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Published : 23 Dec 2025, 08:23 PM
Amid protests over the killing of garment worker Dipu Chandra Das and growing diplomatic tensions, demonstrations have erupted outside Bangladeshi missions in Delhi, Kolkata, and Agartala.
On Tuesday, Indian media reported that workers from the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), or World Council of Hindus, and its youth wing Bajrang Dal tried to break barricades and approach the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi, prompting police to disperse them with batons.
Several VHP activists were arrested.
A similar scene unfolded in Kolkata, where protesters advanced towards the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission, breaking barricades near Baghbazar.
The Hindustan Times described the demonstration as a march titled “Hindu Hunkar Padayatra”, organised under the banner of “Bengali Hindu Awakening”. Police deployed huge forces to prevent the march from reaching the mission.
In Bengali-speaking Tripura state capital Agartala, demonstrators led by the Tipra Motha Party and other groups gathered outside the Bangladeshi mission, warning of renewed protests and blockades. Following the New Delhi demonstration, police in Mumbai also detained VHP activists.
Protests were reported in Assam, Jammu, and Rajouri over Dipu’s killing. In Jammu, the Jammu & Kashmir High Court Bar Association led a demonstration, calling on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to protect Hindus in Bangladesh.
Association President K Nirmal Kotwal condemned repeated attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh and urged India to support their safety. Demonstrations were also reported in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
Earlier, on Thursday night in Chattogram, supporters of Inqilab Moncho staged a protest outside the Indian Assistant High Commission against the killing of Sharif Osman bin Hadi, throwing stones at the mission. Subsequently, the Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) in Chattogram suspended operations until further notice.
Dipu, 28, a factory worker from Bhaluka, was beaten to death and his body set on fire, tied to a tree branch. On Saturday night, 20–25 members of “Akhand Hindu Rashtra Sena” protested outside the Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi, issuing threats against High Commissioner M Riaz Hamidullah.
India’s Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randeep Jaiswal dismissed the incidents as “misleading propaganda”, a statement rejected by Foreign Advisor Touhid Hossain, who said protesters were deliberately allowed to approach the diplomatic compound.
In the aftermath, the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi temporarily suspended consular and visa services, and the Agartala Assistant High Commission and Siliguri visa centre also halted operations.
On Tuesday, the Bangladesh government summoned Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma in Dhaka to express its “deep concern” over the incidents.
