9 Hindu NTPC Officials, Engineers Leave Bangladesh Amid Attacks On Hindus | Exclusive

Last Updated:January 25, 2026, 18:39 IST

Their absence was noticed during breakfast checks done by authorities

The petition, filed by Supreme Court Advocate Nadim Ahmed, contends that the election environment has already been compromised. (AP File for representation)

Amid the ongoing attacks against Hindus in Bangladesh, nine senior Indian officials from the Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and deputed to the Rampal Thermal Power Plant operated by the Bangladesh India Friendship Power Company Limited (BIFPCL) have abruptly left the site in Bagerhat, according to reports.

They left on Saturday without any prior permission or notice to plant authorities. Their absence was noticed during breakfast checks done by authorities. Later, it was confirmed they had exited via the Bhomra land port into India.

India has already declared Bangladesh a non-family station.

Indian intelligence sources said, “These are sustained anti-Rampal campaigns supported by NGO networks previously active against other India-backed regional infrastructure projects. It is clear that a coordinated narrative is created against India than purely local environmental concern. Inputs indicate that any unrest in Bangladesh would have created disruption at Rampal and Indian government doesn’t want any risk with its citizens or workers on deputation. Rampal was under threat from foreign agencies also, especially from rival powers."

The anti-Rampal movement in Bangladesh is a sustained campaign by environmentalists, activists, and citizens opposing the 1320 MW coal-fired power plant near the Sundarbans mangrove forest. Led by groups like the Committee on Protection of Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports, protesters argue the project threatens the ecosystem’s fauna and flora with pollution, coal spills, and land displacement.

Bangladesh crisis

A 25-year-old Hindu youth, Chanchal Bhowmik, was tragically burned to death in Narsingdi, Bangladesh, on Friday night. He was sleeping in a garage when the fire broke out, and CCTV footage suggests foul play.

Bangladesh continues to grapple with a volatile security landscape as it approaches the national elections scheduled for February 12, 2026. Amidst a ban on the Awami League and rising communal tensions, the safety of religious minorities has become a focal point of international concern.

Reports from human rights organisations and government agencies indicate a sharp rise in targeted violence against minorities since the interim government, led by Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus, took power in August 2024.

The internal instability has triggered sharp reactions from the exiled leadership. In her first address to a gathering in India since she came to the country in the wake of violent protests in August 2024, former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina blasted the Interim Government’s Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus.

With Agency Inputs

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