Dhaka condemns desecration of national flag, effigy burning of Prof Yunus in Kolkata

Dhaka condemns desecration of national flag, effigy burning of Prof Yunus in Kolkata

Bangladesh government today strongly condemned the deplorable acts of desecrating the national flag of Bangladesh and the burning of the effigy of Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus in Kolkata, India.
“The Government of Bangladesh calls upon the Government of India to take necessary measures in order to prevent occurrences of such incidents in the future,” said foreign ministry here in a statement.
"The Government of Bangladesh notes with deep concern the violent protest organized outside the Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh in Kolkata last (Thursday) afternoon by a Hindu organization of Kolkata named Bongio Hindu Jagran," said the statement.
The rally and demonstration organized by a large group of protesters turned violent, with the protesters breaking through police barricades and reaching the boundary of Bangladesh Deputy High Commission.