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{{Short description | People of Indian origin settled in Bangladesh}}
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| group = Indians in Bangladesh
| poptime = 500,000 (''2009'')
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| population = 500,000 - 1,000,000
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'''Indians in Bangladesh''' are the citizens of ] living in ]. Citing the results of a survey, a column in '']'' reported that as many as 500,000 Indians were staying illegally in Bangladesh in 2009.<ref name="FE">{{cite news |year=2009 |title=Bangladesh-India economic relations |url=http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2009/07/26/74259.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090815032813/http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2009/07/26/74259.html |archive-date=15 August 2009 |work=]}}</ref><ref name="scroll">{{Cite news |last=Sadeque |first=Syeda Samira |date=2014-05-16 |title=Dhaka has a question: what about the illegal Indian immigrants in Bangladesh? |url=http://scroll.in/article/664305/dhaka-has-a-question-what-about-the-illegal-indian-immigrants-in-bangladesh |access-date=2023-10-25 |work=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref> The article claims that they were found working in different establishments such as NGOs, garments, textile, and IT, and sent money back home through ] transfer systems.<ref name="FE" /> According to ''Daily Industry'', there may have been one million Indians in Bangladesh illegally in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bangladesh becomes 4th largestremittance source for India |website=The Daily Industry |url=https://dailyindustry.news/bangladesh-becomes-4th-largestremittance-source-for-india/ |access-date=2023-10-25 |language=en-US}}</ref>
There are hundreds and thousands of ''']ns''' in ''']''', most of whom are illegal migrants and refugees. According to data produced by the Bangladeshi Ministry of Home Affairs, as many as 500,000 Indians were staying in Bangladesh illegally in 2009.<ref name="FE">{{cite news|url=http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/more.php?news_id=74259|title=Bangladesh-India economic relations|work=The Financial Express (Bangladesh)|year=2009}}</ref> They were found working in different establishments such as NGOs, garments, textile, IT and sent money back home through ] transfer systems. Bangladesh is fifth among the nations sending highest remittances to India. Indians working in Bangladesh sent more than $3.7 billion back to India in 2012.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.siliconindia.com/news/business/15-Nations-Sending-Highest-Remittances-to-India-nid-147515-cid-3.html | title=15 Nations Sending Highest Remittances to India | publisher=Silicon India | accessdate=August 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://in.finance.yahoo.com/photos/india-top-receiver-of-global-remittances-1369025867-slideshow/nations-sending-highest-remittances-to-india-photo--1068156702.html | title=Rupee fall: NRIs in these nations must be happy! | publisher=] | accessdate=August 11, 2013}}</ref> Most of them came on tourist visas and tended to stay back.<ref name="FE"/> The migrant community has often been a source of contention between the two countries; according to available reports, the ]s of Indians illegally staying in the country hailed from the Indian states of ], ], ], ] and ] and were spread across numerous urban and rural areas.<ref name="NB">{{cite news|url=http://newsfrombangladesh.net/view.php?hidRecord=46195|title=Illegal Indians in Bangladesh|author=Mohammad Zainal Abedin|work=News from Bangladesh|date=26 May 2005}}</ref> One of the reasons contended for their migration is that these states are relatively poor and the Indians tend to come to larger centres in neighbouring Bangladesh in search of jobs and better living.<ref name="NB"/>

On 26 June 2021, Bangladeshi army patrolmen arrested 11 Indians from the construction site of ]. They were detained immediately, and cases were filed against them for illegally trespassing. "They appeared to be acting abnormally," said the ] (Naria circle) in ]. They were sent to jail again after confirming their stable mental condition in a mental healthcare centre.<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 June 2021 |title=Indian national arrested near Padma Bridge |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/city/news/indian-national-arrested-near-padma-bridge-2118821 |access-date=1 July 2021 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref>

