India on Tuesday (November 3, 2026) said it is following the situation arising out of the protests by garment workers in Bangladesh.
“We have been following the situation in Bangladesh. To a question on the Ganga Water Treaty between India and Bangladesh, Mr. Mr. Jaiswal gave an indirect response to a question on whether Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman would undertake a visit to India.
The latest wave of protests has forced 670 of around 4,000 registered garment factories to shut in Dhaka, Gazipur and central Mymensingh, according to the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).
There have been developments there, and we continue to follow those developments,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said. “As far as the India-Bangladesh relationship is concerned, we want to work towards a positive, forward-looking, and constructive relationship,” he said at his regular media briefing. Jaiswal said both sides have a “joint rivers commission, and it is the structured mechanism for discussion on all cross-boundary rivers, including Ganga”. “We have already extended an invitation to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh to visit India, and if there is an update, I will keep you informed,” he said.
