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‘Responsibility to protect minorities rests with Dhaka’: Jaishankar responds to minority attacks in Bangladesh

IndiaTimes Friday, 29 November 2024 ()
External affairs minister S Jaishankar expressed serious concern over attacks on minorities in Bangladesh. During the August 2024 incidents, Hindu homes, businesses, and temples were targeted. Increased violence is noted amid Bangladesh's political instability. Arrest of minority rights advocate Chinmoy Krishna Das also raises alarms.
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