West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has asked to send a UN peacekeeping force to control the situation in Bangladesh. When asked by journalists about this, Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain said, I do not understand why Mamata Banerjee made such a statement.
He made such comments while talking to media personnel after informing the ambassadors of various countries about the current situation in Bangladesh at the Padma State Guest House on Monday (December 2) afternoon.
He said, I have a good relationship with her (Mamata Banerjee) personally. I have also visited her house. I do not understand why she made such a statement. However, politically this statement will not bring any benefit.
The Foreign Affairs Adviser said, a special group is spreading propaganda with all their might. We accept that their power in this matter is greater than ours. However, we are trying to clarify the matter to everyone.
Noting that the Indian media is spreading false information about the minority situation in Bangladesh, he said, mainly in the Indian media, propaganda is being carried out. Apart from this, many media are spreading misinformation by using the Indian media as a basis. However, we want to say that two or three isolated incidents occur every year during the tenure of all governments. However, the government's job is to control the situation. We have done that. However, false information and confusion are being spread about this in the country and outside the country.
The Foreign Affairs adviser said that a section of the Indian media is creating misconceptions about Bangladeshi Hindus, and to clear that, the real situation was informed to foreign diplomats today.
The government has ensured that no one will be attacked in this country because of their religious identity, and that will be done - Touhid Hossain mentioned that the diplomats were informed about it in the briefing.
The Foreign Affairs adviser said, the report given by the British All-Party Parliamentary Group on the communal situation is one-sided. Dhaka will talk to London about this.
Touhid Hossain has termed the attempts of Indians to enter Bangladesh through some borders as provocative.
Regarding the tension between Dhaka and Delhi, he said, there are differences between the governments before and after August 5. It may take time for a country to adapt to this.
At the same time, the Foreign Affairs adviser claimed that the government's briefing has reassured diplomats.