Amid concerns over minority targeting in Bangladesh following Sheikh Hasina’s removal in August, Sarma noted that infiltrators continue to be intercepted and returned at the Assam-Bangladesh border. He emphasised that no Hindu Bangladeshis had been detected in Assam over the past five months.

Assam CM warns of Centre's action against textile units hiring Bangladeshi workers illegally, amid terror concerns.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Wednesday expressed grave concern over a sharp rise in infiltration from Bangladesh, linking it to economic collapse and widespread unemployment in the neighboring country's textile industry.