Dhaka/ New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- India has temporarily suspended visa services at its Chittagong application center, the country's second-largest city, following protests linked to the death of a prominent youth leader and increasing diplomatic tensions between the two countries.
Indian officials said the visa center will remain closed until further notice after demonstrators approached the perimeter of India's assistant high commission in Chittagong. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) described the suspension as a "precautionary measure" that will stay in effect "until the local law-and-order situation stabilises."The unrest followed the death of Sharif Osman Hadi, who led last year's student-led protests that challenged the Awami League ...