Overview
- MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal called the hostility toward minorities in Bangladesh a matter of grave concern and said those responsible must be brought to justice.
- India referenced independent reports of more than 2,900 incidents targeting minorities during the interim government’s tenure, rejecting efforts to dismiss them as media exaggeration or political violence.
- Dipu Chandra Das was killed on December 18 in Mymensingh after blasphemy allegations, and Amrit Mondal was beaten to death in Rajbari days later, with local police linking the latter case to alleged extortion activity.
- Bangladeshi authorities say multiple suspects have been detained in the Das case, with official accounts and reports citing around a dozen arrests.
- New Delhi said Tarique Rahman’s return should be viewed through its support for free, fair and inclusive elections in February, as it closely follows unrest linked to the killing of student leader Sharif Osman Hadi.