstration organized by a large group of protesters turned violent, with the protesters breaking through police barricades and reaching the boundary of Bangladesh Deputy High Commission, reports BSS.

“They set fire to the national flag of Bangladesh and burned effigy of the Hon'ble Chief Advisor of the Government of Bangladesh,” read the statement.  

Although the situation seems to be under control at the moment, it said, there is a prevailing sense of insecurity among all the members of the Deputy High Commission.

The foreign ministry said the Bangladesh government condemned any form of violent activity and urged the India Government to ensure safety and security of the Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh in Kolkata and other Diplomatic Missions of Bangladesh in India as well as its diplomats and non-diplomatic staffs.