Bangladesh raises strong objection to Mamata Banerjee's 'provide shelter' remark: Reports

Dhaka has stated that Banerjee's comments over the weekend were provocative and had inaccuracies concerning the internal affairs of Bangladesh, media reports said.

It said they were trying to bring normalcy, and such remarks (particularly on the deaths of students) by the Chief Minister were misleading.

Amid the ongoing civil unrest in Bangladesh, Banerjee, in a show of solidarity, said that she would keep the doors of her state open and offer shelter to people in distress from the neighbouring country.

She referred to the United Nations Resolution on refugees to justify her stand.

"I should not be speaking on the affairs of Bangladesh since that is a sovereign nation and whatever needs to be said on the issue is a subject matter of the Centre. But I can tell you this, if helpless people come knocking on the doors of Bengal, we will surely provide them shelter," she had during the party's "Martyrs Day" rally in Kolkata on Sunday.

As per reports, Dhaka had pointed out that the situation Banerjee mentioned in the context of the United Nations Resolution, does not prevail in Bangladesh.

Further, it said such comments, in particular the assurance of giving refuge to people, may provoke many. Terrorists and miscreants could also take advantage of such an announcement.