Tripura Hotels Ban Bangladeshi Tourists Amid Rising Attacks On Hindus

AGARTALA: The All Hotel and Restaurant Owners Association declared that Bangladeshi citizens would be prohibited from staying in the hotels across the state beginning December 2.

Protests broke out in Agartala following the arrest of Hindu Monk Chinmoy Krishna Das, amidst rising violence against Hindu minorities in Bangladesh. The incident also involved a breach at the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission, which attracted disapproval from the Ministry of External Affairs.

Hotels in Tripura bar Bangladeshi citizens: 10 points

1. Notification issued: The All Tripura Hotel and Restaurant Owners’ Association declared that Bangladeshi citizens won't be allowed to stay in hotels in Tripura.

2. Security measures: Hotels have been directed to display posters at their front desks, prohibiting Bangladeshi nationals. The association also highlighted the need for increased security checks.

3. Association’s statement: Bhaskar Chakraborty, secretary of the hotel owners’ association, remarked that the hoteliers are united in their decision to refuse services to Bangladeshi nationals and will implement this policy immediately.

4. Protest trigger: The decision comes in response to recent protests in Agartala against alleged attacks on Hindu minorities in Bangladesh after a regime change in the neighbouring country.

5. Mission breach incident: Over 50 protesters reportedly violated the premises of the Bangladesh assistant high commission (AHC) in Agartala during a demonstration, raising security concerns.

6. MEA response: The MEA criticised the breach of the Bangladesh Assistant High Commision in Agartala, calling it “deeply regrettable", and reiterated the need to protect diplomatic and consular properties.

7. Enhanced security for diplomats: The MEA assured that security for the Bangladesh high commission in New Delhi and other missions in India is being strengthened.

8. Call for respecting diplomacy: The MEA said consular properties should not be targeted under any circumstances.

9. What Bangladesh said: In a statement in Dhaka, the Bangladesh foreign ministry said it “deeply resents” the “violent demonstration and attack by a large group of protesters of the Hindu Sangharsh Samiti” on the premises of the assistant high commission. The protesters were allowed to enter the premises by “breaking down the main gate”, it alleged.

10. India's message to Bangladesh: On Friday, India said the interim government in Bangladesh must live up to its responsibility of protecting all minorities as it expressed serious concern over the "surge" of extremist rhetoric and increasing incidents of violence against Hindus.

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