Government monitoring situation in Bangladesh: Jaishankar

New Delhi: Expressing concern over the volatile situation in Bangladesh, the government today said it is constantly monitoring the situation in the neighbouring country.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, in a statement made in the Rajya Sabha on the situation in Bangladesh, said India has deep-rooted ties with Bangladesh for decades. He said that the situation there has also caused concern here.

He said that the situation there started deteriorating in June and this trend is still going on and the situation has not changed even after the Supreme Court’s decision.

He said the one-point agenda of what happened in the neighbouring country was for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign. He said the situation in Bangladesh is still unstable. The government is in constant touch with the Indian community in Bangladesh through diplomatic missions.

The external affairs minister said the security forces have been directed to maintain maximum vigil along the border with the neighbouring country.