Meanwhile, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri is scheduled to visit Bangladesh on December 9 and meet his counterpart there, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday.
Questioning the "silence" of Congress on the Bangladesh issue, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday said that because of the "mistake" of Congress the people there are suffering losses.
US Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has expressed grave concern over the recent unrest in Bangladesh following the arrest of ISKCON priest Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari.
The unrest in Bangladesh almost dried the trade in Integrated Check Post Fulbari Indo-Bangladesh border. Most of the exchange counters at the border were found empty.
The Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Suvendu Adhikari, along with Hindu saints, organised a protest in Kolkata against attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh.
This comes amid strained ties between New Delhi and Dhaka following reports of several attacks on minorities, especially Hindus under the current interim government led by Muhammad Yunus.
The smuggling of gold and silver along the Bangladesh border has seen a significant rise, with the Border Security Force (BSF) seizing nearly Rs 1,300 crore worth of these precious metals by the end of October this year.
Suryavanshi, 13 -- who recently made headlines becoming the youngest ever IPL pick -- today, set the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on fire by blazing through Sri Lanka's bowling unit with his sheer class. Fours and sixes pelted down in Sharjah as India made short work of a modest 174-run target.
Director General of Border Security Force (BSF) Daljeet Singh Chaudhary on Friday said that its force strengthened vigilance at India-Bangladesh border following the power shift in Bangladesh on August 5 considering an atmosphere of fear undeniably developed in the region.
Jyotirmoy Singh Mahato, MP from Purulia, has written to the Norwegian Nobel Committee, urging them to reconsider the legacy of Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus amidst allegations of atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh under his leadership. Mahato detailed mass killings, religious persecutio
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Locket Chatterjee on Friday said that everyone irrespective of political affiliations must unite to resolve the issue of violence against Hindus in Bangladesh.