The Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Tripura's capital Agartala on Tuesday announced the suspension of all visa and consular services with immediate effect until further notice because of "security reasons",

On Monday, a protest was underway outside the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala against the arrest of Hindu monk Chinmoy Das when agitators stormed the complex.

The Bangladesh mission at Agartala in India was closed on security ground on Tuesday a day after it came under attack by a group of Indian protesters during a violent demonstration.

Authorities in Dhaka responded strongly to the incident with its foreign ministry urging authorities in India to take preventive steps

Three police personnel posted at the Assistant High Commission premises were suspended and departmental proceedings have been initiated for alleged negligence in duty.

GUWAHATI: A bus en route to Kolkata from Agartala was “attacked” in Bangladesh, Tripura Transport Minister Sushanta Chowdhury alleged. He said the incident occurred in the Brahmanbaria district on Saturday.

A group of Indian passengers travelling from Tripura to Kolkata on a Shyamoli Paribahan bus were subjected to a terrifying ordeal when their bus was attacked in Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh.

Tripura chief minister Dr. Manik Saha said that those who are involved in the purported attack on an India-Bangladesh international passenger bus on Biswa Road in Bangladesh's Brahmanbaria district on Saturday and the atrocities on minorities in the country should rectify themselves soon,

Buses operate between Kolkata and Agartala via Dhaka as it cuts the distance by more than half. It is cheaper than travelling by flight and shorter than travelling by train via Assam, which usually takes over 30 hours.