As per information from the officials, fish have been not been arriving in large quantities from Bangladesh to the Howrah fish market which has led to the fish traders in Kolkata facing huge losses.
Adish Aggarwala, the outgoing president of the Supreme Court Bar Council, has requested Mahbubuddin Khokon, the president of the Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association, to ensure that Hindus are not intentionally targeted amidst the turmoil in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh is facing a fluid political situation, with Sheikh Hasina tendering her resignation from her post in the wake of mounting protests on August 5.
Meanwhile, Congress senior leader Salman Khurshid on Wednesday refused to be drawn further into controversy after it was reported that he had said that violent protests like Bangladesh are possible in India.
Congress senior leader Salman Khurshid said on Wednesday, "I say whatever I say in public, never in private." On his reported statement, 'Violent protests like Bangladesh are possible in India'. The statement comes amid the ongoing political unrest in Bangladesh.
BJP leaders reacted sharply
Dutch politician Geert Wilders has condemned the recent violence against Hindus in Bangladesh, describing it as "horrific" and calling for an immediate end to the attacks.
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.
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.
Political development in any member country has no impact on the functioning of BIMSTEC, said the regional group's secretary general Indra Mani Pandey on Tuesday.