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The war of words continued between Bangladesh and India on Sunday as the caretaker government in Dhaka dismissed India’s concerns about violence against minority religious communities in Bangladesh. The Ministry of External Affairs in Dhaka said there were “systematic attempts” in India to portray the situation in Bangladesh in a negative light, inciting Indians against Bangladesh.
“We note with great regret that there are systematic attempts to portray isolated incidents of criminal acts as systematic persecution of Hindus and maliciously used to propagate anti-Bangladesh sentiments in various parts of India,” Bangladesh’s Ministry of External Affairs said.
Earlier on Friday, the Ministry of External Affairs said there was “persistent hostility” against religious minority communities in Bangladesh and that there had been “more than 2,900 incidents of violence” against minority communities since the interim government came to power in August 2024. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on Friday. Mr. Jaiswal condemned the lynching in Mymensingh and Rajbari that killed two Hindu citizens of Bangladesh – Dipa Chandra Das and Amrita Mandal.
Bangladeshi sources said on Thursday that Mr. Mandal was involved in extortion and terrorist activities. On the same issue, Bangladesh’s foreign ministry said on Sunday that Mr Mandal was a “listed criminal” and that his “unfortunate death occurred while he was committing extortion with his Muslim accomplice who was later arrested”.
“Bangladesh calls on various parts of India to refrain from spreading misleading narratives that undermine the spirit of good neighborly relations and mutual trust,” the Ministry of External Affairs in Dhaka said.
Published – 28 Dec 2025 20:34 IST
