Hostilities Against Minorities in Bangladesh Matter of Concern: India
New Delhi also reacted cautiously to the homecoming of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman saying it should be seen in the context of ensuring inclusive polls
New Delhi: The Indian government on Friday said that incidents of violence and atrocities on Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh is worrisome and these cannot be brushed aside as media exaggeration or dismissed as political violence by the country’s dispensation.
While condemning the recent killing of Hindu youth, Dipu Chandra Das, in Bangladesh's Mymensingh, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said so far over 2,900 incidents of violence against minorities have been documented in Bangladesh by independent sources during the tenure of interim government
"The unremitting hostilities against the minorities in Bangladesh including Hindus, Christians and Buddhists is a matter of grave concern. We condemn the recent killing of a Hindu youth in Bangladesh and expect that the perpetrators of the crime will be brought to justice," Jaiswal said, adding India is closely following the developments in Bangladesh.
Regarding upcoming elections in Bangladesh, Jaiswal said India expects the polls must be free, fair and inclusive. New Delhi also reacted cautiously to the homecoming of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman saying it should be seen in the context of ensuring inclusive polls.
