Overview

• MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal called the allegation of Indian involvement "false and baseless" and said Bangladesh's interim administration is shifting blame for law-and-order failures.
• India urged the Yunus-led government to investigate local extremists accused of violence, arson and land grabs targeting minority communities in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
• Bangladesh’s Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd.) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury had suggested the unrest was driven by India or fascist elements, a claim reported without supporting evidence.
• The Khagrachhari violence followed protests over the alleged gang rape of a tribal schoolgirl and left at least three people dead and dozens injured, including army and police personnel.
• Authorities enforced Section 144 and deployed security forces as reports described widespread arson and looting, with the episode adding strain to already tense India–Bangladesh ties since 2024.