Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- Bangladesh has expressed concern over "mass violence" targeting religious minorities, including Muslims and Christians, in India, and called for the perpetrators to be brought to justice.

On Sunday, foreign ministry spokesperson SM Mahbubul Alam highlighted the government's worries.

Bangladesh also rejected statements issued two days earlier by India's Ministry of External Affairs.

Mahbubul said, "The Bangladesh government firmly rejects any false, exaggerated, or deliberately misleading statements that misrepresent the longstanding tradition of communal harmony in our country."

Responding to questions about attacks on minorities in India, he added: "We are deeply concerned about the brutal killings, mob assaults, ar...