Overview

• MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal called the accusations against New Delhi false and baseless and said Bangladesh’s interim administration was shifting blame for law-and-order failures.
• India urged Dhaka to conduct serious investigations into local extremists accused of violence, arson and land grabs targeting minority communities in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
• Bangladesh’s Home Affairs Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury had suggested external influences, including India or fascist elements, and sought to tie the unrest to deposed leader Sheikh Hasina without presenting evidence.
• Clashes between indigenous tribes and Bengali settlers left at least three people dead and dozens injured, with army and police personnel among the wounded, and local reports placed the fatalities in Guimara.
• Authorities enforced Section 144 and deployed security as sporadic incidents persisted, and the dispute adds to already strained India–Bangladesh relations since August 2024.