KOLKATA, 22 July 2024 (TON): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday announced her support for Bangladeshi refugees.
would keep the doors of her state open for people in distress from the neighbouring country and offer them shelter.
Banerjee said “ Whatever is happening in Bangladesh is their internal matter and we as a state cannot comment on this but we will welcome all refugees who will be dislodged from their home and hearth in Bangladesh and seek refuge in our state.”
Assuring all cooperation to Bengal residents whose relatives may have remained stuck on account of the escalating violence on the eastern side of the international border, she also extended assistance to Bangladeshis who came to Bengal but were facing difficulty in returning home.