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Published : 26 Dec 2025, 07:50 PM
India has expressed grave concern over what it called “unremitting hostilities” against minorities in Bangladesh.
India’s foreign ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal made the remark at his weekly media briefing on Friday.
“The unremitting hostilities against the minorities in Bangladesh, including Hindus, Christians, and Buddhists is a matter of grave concern,” he said. “We condemn the recent killing of a Hindu youth in Bangladesh and expect that the perpetrators of the crime will be brought to justice."
Citing independent sources, Jaiswal reportedly pointed out at the briefing that more than 2,900 incidents of violence against minorities have been documented in Bangladesh.
“The incidents of violence against minorities in Bangladesh cannot be brushed aside as media exaggeration or dismissed as political violence,” Jaiswal said.
India also condemned the recent killing of Hindu youth Dipu Chandra Das in Mymensingh’s Bhaluka.
Bangladesh's relations with India have been strained since a student-led uprising toppled the previous Awami League government in August last year and the interim government of Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus assumed power.
Dhaka has been calling the Indian government’s statements on minority repression in Bangladesh and the Indian media reports on the matter as "exaggeration".
The interim government insisted that incidents of ‘political violence’ are being portrayed as minority repression.
India has already urged Bangladesh to protect its minorities following the killing of Dipu, who was reportedly beaten to death and then burned by a mob over alleged “blasphemy”.
The murder of garment worker Dipu sparked widespread protests against Bangladesh in Kolkata, Delhi and Agartala, further heightening tensions between the neighbours.
Bangladesh’s missions were targeted by the protests, prompting police to disperse them with batons.
Jaiswal dismissed the incidents as “misleading propaganda”, a statement rejected by Foreign Advisor Touhid Hossain, who said protesters were deliberately allowed to approach the diplomatic compound.
In the aftermath of protests, the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi temporarily suspended consular and visa services, and the Agartala Assistant High Commission and Siliguri visa centre also halted operations.
India also halted operations at its visa application centre in Chattogram, citing security concerns amid heightened tensions following the death of youth leader Sharif Osman bin Hadi.
The countries summoned each other’s high commissioners several times to express concern over rising diplomatic tensions.
