The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement: 

On Bangladesh Situation

The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) expresses its serious concern at the reports of several attacks on Hindu places of worship and the minority community in Bangladesh since the fall of the Shiekh Hasina government. It is evident that fundamentalist forces are targeting the minority community in the wake of the chaotic situation which developed consequent to the fall of the government.

Immediate and firm steps should be taken by the interim government that has been installed to ensure the security and safety of the minorities, their houses and places of worship. The Union Government must also pursue this matter with the concerned authorities in Bangladesh.

(Muralidharan)

For CPI(M) Central Committee Office