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-9 number of constituencies in the capital from 8 to 15, and altered the boundaries of the constituency. Saber Hossain Chowdhury was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election. Khaleda Zia stood for five seats in the 1991 general election: Bogra-7, Dhaka-5, Dhaka-9, Feni-1, and Chittagong-8. After winning all five, she chose to represent Feni-1 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them. J. U. Sirker of the BNP was elected in a September 1991 by-election. Dhaka-9 Dhaka-9 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament)