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Bangladesh High Commissioner in New Delhi Riaz Hamidullah arrived in Dhaka on Monday night following an urgent call from the foreign ministry amid recent tensions in bilateral relations with India.
A responsible source at the ministry confirmed the development.
Diplomatic sources said the decision to call the High Commissioner back was taken to hold detailed discussions on the ongoing diplomatic strain and recent developments between Dhaka and New Delhi.
For nearly the past two weeks, relations between Bangladesh and India have remained strained. Bangladesh has accused various quarters in India of spreading misleading and exaggerated information regarding the condition of minority communities in Bangladesh. As a result, Hindutva groups staged protests targeting Bangladesh’s diplomatic missions in India.
Due to security concerns, Bangladesh was forced to temporarily suspend visa services at those missions. In this context, on December 23, the two countries, for the first time in their diplomatic history, summoned each other’s High Commissioners in a tit-for-tat move.
Meanwhile, on Friday, Indian Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal alleged at a regular press briefing that there had been “2,900 incidents of violence” against minorities in Bangladesh.
Responding to the remarks, Bangladesh Foreign Ministry spokesperson SM Mahbubul Alam, in a statement on Sunday, rejected the allegation as motivated and baseless.
He also urged various quarters in India to refrain from spreading misleading narratives and propaganda regarding the situation of minority communities in Bangladesh.
A responsible source at the ministry confirmed the development.
Diplomatic sources said the decision to call the High Commissioner back was taken to hold detailed discussions on the ongoing diplomatic strain and recent developments between Dhaka and New Delhi.
For nearly the past two weeks, relations between Bangladesh and India have remained strained. Bangladesh has accused various quarters in India of spreading misleading and exaggerated information regarding the condition of minority communities in Bangladesh. As a result, Hindutva groups staged protests targeting Bangladesh’s diplomatic missions in India.
Due to security concerns, Bangladesh was forced to temporarily suspend visa services at those missions. In this context, on December 23, the two countries, for the first time in their diplomatic history, summoned each other’s High Commissioners in a tit-for-tat move.
Meanwhile, on Friday, Indian Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal alleged at a regular press briefing that there had been “2,900 incidents of violence” against minorities in Bangladesh.
Responding to the remarks, Bangladesh Foreign Ministry spokesperson SM Mahbubul Alam, in a statement on Sunday, rejected the allegation as motivated and baseless.
He also urged various quarters in India to refrain from spreading misleading narratives and propaganda regarding the situation of minority communities in Bangladesh.
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Islamist bad!! Pakistan bad!! Muslim bad!! Islam bad!! Madrasa bad!! Secret meeting good!! 
As New Delhi seeks to engage parties that could form the next government, Rahman confirmed meeting an Indian diplomat earlier this year after his bypass surgery. Unlike diplomats from other countries who made open courtesy visits to him, the Indian official asked that the meeting remain confidential, Rahman said.
"Why? There are so many diplomats who visited me and it was made public. Where is the problem?" Rahman said. "So we must become open to all and open to each other. There is no alternative to develop our relationship."
India's foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Rahman's statement about the meeting or any request for it to be confidential.
An Indian government source confirmed contacts with various parties, and India's foreign minister visited Dhaka on Wednesday to offer condolences to the family of BNP chief and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, who died on Tuesday.
As New Delhi seeks to engage parties that could form the next government, Rahman confirmed meeting an Indian diplomat earlier this year after his bypass surgery. Unlike diplomats from other countries who made open courtesy visits to him, the Indian official asked that the meeting remain confidential, Rahman said.
"Why? There are so many diplomats who visited me and it was made public. Where is the problem?" Rahman said. "So we must become open to all and open to each other. There is no alternative to develop our relationship."
India's foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Rahman's statement about the meeting or any request for it to be confidential.
An Indian government source confirmed contacts with various parties, and India's foreign minister visited Dhaka on Wednesday to offer condolences to the family of BNP chief and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, who died on Tuesday.
