&imwidth=800&imheight=600&format=webp&quality=medium "China wants 'national solidarity' in Bangladesh amid violent unrest, anti-India protest; says THIS about February polls")
China on Tuesday (Dec 23) issued a statement in favour of elections in Bangladesh amid recent uproar in the country over the murder of student leader and radical activist Osman Hadi. Chinese foreign ministry said that it backs “national solidarity” in Bangladesh, and believed that all sectors in the country would properly advance after a free and fair elections. Tensions in Bangladesh reignited after Hadi was killed by unidentified gunmen last week. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said: “China wishes Bangladesh safe, stable and smooth parliamentary elections. We believe that various sectors of Bangladesh will properly advance important political agendas and uphold national solidarity and stability."
Chaos in Bangladesh
Radical activist Sharif Osman Hadi was shot in Dhaka by unidentified men. He was airlifted to Singapore for treatment, however he succumbed to injuries. His death was announced by Bangladesh interim leader Muhammad Yunus on Dec 18. Soon after, violence erupted in several cities of Bangladesh. Hadi, the founder of Inqilab Mancha, a radical student group of Dhaka University, was known for his anti-India views. Sporadic violence expanded into nationwide unrest with protesters taking to streets and vandalising cultural centres. A Hindu man Dipu Chandra Das was lynched by an angry pro-Hadi mob in Mymensingh.
By Dec 20, protests escalated into anti-India demonstration with residence of Indian Assistant High Commissioner in Chattogram being pelted with stones. The killing of Dipu Chandra paved way for counter protest against the Hadi's radical outfit. On Dec 22, another leader of National Citizen Party (NCP) was shot by miscreants in Khulna. He was identified Motaleb Shikder, Khulna divisional chief of NCP and central organiser of NCP Sramik Shakti. However, he is out of danger.
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India-Bangladesh ties
India and Bangladesh have engaged in a fresh round of mutual diplomatic protests, summoning each other's envoys amid sharply deteriorating bilateral ties. On Tuesday (December 23), the Ministry of External Affairs summoned Bangladesh's High Commissioner to New Delhi, Muhammad Riaz Hamidullah, for the second time in a week, as inflammatory comments have been made by Bangladeshi politicians against India. The move came shortly after Bangladesh's Foreign Ministry called in India's High Commissioner Pranay Verma to express concern over the security of Bangladeshi diplomatic missions and personnel in India. The latest Indian protest focused on threats to its diplomatic posts, particularly after an attack on the Indian Assistant High Commission in Chittagong (Chattogram). Protesters hurled stones at the mission's premises during unrest triggered by the death of Hadi.
