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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\nDHAKA: Hardline Jamaat-backed opposition MP Akhter Hossen has warned about a possible influx of Muslims into Bangladesh from neighbouring India, alleging a potential \u201cconspiracy being hatched in the region\u201d to burden his country with a refugee crisis.Hossen did not name the \u201cregion\u201d in India he had in mind. However, his statements were seen by many as referring to the just-concluded elections in Assam and West Bengal.Exit polls have predicted a BJP victory in Assam, and while they are divided on the results in Bengal, some have given the saffron party an edge over its rival and governing TMC, which it has accused of \u201charbouring\u201d illegal Bangladeshis as part of the latter\u2019s \u201cMuslim appeasement politics\u201d.In some areas, the Rohingya community (from Buddhist-majority Myanmar\u2019s Rakhine State) have already entered Bangladesh, and \u201cthere is no guarantee that a wave of refugees will not be created by expelling Muslims from a neighbouring country,\u201d the National Citizen Party member said, in an apparent reference to Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma\u2019s \u201cpushing back illegal Bangladeshis into their country\u201d remarks.He urged for national unity to prevent such a scenario. \u201cPeople must remain united, just as the nation stood together always, especially in 1971 (Liberation War) and 2024 (July uprising against PM Sheikh Hasina).\u201dHe added that Bangladesh must respond as a cohesive force to any threat to its sovereignty or independence or to any external attempt to impose decisions on its people. \u201cWe are situated in a complex region and are deeply connected to multiple (geopolitical) realities,\u201d he said.Opposition chief whip in Parliament and NCP convener, Nahid Islam Nahid, raised concerns over alleged \u201congoing border killings\u201d. He warned of push-in situations along the border, alleging that around 4,000 people had been \u201cpushed in\u201d. \u201cA dangerous crisis may be emerging in the days ahead,\u201d he told Parliament.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n