Efforts should be made to avoid creating new discomfort in Bangladesh-India relations.

Desk report In the post-August 5 political context, India’s relations with Bangladesh have been strained. In such an environment, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Mishri arrived in Dhaka and held an official meeting with Foreign Secretary Md. Jasim Uddin. This visit has been considered the first step to overcome this rare discomfort in the history of relations between the two countries. At a time when relations are evolving positively in light of the changing situation, India has protested the comments of Mahfuz Alam, advisor to the interim government of Bangladesh. Analysts…

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Statement by the Chief Advisor’s Press Wing Indian media reports on violence against Hindus are misleading

Desk report The press wing of the chief advisor said that the claim made by Indian media outlets that there were 2,200 incidents of violence against Hindus in 2024 is misleading and exaggerated. Several Indian media outlets, including India Today and Anandabazar Patrika, quoted the country’s Ministry of External Affairs on Friday as saying that there were 47 incidents of violence against Hindus in Bangladesh in 2022, 302 in 2023 and 2,200 in 2024. “These statistics are misleading and exaggerated,” a statement posted on the Press Wing’s verified Facebook page…

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