Bangladesh unrest LIVE: High Commission in Delhi stops visa services citing ‘security situation’

Live Bangladesh unrest LIVE: High Commission in Delhi stops visa services citing ‘security situation’ BJP's Suvendu Adhikari and Congress leaders stage protests outside Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata against the alleged attack on Hindus Updated - December 23, 2025 08:04 am IST The Hindu Bureau READ LATER SEE ALL Remove A protester in Kolkata holds a photograph of Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, as members of Hindu organisations, under the leadership of Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, stage a protest against the alleged killing of a Hindu youth in Bangladesh | Photo Credit: PTI T he Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi has stopped issuing visas, citing “prevailing security situation”, a diplomatic source told The Hindu on Monday (December 22, 2025). The development came after India shuttered its visa application centres in Bangladesh that were targeted by mobs following the death of radical leader Sharif Osman Hadi , who was shot on December 12 by unidentified gunmen. Over the weekend, there were sharp exchanges between the two sides after a group of men came to the main gate of the Bangladesh mission here and shouted slogans. They allegedly hurled threats at the diplomats who were present on the mission premises. Meanwhile, West Bengal Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari and Congress leaders held protests outside the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata on Monday against the attack on Hindus in the neighbouring country. The protests came in response to the Hindu community member Dipu Chandra Das’s lynching in Bangladesh amid the growing unrest in their nation after the death of popular youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi. Follow live updates here: December 23, 2025 08:04 Unrest unlimited: The Hindu editorial on the crisis in Bangladesh The violent unrest that rocked Bangladesh on Thursday night, following the death of Sharif Osman Hadi, a prominent youth leader of the July 2024 uprising against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government, was both a reflection of where the country stands today and a warning of what lies ahead. Read the full editorial here. December 23, 2025 07:44 Yunus reiterates commitment to hold Bangladesh general elections on February 12 Bangladesh Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus on Monday reiterated his commitment to hold general elections on February 12. Mr. Yunus made the remarks during a telephone conversation with Sergio Gor, the US Special Envoy for South and Central Asia, at around 7:30 pm (local time) “The nation is eagerly waiting to exercise their voting rights which were stolen by the autocratic regime,” Mr. Yunus said. “The discussion, which lasted about half an hour, focused on trade and tariff negotiations between Bangladesh and the United States, the upcoming general election, the country’s democratic transition, and the murder of young Bangladeshi political activist Sharif Osman Hadi,” Mr. Yunus said in a post on X. -ANI December 23, 2025 07:23 Inqilab Moncho threatens agitation against interim govt over Hadi's murder Inqilab Moncho, one of the prominent platforms that rose during the ‘July Uprising’ in Bangladesh, on Monday warned of launching...

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