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India- Bangladesh Relations

On 5 August 2024, a student-led uprising in Bangladesh, led by 26-year-old Nahid Islam, toppled the Sheikh Hasina government.

India urged Bangladesh to speed up the nationality verification process to deport illegal Bangladeshi immigrants residing in India.

India has imposed import restrictions on several Bangladeshi goods, affecting trade worth $770 million (Rs 6,600 crore) through land borders.

India strongly dismissed Bangladesh's remarks concerning the recent violence in West Bengal, labeling them misleading and unwarranted.

India has urged Bangladesh's interim government to act against violence targeting minorities, raising fresh concerns over their safety.

EAM S Jaishankar expressed India’s concerns about rising radical tendencies, attacks on minorities, and inflammatory rhetoric in Bangladesh.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on Bangladesh to bring perpetrators of atrocities against Hindus and minorities to justice.

PM Narendra Modi met Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus in Bangkok, their first meeting since Sheikh Hasina’s government stepped down.

PM Modi wrote to Bangladesh’s interim chief Muhammad Yunus, calling the Liberation War a shared history and stressing mutual respect.

The Congress party has urged the Indian government to address rising violence against religious minorities in Bangladesh.