Bangladesh’s interim authorities has recalled 5 envoys, together with the ambassador to neighbouring India, in a significant diplomatic reshuffle, a international ministry official mentioned on Thursday.
Main political modifications within the South Asian nation ushered within the interim authorities led by Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus after weeks of violent protests compelled Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign on August 5 and flee to India.
The international ministry ordered envoys in Brussels, Canberra, Lisbon, New Delhi and the everlasting mission to the United Nations in New York to right away return to the capital, Dhaka, the official mentioned, talking on situation of anonymity.
They had been requested handy over their duties instantly and return, the official added, with out elaborating. The step follows the recall of Saida Muna Tasneem, the excessive commissioner, or ambassador, to Britain, who was equally requested to return.
Greater than 700 individuals died on account of the student-led motion that ousted Hasina, straining ties with India. The 2 have a 4,000-km (2500-mile) border and maritime boundaries within the Bay of Bengal.
Minority teams in Bangladesh have made accusations of assaults on Hindus after the political modifications, although the federal government says the violence was motivated by politics, not faith.
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