Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Tripura to resume visa services on Feb 5

The Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala, the capital city of the north-eastern state of Tripura, has announced that it will resume visa and consular services from Wednesday, February 5, after a two-month hiatus.

Bangladesh Assistant High Commission, Agartala. Photo courtesy: www.facebook.com/BAHCAgt
Bangladesh Assistant High Commission, Agartala. Photo courtesy: www.facebook.com/BAHCAgt

It had suspended the services on December 3, a day after the mission’s premises were breached by a group of people protesting against the arrest of Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das in Dhaka in Bangladesh.

Hindu priest Chinmoy Krishna Das. Photo courtesy: Screengrab from X
Hindu priest Chinmoy Krishna Das. Photo courtesy: Screengrab from X

In the wake of the incident, three police personnel were suspended, while Assistant High Commissioner of Bangladesh in Agartala, Arif Mahamad, was summoned to Dhaka.

“All visa and consular services of the Bangladesh Asst High Commission will resume on February 5,” First Secretary of the Bangladesh Assistant High Commissioner’s office here, Md Al Amin, said in a notice issued on Tuesday.

The police have beefed up security at the mission following the December 2024 episode, officials said.