Brigadier General (retd) M Sakhawat Hussain, the newly appointed Home Affairs Ministry adviser, gave this assurance during a meeting with a delegation from the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Bangladesh on Thursday, according to a report in the Dhaka Tribune.

Contrary to speculations, Joy clarified that Hasina had not sought asylum in the United States or the United Kingdom. Instead, she is currently in Delhi, where she intends to stay for a while.

According to Radharaman Das, vice-president of the ISKCON temple in Kolkata, a mob gathered near another temple on Wednesday but was repelled by local Hindus.

This move follows Meghalaya's decision to enforce a curfew along the international border with Bangladesh amid escalating unrest in the neighbouring country.

"More than 180 Bangladeshi patients visit our hospital every day. The number has decreased to 84 today. It was 129 on Monday," Peerless Hospital CEO Sudipta Mitra told the media.

On Tuesday, Air India had cancelled its morning flight but operated the evening flight to Dhaka. 

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president and joint-secretary general of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, has called on India to arrest and extradite Sheikh Hasina and her sister, Sheikh Rehana, back to Bangladesh.

The Leader of Opposition in West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari, criticised the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, highlighting the CAA's importance.

Sources say Air India will operate its scheduled two daily flights from Delhi to Dhaka on Wednesday. The airline is also likely to operate a special flight to bring back people from Dhaka, they said.

The former Union minister was speaking at the launch of academician Mujibur Rehman’s book Shikwa-e-Hind: The Political Future of Indian Muslims.

International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the violence against journalists and called for their protection.

The film stars acclaimed Bangladeshi actor Chanchal Chowdhury in the lead role.