India pulls non-essential staff from Dhaka mission

Although the mission is still operational, India withdrew all non-essential employees and the families of high commission officials from Dhaka on Wednesday as a precautionary move in light of the ongoing unrest in Bangladesh, according to persons familiar with the situation.

The action was taken two days after Sheikh Hasina, the former prime minister, resigned on Monday due to widespread public protests calling for the overthrow of her Awami League government. The army has assumed control of the nation's affairs until a transitional administration headed by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is established.

Via a commercial jet, non-essential employees and their families have voluntarily returned from the Indian high commission in Dhaka. Under the condition of anonymity, one of the individuals mentioned above stated, "The non-essential staff and families returned this [Wednesday] morning."

The people indicated that the high commission is still operational and that all of the diplomats are still there. The mission's hotlines, +8801958383679, +8801958383680, and +8801937400591, are operational as well.

According to the persons, Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma and other diplomats in Dhaka have been working very hard to interact with Bangladeshi authorities, particularly the military, ever since Hasina resigned. They stated that the Indian side has also communicated to the military authorities the importance of safeguarding Indian citizens as well as the minority populations in Bangladesh.

In the wake of Hasina's resignation on Monday, Bangladesh Army head Gen. Waker-uz-Zaman called for calm and order, but violence has persisted in many areas of the nation, primarily targeting the leaders, employees, and fans of the Awami League party. But things are getting back to normal in Dhaka.

24 people were killed after a mob set fire to an Awami League politician's hotel in Jashore; three others were injured, including an activist for the group.

Following Hasina's resignation, there were about 140 violent deaths, bringing the total number of fatalities since last month to about 450.

India has assistant high commissions in Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi, and Sylhet in addition to its high commission in Dhaka. India's external affairs minister, S Jaishankar, expressed great concern over the state of the nation's minorities in light of attacks on their places of worship and businesses on Tuesday while updating Parliament on events in Bangladesh.

Even if a number of organizations have taken action to safeguard minorities, he stated that India's worries will not go away until law and order is restored. He urged the authorities in Bangladesh to ensure the safety of India's missions, which will recommence regular operations as soon as the situation calms down.

Approximately 19,000 Indian citizens, including 9,000 students, were present in Bangladesh at the time of the Approximately 8% of Bangladesh's almost 170 million people are Hindu.

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