According to Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar, the High Commission of India in Dhaka is still keeping a close watch on the situation involving Bangladesh’s minorities.
In response to five specific questions at the Indian Lok Sabha today (November 29), he stated that the government of Bangladesh bears the primary duty for safeguarding the life and liberty of all Bangladeshi citizens, including minorities.
Public representatives chosen by direct election under the principles of universal adult suffrage make up the Lok Sabha.
According to Jaishankar, the Indian government has received several reports of attacks on temples and other places of worship, as well as episodes of violence against Hindus and other minorities, their houses, and places of commerce, including in August 2024, all over Bangladesh.
The Indian government has taken “serious note” of these instances, he said, and has communicated its concerns to the government of Bangladesh.
According to Jaishankar, reports of assaults on temples and puja mandaps surfaced during Bangladesh’s most recent Durga Puja celebration.
He claimed that during Durga Puja 2024, the Indian government had voiced its “serious concerns” over the theft at the Jashoreshwari Kali temple in Satkhira and the attack on a puja mandap in Tantibazar, Dhaka.
In response to these attacks, the Bangladeshi government ordered the deployment of the army and BGB as part of enhanced security measures to guarantee Durga Puja celebrations were peaceful, Jaishankar said.
The Asiapost News 
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