India Declares Bangladesh Diplomatic Posts ‘Non-Family’ Amid Rising Security Concerns | India News

According to reports, India has advised the dependents of Mission and Post officials in Bangladesh to return home as a precautionary measure due to the prevailing security situation.

“In view of the security situation, India has advised dependents of Mission and Post officials in Bangladesh to return home as a precautionary step. Indian Mission and all Police Stations remain open and fully functional: Sources,” quoted ANI.

In view of the security situation, India has advised dependents of Mission & Post officials in Bangladesh to return home as a precautionary step. India Mission and all Posts remain open and fully functional: Sources — ANI (@ANI) January 20, 2026

The announcement came in light of the turbulent domestic conditions prevailing in Bangladesh.

Relations between India and Bangladesh have been strained since the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in July 2024, with reports of rising anti-India sentiment, extremist threats targeting Indian missions in Dhaka and increased border infiltration. Following these concerns, India summoned the Bangladesh High Commissioner in December 2025 and rejected the statements of extremist groups.

Earlier on January 9, expressing deep concern over the recent attacks on minorities, especially Hindus, in Bangladesh, India said it continued to monitor the situation in the neighboring country and hoped for a decisive response to such acts of communal violence.

“We continue to witness disturbing recurring attacks on minorities as well as their homes and workplaces by extremists in Bangladesh. Such communal incidents need to be dealt with swiftly and decisively,” said Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) while responding to a question on increasing attacks on minorities in Bangladesh at a weekly media briefing in New Delhi.

India has highlighted the disturbing trend of downplaying attacks on minorities by attributing them to personal rivalries or other unrelated factors, and warned that such narratives only embolden extremist elements in Bangladesh.

“We have also observed a disturbing tendency to attribute such incidents to personal rivalries, personal vendettas, political differences and other external causes. Such disregard only emboldens extremists and perpetrators of such crimes and deepens the sense of fear and insecurity among minorities,” Jaiswal said.

Amid increasing attacks on minorities in Bangladesh, another Hindu man died after jumping into a canal in Mohadevpur upazila in Naogaon district in an attempt to save his life from a gang accusing him of theft, reported Daily Manobkantha, a Bengali newspaper in Bangladesh.

The victim, identified as 25-year-old Mithun Sarkar, died in the disturbing incident that took place in Chakgori area of ​​the Upazila on Tuesday afternoon.
This was the seventh incident and the third this month, underlining a disturbing increase in violence targeting Hindu communities in Bangladesh.

Two Hindus were also killed in separate incidents in Bangladesh.

The first victim, identified as 40-year-old Sarat Chakraborty Mani, was fatally attacked with sharp weapons allegedly by an extremist armed religious group in Dhaka’s Narsingdi area.

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In the second incident, 38-year-old Hindu businessman Rana Pratap Bairagi was shot dead in front of the public in Monirampur Upazila in Jashore district.

On January 3, another Hindu, Khokon Chandra Das, died after being brutally attacked by a group of miscreants in Damudya Upazila in Shariatpur district.
Last week, 40-year-old Bajendra Biswas was shot dead by a colleague in Bhaluka Upazila in Mymensingh district.

On December 24 last year, Bangladeshi media reported the murder of another Hindu youth, 29-year-old Amrit Mondal, who was allegedly lynched by a mob in Hossaindanga district of Kalimohar Union in Bangladesh.

Also on December 18 last year, 25-year-old Hindu youth Dipu Chandra Das was brutally murdered at his factory in Mymensingh’s Bhaluka Upazila in an incident where a Muslim colleague was lynched over false blasphemy charges.

The mob killed Das and hung his body from a tree before setting it on fire.

Early on 26 December 2025, India expressed serious concern about “incessant hostility” against minorities, including Hindus, Christians and Buddhists, in Bangladesh and maintained that it was closely monitoring ongoing developments in its region.

Bangladesh has witnessed increased violence against minorities, including Hindus, during the interim government led by Muhammad Younis, sparking outrage among people and various human rights organizations around the world.

(with input from agencies)