Modi Govt Forms Committee To Ensure Safety Of Indian Nationals, Hindus, Minorities In Bangladesh: Amit Shah

Amit Shah announced the formation of a central committee to monitor the current situation on the Indo-Bangladesh border. It will be headed by the ADG, Border Security Force, and the Eastern Command.

The Centre on Friday set up a committee to monitor the current situation on the Indo-Bangladesh border, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said. He also stated that committee will be in touch with authorities in Bangladesh to ensure the safety of Indian nationals, Hindus, and minorities living there.

"In the wake of the ongoing situation in Bangladesh, the Modi government has constituted a committee to monitor the current situation on the Indo-Bangladesh Border (IBB). The committee will maintain communication channels with their counterpart authorities in Bangladesh to ensure the safety and security of Indian nationals, Hindus, and other minority communities living there," the Union Minister posted on X.

"The committee will be headed by the ADG, Border Security Force, Eastern Command," he added.

This comes as Bangladesh awaits returning to normalcy after protests, which began as an agitation against the job quota system but turned violent and escalated into anti-government protests, claiming hundreds of lives. The boiling unrest against the Awami League Party-led government ultimately led to the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was then forced to flee her country.

As Hasina fled, violence broke out in the country with several incidents of looting, asrson, and mob attacks across Dhaka, Satkhira, Natore, and Comilla. 

Several leaders and family members of the Awami League party were also found dead across the country, following their chief Hasina's resignation and departure from Bangladesh.

Amidst this chaos, the minority communities in the country, especially the Hindus, were also targeted. The houses, temples, and business establishments of Hindus were attacked by mobs, who also looted their valuables in around 27 districts.

In view of this, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had expressed "deep concern" over the status of minority communities in Bangladesh and said that the India was in "close and constant" touch with the Bangladesh Army.

 As Nobel laureate economist Muhammad Yunus took oath on Thursday to take over the reigns of Bangladesh as the head of the interim government, PM Modi extended his "best wishes" to him on the ocassion. Besides congratulating him, PM Modi also made sure to stress on the need of ensuring the safety and protection of Hindus and other minority communities in Bangladesh amidst the ongoing crisis.