A United Nations report has revealed that the number of Bangladeshis living in India has decreased by 800,000 since 2000 and currently stands at 3.1 million. According to the International Migration Report 2017 released last Monday, there were around 3.9 million migrants from Bangladesh living in India in 2000. The report further says the number of migrants from all countries currently living in India is 5.2 million, compared to 1.22 million from 2000. The number of migrants from India living in Pakistan has also come down during the period by about 288,000, according to the report. There were 1.873 million people from India living in Pakistan now while there had been 2.161 million in 2000.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 20, 2017 07:30 UTC