"Diplomatic relations between India and Bangladesh have hit a critical juncture with Dhaka suspending visa and consular services at its missions in New Delhi and Agartala on December 22 following protests outside the facilities. India has also suspended visa services at its Chittagong visa application center in Bangladesh following widespread violent protests triggered by the death of prominent Bangledeshi activist Sharif Osman Hadi."
"The 32-year-old was a fierce critic of India and a key figure in the 2024 uprising that ended the 15-year autocratic rule of former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Hadi died on December 18 in a Singapore hospital where he was being treated after being shot in the head a week earlier in Dhaka by a masked man riding on the back of a motorbike."
"Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus has called the shooting a premeditated attack carried out by a powerful network aimed at derailing elections planned for February. Envoys summoned in tit-for-tat move Tensions between India and Bangladesh further increased following the killing of Dipu Chandra Das, a 25-year-old Hindu man lynched and burned in public in Bangladesh's Mymensingh district over blasphemy allegations."
Diplomatic ties between India and Bangladesh have deteriorated into reciprocal visa suspensions after protests and violent incidents. Dhaka suspended visa and consular services at its missions in New Delhi and Agartala on December 22 following protests outside those facilities. India suspended visa services at its Chittagong visa application center after widespread violent protests triggered by the death of activist Sharif Osman Hadi. Hadi, 32, was shot in Dhaka and died in a Singapore hospital; he was a prominent critic and 2024 uprising figure. Bangladesh's interim leader called the shooting premeditated, and tensions escalated after the lynching of Dipu Chandra Das. Envoys were summoned and the visa freeze affects tens of thousands seeking medical treatment in India, creating a humanitarian dimension.
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