Jaishankar on Tuesday said that there are an estimated 19,000 Indian nationals of which about 9000 are students while ensuring the country that the government is in close contact with the Indian community in Dhaka.
Reacting to External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar's statement on Bangladesh unrest in Parliament, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP, Priyanka Chaturvedi said on Tuesday that his statement was very mature considering the fragile situation, adding that the central government have to ensure that Indians
Amid political unrest in Bangladesh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that there are an estimated 19,000 Indian nationals of which about 9000 are students while ensuring the country that the government is in close contact with the Indian community in Dhaka.
At least eight people were killed and 84 others were wounded on Monday after unidentified arsonists set fire to a residential hotel in Bangladesh's Jessore.
The Meghalaya government has imposed a curfew along the International border with Bangladesh starting tonight in the wake of the political crisis in the neighbouring country, authorities said on Monday.
Agitators in Bangladesh also set fire to the Dhaka district office of Awami League. The agitators started the fire at around 4 pm on Monday. The fire also spread to the gas cylinder shop nearby.
At least 93 people were killed as a fresh wave of violence gripped Bangladesh. Over thousands have sustained injuries, many with bullets, the Dailystar reported on Monday.
Bangladesh Police fired tear gas and lobbied stun grenades to disperse tens of thousands of protesters who returned to the streets demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
The unrest was sparked by students who have long demanded an overhaul of the quota system, which originally reserved 30 per cent of government jobs for descendants of veterans who fought in Bangladesh's war of independence in 1971.
The investigation into the murder of Bangladesh Awami League MP Anwarul Azim Anar, who was found dead at a flat in Kolkata is underway, and the Indian government is extending all possible support to the Bangladesh side, said Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra on Saturday.
The arrested accused, identified as Siam Hossain, originally hails from Burhanuddin, Bhola district in Bangladesh. Hossain had fled to Nepal following the murder of the victim Bangladesh MP.