Amid the unrest in the country, which forced their Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to flee and led to an Army takeover, Bangladeshis in India are now worried
Bengal, which shares more than 2200-km border with Bangladesh, is an education and treatment hub for those with those from the neighbouring country. Amid the unrest in the country, which forced their Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to flee and led to an Army takeover, Bangladeshis in India are now worried.
Abul Kalam is one of them. He reached Kolkata for his treatment on Monday morning. His daughter, Zinantul Kawnine Moumi, a student of Dhaka University, also accompanied him.
Staying at Marquis Street, Kalam told News18: “We want peace. Now that the Army has taken over, we hope things will be okay.”
Kalam daughter Zinatul said: “It was a students’ movement. A lot of students were asked to join.”
Marquis Street is usually the hub for Bangladeshis in Kolkata, many of whom are now worried about their return, as the airport was closed for six hours on Monday.
Aminul, who had an 8.40 pm flight, said, “I don’t have a hotel booking. I am concerned about my family in Bangladesh. I just want to go home.”
Nahid, another tourist from Bangladesh, told News18: “We don’t know how we will return or what awaits us back home.”
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said, “I appeal to people of all communities with folded hands to remain calm and not engage in any communal behaviour or take the law into their own hands. If our brothers and sisters face any trouble, the Government of India and the Government of Bangladesh will look into it.”
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