MEA officials to brief External Affairs Committee on Bangladesh situation on Dec 11: Tharoor

New Delhi: Ministry of External Affairs officials will brief the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs on the situation in Bangladesh on December 11, panel's chairperson Shashi Tharoor said on Thursday, expressing concern over the "troubling" developments in the neighbouring country.Tharoor's remarks come days after India noted with "deep concern" the arrest and denial of bail to Hindu spiritual leader Chinmoy Krishna Das, and urged authorities in the neighbouring country to ensure the safety and security of Hindus and all other minority groups. Asked whether the panel has sought a briefing from the MEA on the Bangladesh situation, Tharoor said, "Yes, we have, we will be having a briefing on Bangladesh in a couple of weeks time on December 11. Tharoor also talked about the External Affairs Committee's meeting on Wednesday and said problems of diaspora and immigrants were discussed. "Problems of the labourers going abroad, the people being trafficked, the domestic workers who are having problems, the need for a new immigration bill, all of these issues were discussed yesterday and because so many MPs have issues involving their constituents facing problems abroad.We had a very good turnout 22 MPs," Tharoor said.