Tripura: Protest outside Assistant High Commissioner's office over atrocities on Hindus in Bangladesh

Guwahati: There was a protest outside the office of Assistant High Commissioner (AHC) in Agartala in Tripura alleging atrocities on Hindus in Bangladesh.

A group of protestors in Agartala managed to break the barricade. However, later police stopped the protests from barging inside the office

In Assam’s Sribhumi district the Indo-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry has announced a complete and indefinite boycott of trade between India and Bangladesh.


The activists of the 'Hindu Sangharsh Samiti' also submitted a memorandum to the AHC, urging the caretaker government to stop atrocities on the Hindu community and protect their lives and properties.

'Hindu Sangharsh Samiti' leader Sankar Roy said that the attacks on the lives and properties of Hindus in Bangladesh became a daily affair in the neighbouring nation and the security forces remained a silent spectator.

"During the 1971 Bangladesh liberation war, thousands of Hindus fighting the war sacrificed their lives and eventually, after the country became a sovereign nation, people of the Hindu community contributed a lot to the development of the country," Roy told the media.

The 'Hindu Sangharsh Samiti' in its memorandum said that it also urged the International Human Rights Commission, United Nations as well as other nations to intervene in the Bangladesh situation and stop atrocities against Hindus.

Earlier, various organisations, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha, Leader of Opposition Jitendra Chowdhury, former minister and senior Congress leader Birajit Sinha separately urged the Bangladesh government to stop atrocities on Hindu minorities.

One of the largest private healthcare facilities in Agartala, has decided to stop services for Bangladeshi patients following protests by some local activists over atrocities against minorities in Bangladesh and reported disrespect of India's national flag.

Responding to the protests, the Chief Operating Officer of the private hospital, also announced the closure of the hospital's Bangladesh desk.

The Indo-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry has announced a complete and indefinite boycott of trade between India and Bangladesh. This decision comes as part of rising protests against the ongoing atrocities against the minorities in Bangladesh and the insult to the Indian Tricolour.

Amaresh Roy, the General Secretary of the Chamber’s Northeast wing, confirmed that a communication has been sent to the Customs Department to inform them of the move.

North Sribhumi MLA Kamalakshya Dey Purkayastha expressed solidarity with the traders. In a letter to the District Commissioner, Purkayastha urged the government to halt all export and import activities with Bangladesh via the Sutarkandi border and the Sribhumi Steamerghat, citing growing tensions in Bangladesh and fears of further escalation. "As the sentiment of the people in Sribhumi District is high due to the arrest of Chinmoykrishna Das and the ongoing targeting of the Hindu minority community, the situation has become volatile. Several temples, shops, and houses of Hindus in Bangladesh have been vandalised, and people have been made hostages. This could have serious repercussions if trade continues through these routes," the MLA wrote in his letter.

On Sunday, thousands of protesters gathered in Ulukandi village, Sribhumi, and marched towards the Sutarkandi border, demanding an immediate end to the escalating atrocities against minorities in Bangladesh. Demonstrators attempted to police barricade twice, though authorities quickly regained control.

The march ‘Bangladesh Cholo’ movement was organised by the Manch and announced on November 28 to raise awareness about the ongoing persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh.