Amid strained ties, India summons Bangladesh High Commissioner for second time in a week

India on Tuesday summoned Bangladesh High Commissioner M Riaz Hamidullah for the second time in a week, amid escalating diplomatic tensions between the two neighbours. Hamidullah arrived at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) shortly after being called in.

The latest development came just hours after Bangladesh summoned Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma in Dhaka to express "grave concerns" over the security of Bangladeshi diplomatic missions in India. Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam had summoned the Indian envoy to the Foreign Office.

Earlier in the day, in a statement, the Foreign Ministry said that Verma was conveyed Dhaka's "grave concern over



the regrettable incidents" outside the perimeter of the Bangladesh High Commission and the High Commissioner's residence in New Delhi on December 20, 2025, and the "acts of vandalism at" its Visa Centre in Siliguri on December 22 by "different extremist elements."

"Bangladesh also expressed deep concern over violent protests staged outside the premises of the different Diplomatic Missions of Bangladesh in India," the statement said.

The statement said Bangladesh condemns such acts against diplomatic establishments, "which not only endanger the safety of diplomatic personnel but also undermine the principles of mutual respect and values of peace and tolerance."