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{{short description|Diplomatic Mission of Bangladesh in India}}
{{Infobox diplomatic mission
| name = High Commission of Bangladesh, New Delhi
| image =
| caption =
| location =
| address = EP-39, S Radhakrishna Marg, [[Chanakyapuri]], [[New Delhi]], [[Delhi]] 110021, India
| opened = {{Start date|1972}}
| coordinates =
| jurisdiction = [[India]], ([[North India]] consular service)
| high_commissioner = [[M. Riaz Hamidullah]]
| URL = [https://www.bdhcdelhi.org/ HCB, New Delhi]
}}
The '''High Commission of Bangladesh, New Delhi'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=High Commission for the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, New Delhi, India |url=https://newdelhi.mofa.gov.bd/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250425065101/https://newdelhi.mofa.gov.bd/ |archive-date=2025-04-25 |access-date=2025-12-22 |website=newdelhi.mofa.gov.bd |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref> is the [[diplomatic mission]] of the [[People's Republic of Bangladesh]] to [[India]]. It is headed by the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=WELCOME TO BDHC, INDIA |url=https://dmshao.com/bdhcdelhi/ |access-date=2025-12-22 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==History==
After forming of [[Provisional Government of Bangladesh]] on April 17, 1971. [[M Hossain Ali]] Deputy High Commissioner of Pakistan at [[Calcutta]] cut ties with Pakistan Government alongside all members working at the deputy high commission and formed Bangladesh's first diplomatic mission in the premises of the Deputy High Commission. A few weeks later, the [[Provisional Government of Bangladesh|provisional government of Bangladesh]] opened a liaison office at [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ali, M Hossain - Banglapedia |url=https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Ali,_M_Hossain |access-date=2025-12-22 |website=en.banglapedia.org |language=en}}</ref> India formally recognized Bangladesh on December 6, 1971. Bangladesh government started preparing to move the high commission to Indian capital. And in 1972, Bangladesh government moved the high commission to [[Chanakyapuri]], [[New Delhi]]. And the mission at Calcutta became the deputy high commission of Bangladesh at Calcutta.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bangladesh High Commission New Delhi, India |url=https://bdhcdelhi.org/officers.html |access-date=2025-12-22 |website=bdhcdelhi.org}}</ref>

==Deputy and Assistant High commissions==
In 1972, the High Commission of Bangladesh, Calcutta became the Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh, Calcutta. After that, a Bangladesh visa office open at [[Agartala]] in 1974 which became Assistant High Commission of Bangladesh, Agartala in 2015. Now, Bangladesh maintains three Deputy High Commission and two assistant high Commission in five different cities in India.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bangladesh |first=Assistant High Commission |date=December 22, 2025 |title=Assistant High Commission of Bangladesh, Agartala |url=https://agartala.mofa.gov.bd/ |url-status=live |access-date=December 22, 2025}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable"
! City !! Current Diplomatic Mission !! Location !! Jurisdiction !! Website
|-
| [[Agartala]] || Assistant High Commission|| near Circuit House, Kunjaban, Agartala, Tripura 799001, India ||[[Tripura]]/ [[North East India]] || [https://agartala.mofa.gov.bd/ AHCB Agartala]
|-
|-
| [[Chennai]] || Deputy High Commission|| 24/46, Agni Business Centre, 1st & 2nd Floor, KB Dasan Rd, Alwarpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600018, India ||[[South India]] ||[https://chennai.mofa.gov.bd/ DHCB, Chennai]
|-
| [[Guwahati]] || Assistant High Commission || Green Valley Tower Domino’s Old Post Office Lane, Maniram Dewan Rd, near Silpukhuri, Silpukhuri, Guwahati, Assam 781003, India|| [[Assam]] / [[North East India]]|| [https://guwahati.mofa.gov.bd/ AHCB Guwahati ]
|-
| [[Kolkata]] || Deputy High Commission || 9, Circus Ave, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Sarani, Kolkata, West Bengal 700017, India|| [[East India]]||[https://kolkata.mofa.gov.bd/ DHCB, Kolkata]
|-
| [[Mumbai]] || Deputy High Commission || Jolly Maker Bungalow.8, opposite World Trade Centre, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400005, India || [[West India]]||[https://mumbai.mofa.gov.bd/ DHCB, Mumbai]
|}

==Anti Bangladesh movement==
{{Main article|2024 attack on the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in India}}

A series of protests had started after Sheikh Hasina fled to India to seek [[Right of asylum|political asylum]], following [[Resignation of Sheikh Hasina|her resignation]]. The Assistant High Commission at [[Agartala]],Tripura was [[2024 attack on the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in India|attacked on December 2, 2024]], due to misinformation spread by some Indian media outlets. Following which, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bangladesh)|Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] had summoned the [[High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh|Indian High commissioner to Bangladesh]] and released a press statement stating the violation of [[Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations]] and withdrew its Assistant High Commission at Agartala resulting in the temporary closure of mission there which, misguided by the media resulted in a larger protest.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-02 |title=ISKCON row: Far-right outfits breach Bangladesh mission in Agartala |url=https://www.siasat.com/iskcon-row-far-right-outfits-breach-bangladesh-mission-in-agartala-3141454/ |access-date=2025-12-22 |website=The Siasat Daily |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-02 |title=Bangladesh assistant high commission in Agartala attacked, flag torched |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/international/india/0sprwqe5ux |access-date=2025-12-22 |website=Prothomalo |language=en}}</ref>

In response to the [[lynching of Dipu Chandra Das]], on December 21, 2025, another protest occurred before the High Commission of Bangladesh in [[New Delhi]].

On December 22, 2025, a mob attack occurred at Bangladesh visa center in [[Siliguri]], [[West Bengal]], India. In response, Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs suspended all its consular services in India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=দিল্লিতে বাংলাদেশ হাইকমিশনের ভিসা সেবা সাময়িকভাবে স্থগিত – DW – 22.12.2025 |url=https://www.dw.com/bn/%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4/live-75261288 |access-date=2025-12-22 |website=dw.com |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=প্রতিবেদক |first=কূটনৈতিক |date=2025-12-22 |title=দিল্লিতে বাংলাদেশ হাইকমিশনের ভিসা সেবা সাময়িকভাবে স্থগিত |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/f6dq3ok97j |access-date=2025-12-22 |website=Prothomalo |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-12-22 |title='Unavoidable circumstances': Bangladesh suspends visa services in New Delhi; move follows Dhaka's 'scale back' remark |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/unavoidable-circumstances-bangladesh-suspends-visa-services-at-high-commission-in-new-delhi-move-day-after-dhakas-scale-back-remark/articleshow/126123996.cms |access-date=2025-12-22 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

On December 23, 2025, a protest occurred in front of Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh in [[Kolkata]]. [[Kolkata Police]] tried to control the situation and arrested 12 protesters.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Agencies,PTI |first=Online Desk |date=2025-12-23 |title=Anti-Bangladesh protests erupt near Deputy High Commission in Kolkata; 12 arrested |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2025/Dec/23/anti-bangladesh-protests-erupt-near-deputy-high-commission-in-kolkata-12-arrested |access-date=2025-12-23 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Bangladesh–India relations}}
{{Diplomatic missions of Bangladesh|state=collapsed}}
{{Diplomatic missions in India}}

[[Category:Diplomatic missions of Bangladesh|New Delhi]]
[[Category:Diplomatic missions in New Delhi|Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Bangladesh–India relations]]

High Commission of Bangladesh, New Delhi - Revision history

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