MEA calls breach of Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala 'deeply regrettable'
On 2 December 2024, in Agartala, Tripura, protesters breached the premises of the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission, which India's Ministry of External Affairs called deeply regrettable.
Summary
On 2 December 2024, in Agartala, Tripura, over 50 protesters reportedly entered the premises of the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission during a rally against the arrest of Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das in Bangladesh. The Ministry of External Affairs called the breach 'deeply regrettable', said diplomatic and consular properties should not be targeted under any circumstances, and said the government was stepping up security for Bangladesh's High Commission in New Delhi and its Deputy/Assistant High Commissions in India.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 2 Dec 2024, Agartala, Tripura
- Mission
- Bangladesh Assistant High Commission
- Protest over
- Arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das in Bangladesh
- MEA
- 'Deeply regrettable'; security being stepped up
Practice MCQs 2 questions
On 2 December 2024, the MEA described as 'deeply regrettable' a breach of the premises of the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in which city?
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Correct answer: A — Agartala
MEA statement quoted by NDTV and The Economic Times (2 Dec 2024): 'The incident earlier today of the breach of premises at the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala is deeply regrettable.'
Consider the following statements about the Agartala incident of 2 December 2024: 1. The MEA said diplomatic and consular properties should not be targeted under any circumstances. 2. The rally was held to protest against the arrest of Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das in Bangladesh. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
NDTV and The Economic Times (2 Dec 2024): the MEA said diplomatic and consular properties should not be targeted under any circumstances, and the rally protested the arrest of Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das in Bangladesh. Both statements are correct. Answer: Both 1 and 2.