India and Bangladesh have accused each other of politicizing recent communal unrest in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district.
Indian media The Economic Times article published on April 15, reported that “Preliminary investigations of the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs reportedly indicated the involvement of alleged Bangladeshi miscreants in the violence.”
In Dhaka, Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam told BSS on the sidelines of a press briefing at Foreign Service Academy here on April 17, “We strongly refute any attempts to implicate Bangladesh in the communal violence in Murshidabad.”
“We urge the Government of India and West Bengal to take all steps to fully protect the minority Muslim population,” he added.
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In New Delhi, Official Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal of the Ministry of External Affairs dismissed Dhaka’s protests on April 18. He said, “We reject the remarks made by the Bangladesh side with regard to the incidents in West Bengal.”
“This is a barely disguised and disingenuous attempt to draw a parallel with India’s concerns over the ongoing persecution of minorities in Bangladesh, where the criminal perpetrators of such acts continue to roam free,” he mentioned.
In response to media queries on Bangladesh officials’ comments on the developments in West Bengal, Randhir Jaiswal added, “Instead of making unwarranted comments and indulging in virtue signaling, Bangladesh would do better to focus on protecting the rights of its own minorities.”
According to Wikipedia, The Murshidabad violence refers to a series of violent incidents that broke out in April 2025 in the Murshidabad district of West Bengal, India, following protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025.
The unrest led to multiple deaths, injuries, and widespread damage to public and private property. Over 400 people, including women and children, were displaced from affected areas and took shelter in the neighboring Malda district.
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