Indians in Bangladesh

Indians in Bangladesh
Total population
500,000 - 1,000,000 (2022)

Indians in Bangladesh are the citizens of India living in Bangladesh. Citing the results of a survey, a column in The Financial Express reported that as many as 500,000 Indians were staying illegally in Bangladesh in 2009.[1][2] The article claims that they were found working in different establishments such as NGOs, garments, textile, and IT, and sent money back home through hundi transfer systems.[1] According to Daily Industry, there may have been one million Indians in Bangladesh illegally in 2022.[3]

On 26 June 2021, Bangladeshi army patrolmen arrested 11 Indians from the construction site of Padma Bridge. They were detained immediately, and cases were filed against them for illegally trespassing. "They appeared to be acting abnormally," said the superintendent of police (Naria circle) in Shariatpur. They were sent to jail again after confirming their stable mental condition in a mental healthcare centre.[4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference FE was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Sadeque, Syeda Samira (16 May 2014). "Dhaka has a question: what about the illegal Indian immigrants in Bangladesh?". Scroll.in. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh becomes 4th largestremittance source for India". The Daily Industry. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Indian national arrested near Padma Bridge". The Daily Star. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.