India appreciates Bangladesh’s humanitarian gesture of hosting over a million refugees

Dec 06, 2021

New Delhi, Dec 06 (ANI): December 06 marked the 50th Anniversary of India- Bangladesh Diplomatic relations. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addressed the occasion through video conferencing. On the event, India Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla affirmed that India appreciates Bangladesh’s gesture of hosting over a million displaced persons from across the border. “Over 10 million people from East Bengal people took refuge in India (in 1971). Today, in a similar humanitarian gesture, Bangladesh hosts over a million displaced persons from across the border. India joins int'l community in appreciating this powerful statement”, said the Foreign Secretary.