Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev on Tuesday condemned the targeted attacks on houses, temples and business establishments of Hindus in Bangladesh, and urged the Centre to do all it can diplomatically and politically to protect the Hindu minority in the neighbouring country.
The White House is closely monitoring the situation in Bangladesh, urging a democratic and inclusive interim government formation, said Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre in a press briefing on Tuesday. She commended the army's restraint and encouraged all parties to refrain from further
Israeli Ambassador to India, Naor Gilon raised concerns on the reports of atrocities against minorities in Bangladesh amid intensifying protests and unrest in the country.
As the situation in Bangladesh worsened following Sheikh Hasina's resignation amid heavy protests, several former diplomats and experts have raised concerns about the scenario and asked the Indian government to remain vigilant.
Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi on Tuesday said that in the wake of Bangladesh unrest, the central government should conduct all-party meetings regularly to brief about the situation in order to make bordering states' governments aware of the situation.
Amid the ongoing unrest in Bangladesh, Punjab Congress chief and Lok Sabha MP Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Tuesday said that the public wants to know about the government's action to ensure the safety of the Indians which was missing in the statement of S Jaishankar.
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.
In the wake of civil unrest in Bangladesh, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has contacted the Ministry of External Affairs to provide all possible help urgently to the students and take necessary steps in regard of arranging their safe return to India.
Speaking with ANI, JD(U)leader KC Tyagi says, "The situation in Bangladesh is worrying for India. Although, the democracy of India is so strong, but the way protests intensified in Bangladesh, the power went into the hands of dangerous people there."
Amid the ongoing unrest in Bangladesh, the BSF Meghalaya Frontier, which oversees a 444 km stretch of the international border with Bangladesh, has heightened security measures to ensure effective border domination and management, said an official press release by BSF.