Dhaka Rejects India's Minority Hostility Claims, Calls Incidents 'Isolated'

• Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs dismissed India's concerns over "unremitting hostilities" against minorities, stating the remarks "do not reflect reality."
• India's MEA had flagged concerns citing the lynching of Hindu youth Dipu Chandra Das in Mymensingh and the killing of Amrit Mondal alias Samrat.
• Dhaka rejected India's stance, calling the portrayal of Dipu's lynching as a minority issue "inaccurate and misleading."
• Bangladesh termed India's concerns a "systematic attempt to portray isolated criminal incidents as organised persecution of Hindus."
• MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal condemned the killings and expressed "grave concern" over hostilities against minorities in Bangladesh.

Why It Matters: Bangladesh downplays India's concerns on minority persecution, labeling incidents as isolated crimes.