In a tit-for-tat move, the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi suspended consular and visa services on Monday as relations between the two sides went into a free fall following the death of the country’s youth leader, Sharif Osman Hadi.
On Sunday, India suspended visa services at the Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) in Chattogram, a southeastern port city in Bangladesh, until further notice amid violence following the death of prominent youth leader Osman Hadi, who was one of the main figures in last year’s uprising that ousted Sheikh Hasina.
India’s move came days after scores of people gathered outside the Assistant High Commission of India (AHCI) in Chattogram.
"Due to unavoidable circumstances, all consular & visa services from the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi are temporarily suspended until further notice," the Bangladesh mission stated, The Daily Star reported.
"Any inconvenience caused is sincerely regretted," it added.
