Tripura

The Bangladeshi Hindus have been enduring relentless violence and threats by the jihadis backed by the interim government.

ATHROA general secretary Saikat Bandyopadhyay said that the decision was taken at an emergency meeting on Monday. "We are a secular country and have respect for all religions. Our national flag has been desecrated and minorities are facing oppression by a section of fundamentalists in Bangladesh.

A bus going from Agartala to Kolkata was attacked in the Brahmanbaria district of Bangladesh, after which the locals chanted anti-India slogans targeting the Indian passengers of the bus.

GRP and BSF have arrested 12 Bangladeshi infiltrators in a joint operation at Teliamura railway station located in Khowai district of Tripura.

Tensions were already high in Tripura after the last week incident where a Muslim mob went beserk over Durga Puja chanda. The situation further deteriorated due to vandalism at the Shiva Temple.

"Kadamtala bazar is destroyed, including the front part of my house. Is this India? Where do we go from here?" a terrified Hindu woman was heard saying.

The accused were identified as Mohammed Hanif, Yusuf Ali, Parul Begum and Jasmine Akhter. During police interrogation, they admitted to crossing the border illegally from Bangladesh

The Central government and State government of Tripura on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Settlement with the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) and All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) in the national capital.

In the meantime, the local administration has imposed a 48-hour curfew under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).

Tripura Police on Sunday arrested 12 Bangladeshi infiltrators for illegally entering India. The accused persons have been booked under the Foreigners Act and the Passport Act.