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India has sought additional security for its visa centres in Bangladesh after hundreds of people protested at a facility in Dhaka, Bangladesh police officials said on Tuesday, adding that security measures have been tightened in the diplomatic area of ​​the capital city. Several people applying for tourist visas protested at the Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) at Dhaka’s Jamuna Future Park on Monday. Though there was no vandalism or violence, a large police contingent was sent to the area to bring the situation under control, people familiar with the matter said on condition of anonymity.

Following the protest, the Indian High Commission sent a note verbale, or an unsigned diplomatic correspondence, to Bangladesh’s foreign ministry, seeking enhanced security for Indian visa centres across the country. Dhaka Metropolitan Police chief Mainul Hasan told HT on Tuesday that security measures have been beefed up in the diplomatic area in Dhaka. “Security has been tightened after yesterday’s (Monday) incident,” he said.

Hundreds of Bangladeshis created a ruckus at the Indian Visa Application Centre in Satkhira on August 26. The locals started protesting after several applicants did not get visas despite waiting in queues. Officer-in-charge of the Watara police station Mazharul Islam told New Age that the protest started around 10:30 am and the situation was brought under control by 1 pm. According to police present at the spot, people queued up outside the visa centre to collect their documents – a line that was about a kilometre long. However, when the centre staff told them that the visa process was being delayed, the locals got angry and started raising slogans. The group can be heard saying.