FILE PHOTO: Members of the army clear an entrance of the Ganabhaban, the Bangladeshi prime minister's residence, a day after the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 6, 2024.  REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain/File Photo
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India Evacuates Staff from Bangladesh as Hasina Flees

India has evacuated all non-essential staff and their families from its embassy and consulates in neighbouring Bangladesh, two Indian government sources said on Wednesday

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has evacuated all non-essential staff and their families from its embassy and consulates in neighbouring Bangladesh, two Indian government sources said on Wednesday, after weeks of unrest forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to quit and flee.

All Indian diplomats remain in Bangladesh and the missions are functional, the sources added.

Besides the high commission or embassy in the capital Dhaka, India has assistant high commissions or consulates in Chittagong, Rajshahi, Khulna and Sylhet.

(Reporting by Shivam Patel, Krishn Kaushik and Sakshi Dayal in New Delhi; Editing by YP Rajesh)

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