Thousands of members of youth and student bodies belonging to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party have held a road march procession from Bangladesh’s capital toward its eastern border with India to protest against an attack on a diplomatic mission and alleged desecration of Bangladeshi flags in India.

The foreign secretaries of Bangladesh and India have met in Dhaka to discuss their strained relations, including the growing tensions after former Bangladeshi premier Sheikh Hasina fled into exile in

India’s foreign secretary will visit Dhaka next week to discuss bilateral relations, a Bangladesh official said, in an attempt to mend ties after weeks of heated dialogue regarding the abrupt change of government in Dhaka and treatment of religious minorities.

Bangladesh on Tuesday acknowledged 88 incidents of communal violence against minorities, primarily Hindus, following the ouster of then-premier Sheikh Hasina in August.

Diplomatic relations between the two countries have soured since August, when a student-led uprising ousted authoritarian prime minister Sheikh Hasina

India's top career diplomat was in Bangladesh on Monday to defuse tensions between the two neighbours arising from the August overthrow of autocratic ex-premier Sheikh Hasina in a student-led revolution.

The Bangladesh disclosure came a day after foreign secretary Vikram Misri raised concerns over the attacks on minorities and conveyed India's concerns.

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader Sunil Ambekar on Tuesday said the Indian government should take "more concrete steps" to stop the atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh, and also speak to other co