Bangladesh Threatens Diplomatic Cutback in India Over Security Row

• Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain stated Dhaka may shrink its diplomatic presence in India if security concerns warrant.
• This follows a protest outside the Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi regarding the lynching of Dipu Chandra Das in Mymensingh.
• India's MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal confirmed no breach of the High Commission fence and police dispersed protesters quickly.
• MEA urged Bangladesh to bring the perpetrators of Dipu Chandra Das's barbaric killing to justice and expressed concerns over minority attacks.
• Hossain rejected India's statement, questioning why protesters were allowed so close to the diplomatic mission and alleging other slogans.

Why It Matters: Bangladesh threatens to scale back diplomatic presence in India amid security dispute over protests and lynching.