'Bangladesh mission in Delhi fears ULFA retaliation'

Anisur Rahman
Dhaka, Jan 3 (PTI) Bangladesh's envoy to India has sought
immediate steps for upgrading the New Delhi mission's security
fearing retaliation by United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA)
in the wake of Border Security Force arresting two top
militant leaders, who were reportedly earlier detained in his
country.

Bangladeshi High Commissioner to India, Tariq A Karim, in
a recent letter to Dhaka, said a possible backlash from ULFA
and religious extremists in Bangladesh has made the mission's
compound at the Chanakyapuri diplomatic enclave in New Delhi
extremely vulnerable, 'The New Age' reported.
"These developments have meant that the High Commission
and its personnel have become extremely vulnerable as targets
for retaliatory attacks in India aimed at humiliating the
government of Bangladesh," it quoted the letter as saying.
The letter sought immediate government steps to
upgrade the High Commission's security apparatus calling it
the "most pressing problem" and suggested installation of
closed-circuit television cameras along its boundary wall,
besides security barriers and fire-fighting equipment.
According to the report, Karim has already approached the
Indian government for enhancing security for the mission while
sending details of its requirements for the security equipment
to the Foreign Ministry in Dhaka.
Foreign ministry officials here were not available for
immediate comments on the report, which came a week ahead of
Premier Sheikh Hasina's 3-day visit to New Delhi, the first
since her Awami League party came to power after the landmark
December 29, 2008 polls. (More) PTI AR
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