== Remittance ==
Citing World Bank estimates, an article in '']'' noted that in 2013, Bangladesh was the fifth-highest source of ]. That year, Indians working in Bangladesh sent more than $3.7 billion <!-- Quartz contains a typo, "million" for "billion", see the Scroll.in article it links to. The World Bank estimate of $3.854 billion in 2013 is higher than the 3.7 billion in 2014 news reports because their estimate was revised in April 2015. --> back to India.<ref name="scroll" /><ref name="Quartz India">{{cite news |last=Madhok |first=Diksha |date=15 June 2014 |title=Bangladeshis in India sent back $6.6 billion last year |url=https://qz.com/india/221317/remittance-economy-india-is-to-bangladesh-what-the-middle-east-is-to-india/ |work=Quartz India |access-date=16 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=http://pubdocs.worldbank.org/pubdocs/publicdoc/2015/9/103071443117530921/Bilateral-Remittance-Matrix-2013.xlsx |title=Bilateral Remittance Estimates for 2013 using Migrant Stocks, Host Country Incomes, and Origin Country Incomes (millions of US$) (April 2015 Version) |website=World Bank|date=5 May 2013 |pages=1–9 |last1=Procee |first1=Paul }}</ref> An op-ed article in ''The Daily Star'' claims that this is the official figure. In contrast, the unofficial figure is estimated to be significantly more<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/controlling-remittance-outflow-to-india-58831 |title=Controlling remittance outflow to India |date=8 January 2015 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=20 April 2017 |language=en}}</ref> and the article claims that most of them came on tourist ] and tended to stay back. Although the official figure isn't released by the government of Bangladesh for remittances received by India from Bangladesh, the total figure for all outward remittances remain lower than media claims. In the first 10 months of fiscal year 2023-24 total outward remittances stood at $130.6 million as per the finance minister of Bangladesh.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Report |first=Star Digital |date=2024-06-24 |title=Foreigners in Bangladesh remitted $130.6m in first 10 months of FY24 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/business/economy/national-budget/news/foreigners-bangladesh-remitted-1306m-first-10-months-fy24-3640546 |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref>

In July 2016, four thousand Indians took refuge in ], Bangladesh after floods in ], ].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/flood-affected-indians-take-shelter-bangladesh-1259998 |title=Flood-affected Indians take shelter in Bangladesh |date=27 July 2016 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=20 April 2017 |language=en}}</ref>

== Students ==
According to ] of India in 2024, there were about 9,000 Indian students studying in Bangladesh.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Bangladesh crisis: In talks with Dhaka amid attacks on Hindus, says govt |url=https://www.business-standard.com/external-affairs-defence-security/news/concerned-over-attacks-on-minorities-amid-political-crisis-in-b-desh-govt-124080601482_1.html |access-date=8 Aug 2024 |work=Business Standard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-06 |title='বাংলাদেশে সংখ্যালঘুদের পরিস্থিতির ওপর নজর রাখা হচ্ছে', সংসদে বললেন জয়শংকর |url=https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/nation-and-world/s-jaishankar-on-bangladeshi-hindus-says-indian-government-keeping-eyes-on-situation-through-mission-31722937181933.html |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=Hindustantimes Bangla |language=bn}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 22:54, 19 December 2024

People of Indian origin settled in Bangladesh

Ethnic group
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. 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. According to Daily Industry, there may have been one million Indians in Bangladesh illegally in 2022.

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.

Remittance

Citing World Bank estimates, an article in Quartz India noted that in 2013, Bangladesh was the fifth-highest source of remittances to India. That year, Indians working in Bangladesh sent more than $3.7 billion back to India. An op-ed article in The Daily Star claims that this is the official figure. In contrast, the unofficial figure is estimated to be significantly more and the article claims that most of them came on tourist visas and tended to stay back. Although the official figure isn't released by the government of Bangladesh for remittances received by India from Bangladesh, the total figure for all outward remittances remain lower than media claims. In the first 10 months of fiscal year 2023-24 total outward remittances stood at $130.6 million as per the finance minister of Bangladesh.

In July 2016, four thousand Indians took refuge in Lalmonirhat, Bangladesh after floods in West Bengal, India.

Students

According to Ministry of External Affairs of India in 2024, there were about 9,000 Indian students studying in Bangladesh.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bangladesh-India economic relations". The Financial Express. 2009. Archived from the original on 15 August 2009.
  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.
  5. Madhok, Diksha (15 June 2014). "Bangladeshis in India sent back $6.6 billion last year". Quartz India. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  6. Procee, Paul (5 May 2013). "Bilateral Remittance Estimates for 2013 using Migrant Stocks, Host Country Incomes, and Origin Country Incomes (millions of US$) (April 2015 Version)". World Bank: 1–9.
  7. "Controlling remittance outflow to India". The Daily Star. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  8. Report, Star Digital (24 June 2024). "Foreigners in Bangladesh remitted $130.6m in first 10 months of FY24". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  9. "Flood-affected Indians take shelter in Bangladesh". The Daily Star. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  10. "Bangladesh crisis: In talks with Dhaka amid attacks on Hindus, says govt". Business Standard. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  11. "'বাংলাদেশে সংখ্যালঘুদের পরিস্থিতির ওপর নজর রাখা হচ্ছে', সংসদে বললেন জয়শংকর". Hindustantimes Bangla (in Bengali). 6 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
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