Images were widely shared online purportedly showing the Indian flag being stepped on by students at a university in Dhaka.

The director of J N Roy Hospital in Maniktala said that the hospital has decided to stop providing all medical services to patients from Bangladesh for now.

J N Roy Hospital in Kolkata’s Maniktala announced on Friday that it will not treat any patients from Bangladesh. The decision comes after the arrest of Hindu president Chinmoy Das Prabhu in Dhaka, rep

An official of the JN Ray Hospital in north Kolkata said the decision was forced by insults meted out to the Indian flag by Bangladeshi nationals.

Kolkata’s JN Ray Hospital has decided to refuse treatment to Bangladeshi patients following incidents of violence against Hindus and arrest of priest Chinmoy Krishna Das.

Subhranshu Bhakta, the hospital's director, explained that while medical care is a noble profession, the dignity of the nation takes precedence.

This decision coincided with India's call for a "fair and transparent trial" for Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das, who was recently arrested on treason charges in Bangladesh. On Friday, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal expressed India's concerns over attacks on Hindus and other minority communities in Bangladesh.

The hospital official urged other city hospitals to follow the same step as a sign of protest against the alleged atrocities on minorities in Bangladesh.

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JN Ray Hospital in Kolkata announced it will no longer admit Bangladeshi patients in response to protests over alleged mistreatment of Hindus in Bangladesh. The hospital cited insults towards the Indian flag by Bangladeshis as the reason.