Assam: Hotels in Barak Valley announce ban on Bangladeshi guests
‘The situation of Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh is concerning,’ said Barak Valley Hotel and Restaurant Association chief Babul Rai.
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Hotels and restaurants in Assam’s Barak Valley on Friday said that they would not serve guests from Bangladesh till alleged attacks on Hindus and other religious minorities in the neighbouring country came to a halt, PTI reported.
The All Tripura Hotel and Restaurant Owners’ Association and a hospital in West Bengal’s Kolkata have also announced similar bans on services to Bangladeshi nationals in view of the incidents of violence against minorities and insults meted out to the Indian flag.
“The situation of Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh is concerning,” Barak Valley Hotel and Restaurant Association chief Babul Rai said on Friday, according to PTI.
He added: “We have, therefore, decided to stop hosting any national from that country in all the three districts of Barak Valley until the situation improves and atrocities on the Hindus stop. This is our form of protest.”
Barak Valley comprises the three districts of Cachar, Sribhumi (formerly Karimganj) and Hailakandi. It also shares a 129-km-long border with the Sylhet region in Bangladesh.
Rai said that citizens of Bangladesh should ensure that stability returned to their country. “Only if the situation improves, we can reconsider our decision,” he added, according to PTI.
Following the collapse of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government in August, several parts of Bangladesh reported incidents of violence against religious minorities.
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