Dhaka
\nBangladesh police on Thursday stopped protesters from marching towards an Indian diplomatic mission, a day after India\u2019s foreign ministry conveyed its concerns over the \u201cdeteriorating\u201d security environment in the country. Ties between the two countries have been frosty since former prime minister Sheikh Hasina fled to India following a student-led uprising last year.
\nDhaka has repeatedly asked for her extradition so that she could stand trial for her alleged crimes, with Delhi responding that it was examining the requests.
\nOn Thursday, dozens of demonstrators began marching towards the assistant Indian high commissioner office in Rajshahi district, which borders India.
\nMiftahul Jannat, one of the protesters, said the plan was to carry out a sit-in, demanding the \u201crepatriation of all the killers, including Sheikh Hasina\u201d.
\nThe protest was stalled by the police, who said they \u201clistened to their demands and promised to forward them to the authorities\u201d.
\n\u201cWe are not aware of any further plans (for demonstrations) and hope the issue will be resolved peacefully,\u201d Nashid Farhad, a senior officer with the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police, told AFP.
\nOn Wednesday, a group of protesters tried to march towards the Indian High Commission in Dhaka.
\nIndia\u2019s foreign ministry on Wednesday summoned Bangladesh\u2019s top diplomat in New Delhi to convey its concerns about the actions of some \u201cextremist elements\u201d.
\nIn a statement, the ministry also said it expected the interim government under Muhammad Yunus to \u201censure the safety of missions and posts in Bangladesh in keeping with its diplomatic obligations\u201d.
\nHasina, 78, was sentenced to death in absentia by a Bangladesh court last month for crimes against humanity.
\nThe country of 170 million people goes to the polls on February 12, with Hasina\u2019s former ruling party, the Awami League, banned from running.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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