The Ganges is one of the 54 rivers shared by India and Bangladesh. Long-standing differences over its water sharing were resolved with the signing of the Ganges Water Treaty on December 12, 1996, by then-Indian Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda and his then-Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina.
Samanta Shermeen, Spokesperson of Jatio Nagorik Committee, a platform of the group, said, "After the July 2024 uprising, the new hopes and aspirations that have been born in Bangladesh; In view of that hopes and aspirations, the students have taken the initiative to form a new political part
He is one of the key student leaders who led the movement to oust former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August of last year. He had taken charge of Bangladesh's Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology.
The BGB chief's statement came while addressing a media briefing on the conclusion of 55th Director General level border coordination conference organised here in the national capital between BGB and India's Border Security Force (BSF) from February 17 to February 20.
Protests and sloganeering took place against Bangladesh Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus outside the Blair House where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is staying during his two-day visit to the US.
Human Rights Watch (HRW), an international human rights body, has called on the interim government of Bangladesh to ensure that security forces act impartially and uphold the rule of law in addressing political violence.
The United Nations Human Rights Office in Geneva has launched the "OHCHR Fact-Finding Report: Human Rights Violations and Abuses related to the Protests of July and August 2024 in Bangladesh".
Ashok Gehlot highlighted the atrocities against Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh, and accused the Central Government of not 'putting pressure' on Dhaka over the issue.
"A meeting was held today (Saturday) with the coordination of law and order forces at the Ministry of Home Affairs in connection with the terrorist attacks on students in Gazipur last night", Bangladesh Home ministry said in a statement.
The residence of Bangladesh's founder, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, in Dhaka, was vandalized on February 5 during a live online address by his daughter, Sheikh Hasina, the deposed prime minister.
"Comments attributed to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have been made in her individual capacity in which India has no role to play. Conflating this with the Government of India's position is not going to help add positivity to bilateral relations," the MEA statement read.