A group of hotel owners in West Bengal’s Siliguri has decided to stop providing accommodation to Bangladeshi citizens in view of the unrest in the country, PTI reported on Friday.
A notice issued by the Greater Siliguri Hoteliers Welfare Association said that the decision was linked to provocative statements allegedly made by a section of Bangladeshi citizens and alleged disrespect towards the Indian national flag.
The decision was aimed at ensuring the safety and well-being of guests and hotel staff members, the association was quoted as saying by the news agency.
Ujjwal Ghosh, the joint secretary of the association, said that the decision was an extension of a ban that was first imposed in December 2024, The Telegraph reported.
“In December 2024, our members had stopped providing accommodation to Bangladeshi citizens,” Ghosh said. “However, on humanitarian grounds, exceptions were made for students and patients visiting India on student and medical visas, respectively.”
Ghosh told The Telegraph that the association has now decided to ban all Bangladeshis from its hotels because of the violence in the country and the “anti-India rhetoric” being spread there. He said that the association has 180 hotels in and around Siliguri, all of which are strictly following the ban.
The association said that the ban will be reviewed from time to…
Source: Siliguri hoteliers impose ban on Bangladeshi tourists, cite unrest and ‘anti-India rhetoric’
