Won’t use taxpayers’ money: Bangladesh withdraws ‘further’ security cowl for Indian diplomats

By India Today News Desk: Bangladesh will not current further security cowl to Indian envoys and totally different prime diplomats from the United States, the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia all through their actions inside the nation. Although the traditional security protocols could be in place, the “extra security escort” could be withdrawn.

Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday talked about that Dhaka will not spend the taxpayers’ money on the “extra security escort” for diplomats.

“We acquired’t current this extra (security) escort service with taxpayers’ money,” talked about Bangladesh’s worldwide minister as quoted by the United News of Bangladesh.

Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs despatched a letter to the 4 embassies in regards to the alternative each week previously, as per a report by the Dhaka Tribune.

The further security cowl was equipped to the diplomats of the 4 worldwide areas after the militant assault in a Dhaka restaurant in 2016. Twenty people – 17 foreigners along with an Indian girl – have been killed inside the assault.

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The security measure consisted of policemen outfitted with riot gear, escorting the envoys of their vans.

“The additional security protocol we were providing to ambassadors and high commissioners of some particular countries has been withdrawn. But the normal security measures for them are in place,” a diplomatic security division official of Dhaka Metropolitan Police talked about on Tuesday as per info firm PTI.

REASON BEHIND WITHDRAWAL

Several totally different embassies apart from the 4 have been moreover demanding the extra security measures. This is doubtless one of many the rationale why Bangladesh took the selection to withdraw the extra protocols. Dhaka Police Commissioner Khandker Golam Faruq moreover talked about that one other excuse is the shortage of manpower, reported PTI.

However, if any nation wished to proceed the extra security measures, they will lease such corporations. The Indian embassy has not made any suggestions on the withdrawal of further security measures for its diplomats in Bangladesh.