‘Bangladesh would do better to focus on protecting rights of its own minorities’: India on Dhaka’s remarks on Murshidabad violence

“Instead of making unwarranted comments and indulging in virtue signalling, Bangladesh would do better to focus on protecting the rights of its own minorities,” he said.

Shafiqul Alam, the press secretary to Bangladesh Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus, Thursday urged India and the West Bengal government to take “all steps to fully protect the minority Muslim population”.

“We condemn attacks on Muslims causing loss of lives and properties. We urge the government of India and West Bengal to take all steps to fully protect the minority Muslim population,” Alam said.

Sectarian violence erupted in some parts of West Bengal, including Murshidabad, in the past few days following protests by the Muslim community against the Waqf Amendment Act. The protests claimed three lives and left several others injured.