The Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Tripura's capital Agartala on Tuesday announced the suspension of all visa and consular services with immediate effect until further notice because of "security reasons",

On Monday, a protest was underway outside the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala against the arrest of Hindu monk Chinmoy Das when agitators stormed the complex.

Police clampdown came within hours of the Union ministry of external affairs (MEA) issuing a statement “deeply regretting” the “breach of premises at the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agarta

A large mob waving saffron flags surrounded the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission building in Agartala on Monday afternoon, and set fire to the Bangladesh national flag, in protest against the arrest of Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das in Dhaka.

Three police personnel posted at the Assistant High Commission premises were suspended and departmental proceedings have been initiated for alleged negligence in duty.

The Bangladesh mission at Agartala in India was closed on security ground on Tuesday a day after it came under attack by a group of Indian protesters during a violent demonstration.

The Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala was vandalized on Monday noon, with the national flag taken down and set on fire, in protest against the arrest of Sommilito Sanatani Jagaran Jote’s spokesperson Chinmoy Krishna Das.

Authorities in Dhaka responded strongly to the incident with its foreign ministry urging authorities in India to take preventive steps

India-Bangladesh ties hit a snag as Bangladesh halts visa and consular services at Agartala's Assistant High Commission over security breach.

Seven people were arrested on Tuesday for breaching the mission's security barricades and damaging property a day earlier.