Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Saturday said India needs to address Bangladesh`s longstanding concerns to improve bilateral ties

Animosity towards Hindus in Bangladesh seems to have been going on for some time. In 2021, mob attacks during and after the Hindu festival of Durga Puja prompted human rights group Amnesty International to say that the Bangladesh state has, over the years, "failed in its duty to protect minorities".

India raised deep concerns about the increasing threats and targeted violence against Hindus and other minority communities in Bangladesh. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal urged Bangladesh to protect all minorities and criticized the surge of extremist rhetoric and violent incidents as serious issues needing immediate attention.