The sharp response by Bangladesh Prime Minister to Pakistan reminding them of the atrocities during the Bangladesh liberation war of 1971 comes at a time when pro-Pakistan Islamist organisations are opposing the statue of her father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Hefazat-i-Islam, the Muslim political organisation that carried out the protest, demanded the Bangladesh government to severe all diplomatic ties with France and shut down French embassy.
A Bangladeshi Twitter user has claimed that the police has taken no action against the arsonists and the vandals but instead jailed two Hindus over comments on Facebook.