2013 siege of the Pakistani embassy in Dhaka Commission in Dhaka and the incidents of burning of Pakistan's flags by the Bangladeshi protesters. The Foreign Office released the official statement, quoting that "Bangladesh is Pakistan's neighboring Islamic country and Pakistan wants to strengthen ties with it." Following the incidence, the security was tightened in and around the High Commission of Pakistan in Dhaka. 2013 siege of the Pakistani embassy in Dhaka The siege on Pakistan Embassy in Dhaka took place when hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Pakistan High Commission building in Dhaka's Gulshan diplomatic enclave after they broke through barbed wire barricades. The incident took place when
Dhaka accounted for the largest share of the world's jute production. Dhaka suffered stagnation and decline began during the mid 19th-century. Its muslin industry was destroyed by high colonial taxation, restriction of trade and forced imports of British manufactured textiles. The city's weavers starved to death during Bengal famines. The rise of the colonial capital Calcutta caused a sharp decline in the city's population. Dhaka became heavily impoverished. In 1824, an Anglican bishop described Dhaka as a "city of magnificent ruins". During the mutiny of 1857, the city witnessed revolts by the Bengal Army. The British Indian rule was established following