New Delhi, March 11 -- Bangladesh hosts about 90 per cent Muslims of its total population, along with other minorities, making it one of the largest Muslim-majority countries in the world. On the contrary, despite India having a Hindu-majority population, about 210 million Muslims have been living in India, which is almost 15 per cent of its total population, making it the third-largest Muslim-populated country in the world. Both Bangladesh and India have a long-standing historical attachment through religions, languages, attire, customs and many other cultural affinities.

Last Saturday, the Indian High Commission in Bangladesh hosted an iftar event, inviting ministers of the present government, officials, and members of other political ...