Dhaka Rejects India's Remarks Over Hostilities Against Minorities in Bangladesh

PTI, DHAKA, DEC 28, 2025: Dhaka on Sunday rejected concerns raised by India over the treatment of minorities in Bangladesh, calling it an "inaccurate, exaggerated, or motivated narrative" that does not reflect the facts.

India's Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said the "unremitting hostilities" against minorities in Bangladesh are a matter of "grave concern." It demanded punishment for the perpetrators involved in the lynching of a Hindu youth in the Mymensingh area last week.

"The unremitting hostilities against the minorities in Bangladesh, including Hindus, Christians, and Buddhists, at the hands of extremists is a matter of grave concern," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal had said.

Responding to Jaiswal's remarks, Bangladesh foreign ministry spokesperson SM Mahbubul Alam said, "The Government of Bangladesh categorically rejects any inaccurate, exaggerated, or motivated narratives that misrepresent Bangladesh's longstanding tradition of communal harmony."

Alam claimed that there were "systematic attempts to portray the isolated incidents of criminal acts as systemic persecution of Hindus and maliciously used to propagate anti-Bangladesh sentiments" in different parts of India.

"We observe a selective and unfair bias in certain quarters, where isolated incidents are amplified, misrepresented, and propagated to incite common Indians against Bangladesh, its diplomatic missions, and other establishments in India," Alam said.

Alam further stated that the Indian spokesman's comments "do not reflect the facts."