The move comes amid tensions between India and Bangladesh following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government and her shift to New Delhi.
Amid Dhaka regime change crisis, India pulled out "non-essential" staff and the families of diplomats at its High Commission in Dhaka.
The order came into effect on August 17. Shaban Mahmud, First Secretary (Press), was asked to relinquish his position at the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi before the end of his contract, reports 'India Today'.
Ranjan Sen, another First Secretary (Press) at the Bangladeshi consulate in Kolkata, was also asked to relinquish his charges on Saturday.
Sen was asked to leave before the completion of his contractual tenure, which was set to end in 2026. He had been re-appointed by the erstwhile Sheikh Hasina government and may take some time before returning to Dhaka.
Sheikh Hasina, facing a mass student-led uprising, was forced to resign as Prime Minister of Bangladesh and flee the country for India on August 5. She has been in India for nearly three weeks and faces the possibility of extradition due to the revocation of her diplomatic passport by the Muhammad Yunus-led caretaker government.
Hasina, who is facing 51 cases including 42 for murder, holds no other passport besides the revoked diplomatic one, reported Dhaka-based newspaper Daily Star.
The cancellation of her diplomatic passport and associated visa privileges puts her at risk of extradition under the legal framework of the extradition treaty between Bangladesh and India.
While Sheikh Hasina has made no comment on her plans for the future, her US-based son Sajeeb Wazed 'Joy' has indicated that she may be in India for an extended period.
Ms Hasina was initially expected to leave for another country, possibly the UK, but a statement by a British government spokesperson indicated that her plea for asylum was unlikely to be accepted.
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