Fahmida Khatun, Executive Director of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), on Tuesday discussed the evolving political situation in Bangladesh, the security of Hindu minorities, and the current trajectory of Bangladesh-India diplomatic and economic relations.
"A player expressing his opposition to the atrocities being committed against minorities is as important as that nation's stand...Did this player say a word against the perpetrators who killed Hindus? Did he say anything to support Hindus?" Aniruddhacharya questioned.
Earlier in the day, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia told ANI that BCCI had asked KKR to release Mustafizur Rahman "due to the recent developments" and had permitted the franchise to replace him. Mustafizur was picked by KKR for Rs 9.20 crore at the IPL auction in December last year.
BJP leader Sangeet Singh Som on Saturday welcomed the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) decision, instructing Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan-owned Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to release Bangladeshi pacer Muztafizur Rahman amid ongoing violence against Hindus in the neighbourin
Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Manoj Kumar Jha on Wednesday questioned central government's silence on recent violence in Bangladesh against Hindu minorities and said that a "clear message" needs to delivered.
Former Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar on Friday strongly criticised the interim government in Bangladesh, accusing it of abetting "hatred of Hindus as an ideology" through appeasement of extremist forces amid a series of lynchings and attacks on minorities in the country.
Vishva Hindu Parishad national spokesperson Vinod Bansal on Friday expressed concern about the atrocities against the Hindu minority in Bangladesh, urging international organisations such as the United Nations to intervene and protect human rights.
The protest which started from the premises of the Janaki temple in ancient city of Janakpur chanted slogans demanding justice for Hindu youth Dipu Chandra Das killed in Bangladesh.
Saying that a "proper reply needs to be given" to such a challenge to sovereignty, secularism and the principle of religious harmony, the VHP is going to hold nationwide protests across every district on December 23, and 24.
"The situation in Bangladesh is absolutely alarming for India. The recent incident of the lynching of a Hindu person and the Bangladesh government saying it has arrested 10 of the accused is a small welcome step... We are seeing a growing anti-India sentiment," Sachdev said.
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra urged the Centre to take cognisance of the increasing violence against Hindu, Christian, and Buddhist minorities after the murder of Hindu youth Deepu Chandra Das in Bangladesh.