Concerned and hurt by the attack on Hindu community in Bangladesh: Assam CM Himanta Sarma

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that attack on Hindus in Bangladesh is a matter of concern.

He said, “We are concerned and hurt by the attack on Hindu community in Bangladesh. However, I am hopeful that there will be some way and Hindus in Bangladesh will be protected and secured.”

Sarma said, “Today secretary of the Union ministry of External Affairs has gone to Dhaka. I am confident that under Prime minister Narendra Modi’s leadership through the diplomatic channels, we will do the necessary talks and secure the Hindu community there. I am the chief minister of a state and on matters of External Affairs the minister concerned and Prime minister comments."



Recently Tripura Police detained 10 Bangladeshi nationals, belonging to the Hindu community.

These people entered India by fleeing their village due to unrest and tensions in the neighbouring country.

A police officer said that the 10 Bangladeshi nationals including two women, three teenagers and an elderly person were detained from the Ambassa railway station in Tripura before boarding a Silchar (Assam)-bound train.


“We would initiate legal proceedings against the Bangladeshi nationals as per law,” the official said.

Sankar Chandra Sarkar, who led the intruders, said that after facing continuous threats and intimidation, they fled from their Dhanpur village in Kishoreganj district.

There is a series of protests in Assam and Tripura following the arrest of Hindu priest Chinmoy Krishna das Brahmachari in Bangladesh.