The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday summoned acting Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pawan Badhe and flagged remarks made by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Director General (South Asia) Ishrat Jahan conveyed Dhaka’s position to the acting Indian High Commissioner in the afternoon, an official told UNB.
Bangladesh described the remarks as disparaging to Bangladesh-India relations and expressed its displeasure to India.