India on Wednesday summoned Bangladesh’s High Commissioner Muhammad Riaz Hamidullah to convey serious concerns over the security of the Indian High Commission in Dhaka amid what New Delhi described as a deterioration in the security situation in Bangladesh.

The High Commissioner was called to the Ministry of External Affairs around 12 PM local time and met Joint Secretary B Shyam.

In an official statement, the ministry said the summons followed growing concerns about the safety of the Indian mission in Dhaka.

The ministry said it had specifically drawn the envoy’s attention to reports that certain “extremist elements” had openly announced plans to create a security crisis around the Indian mission in the Bangladeshi capital.

India conveyed that such threats were deeply troubling for diplomatic relations and expressed its expectation that Bangladesh’s interim government would take swift and effective measures to address them.

New Delhi also said it completely rejected what it described as attempts by “extremist elements” to create a “false narrative” around some recent incidents in Bangladesh.

Expressing dissatisfaction with the interim government’s handling of the matter, the ministry termed the situation unfortunate, saying there had been no thorough investigation into the incidents nor any meaningful sharing of evidence with the Indian government.

The statement reiterated that India values its historically close and friendly relationship with the people of Bangladesh, forged during the Liberation War and strengthened through development cooperation and people-to-people ties.

On that basis, India has consistently advocated peace and stability in Bangladesh and called for a free, fair, inclusive and credible election in a calm and stable environment.

India further expressed its expectation that the Bangladesh government would uphold its diplomatic obligations by ensuring the security of the Indian mission in Dhaka as well as other foreign diplomatic posts in the country.

Indian media outlet NDTV reported that the summons was linked to what it described as an “provocative” comment by a leader of Bangladesh’s Jatiya Nagorik Party, though the Ministry of External Affairs statement did not refer to this issue.