Bangladesh

INTRODUCTIONS

In the last fifty years, more than ten million of the country's Hindu's have fled to India in the face of sustained persecution and periodic riots With its poverty and frequent cyclones, Bangladesh is major news each year. But the unfolding fate of Hindus in the country rarely makes headlines. The numbers tell the story. In 1872, 53% of the people in what is now Bangladesh were Hindus. In 1900, it was 32.7%, and by 1947, 22%. Today it has dropped to 10%. Conceivably, by 2050 Bangladesh will have achieved the status of Pakistan: no significant Hindu population. Ishani Chowdhury, a New York university student, was commissioned by Hinduism Today to report on one of the most heartless persecutions and forced migrations of modern times. Be advised, this is a gut-wrenching story of a people systematically hounded out of their ancestral land because of their religion, a story largely ignored by the world.
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BNP and Bangladesh : The future of Hindus

Vested Property Act: Vested Interests: The sorrowful tale of how the 12 million Hindus of Bangladesh are officially classed as enemies:

Sen. Edward Kennedy on the Hindu Genocide in East Bengal '71

A Bleak Future for Bangladesh Hindu's: Report from Hinduism Today Magazine

In the last fifty years, more than ten million of the country's Hindu's have fled to India in the face of sustained persecution and periodic riots

Rape and torture empties the villages : Purnima Rani, a 12-year-old Hindu girl, is terrified and breaks down frequently as she describes what happened 18 months ago in the village of Perba Delua in Bangladesh. "Nearly 30 people came to our house. I recognised many of them as my neighbours. They beat my mother almost senseless. I begged them to stop. They dragged me outside. I resisted but they hit me with sticks. I shouted to my sister to save me but they beat her too. I cannot tell you what happened next." John Vidal Monday July 21, 2003 The Guardian

Hindu Genocide in Bangladesh: This article deals with slaughter of about 2.5 million Hindus in East Pakistan (Bangladesh) in 1971. This article refers to information provided by Dept. of Planning of Government of Bangla Desh, Encyclopedia Britannica, Senator Edward Kennedy's report to the U.S.Senate Judiciary Committee, Newsweek, New York Times,etc. This information and elementary math are used to show that indeed millions of Hindus were killed in East Pakistan in 1971.

A cry for Justice: A story of an unfortunate girl

Report of another gang-rape Hindu victim

The Killing Fields (Courtesy of Savvy)

Amnesty International report on
persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh

Rape and Dishonour: Day to Day accounts of rapes and killings of innocent Hindus .

Viol et Deshoneur

(french translation)

The new terror in Bangladesh:tortured Hindus flee to India

First it began in Pakistan. Even before partition formally took place, several million Hindus and Sikhs left territory that had been formally marked out as Pakistan for safety in India. How many millions were killed, injured and mutilated has never been accurately accounted.

Hindus and religious minorities under attack :
Report from abc.net.au

Crisis brewing in Bangladesh :
Report by fisiusua.org

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