Bangladesh Summons Indian Envoy Over Border Tensions

Bangladesh Foreign Ministry on Sunday summoned Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma over border tensions. The development came hours after Dhaka alleged that India was trying to construct fences at five locations along the Indo-Bangla border, violating a bilateral agreement. Verma entered the foreign ministry around 3:00 pm (local time). His meeting with Foreign Secretary Jashim Uddin lasted about 45 minutes, the state-run BSS news agency reported. While no official statement was released by the interim government regarding the discussions, officials confirmed that the envoy was summoned. Talking to the media after emerging from the meeting, Verma said Dhaka and New Delhi "have understandings with regard to fencing the border for security".