I am a minor Hindu from Bangladesh. I have passed 26years of my life with the majority Muslims of my country. Now I am in Europe, a place of peace, equality and democracy.

It’s totally different from my country. Here are no so many people, no traffic jam, no chaos and may be no corruption! Peoples seem to be helpful (NB: weather is hostile!) and busy in their own business. No one is interfering others. Things are all arranged and seem to be in a good order. They are so upgraded that they speak of animal welfare meaning a strong voice for the human rights, human welfare. This is really praiseworthy. But what about me?

As I mentioned earlier, I am from the minority Hindu religious people of Bangladesh. I know it very well what does it actually mean being a minor Hindu in Bangladesh. But I don’t know what it means to a Muslim in India or to a tamil in Srilanka or the same in others countries. In my village we are about 500 Hindus living as a cluster surrounded by Muslims. When I understood for the first time that I am a Hindu, I also understood that I am weak. I cannot protest someone from Muslim community if he robs mangoes from our trees, fish from our ponds. If I do it I can be beated and may be no fruitful trial for that. I was learning how to be adapted with all this from that age. I always tried to get a Muslim friend to possess some power so that no another Muslim can beat me. Sometimes I was successful!

To be continued……….

Tags: bangladeshi, dharma, experience, hindu, Religion

The cow holds a prominent place in Hinduism. Caring for a cow is equivalent to worshipping all the Gods and Goddesses. Our sacred texts are full of virtues of the cow. The extent of respect for the cow can be gauged by the fact that it is considered “Mother” ; the giver of life.

It is unfortunate that the “Mother” is subject to slaughter. Cow slaughter is common throughout Bangladesh. It also takes place in India but the sheer scale of it in Bangladesh is incomparable .Beef consumption is a routine in Bangladesh.

Cow slaughter ( or indeed , slaughter of any living being ) is a disturbing sight. Walk out on the streets of Dhaka on Eid-al-Adha and one cannot avoid setting eyes on countless cows and other animals being slaughtered mercilessly. Our muslim bretheren must have some consideration for the feelings of us Hindus before they embark on such slaughters.

Hindus must also do more to protect the cow. It is after all a symbol of our faith. It is our mother. We must be aggressive. Our charities must open more cow sheds in Bangladesh. We must speak up against cow slaughter. Our aim is to live peacefully in Bangladesh and practice our religion freely- without harming anyone. It is not too much to ask, is it?

It is very disturbing that cow slaughter is getting increasing acceptance even in predominantly Hindu belts. How can the sentiments of Hindus be ignored so blatantly? Are we not a part of this great nation? The government too must do something about cow slaughter. The cow must be given special status. Hindus must agitate for it. With the fate of the cow, is linked the fate of Hindus in Bangladesh. If the cows perish, we too will. Cow slaughter must stop.

Tags: Bangladesh, cow, protection

The Bengali New Year just went by. It is 1417 Bongabdo now. Wishing all the Bengalis Shubha Nabobarsho! Hope this brings you all prosperity and health!

Today’s topic is Bengali and the Bengali language. Recently I came across a news article in www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com about Bengali being selected as the sweetest language of the world. (Find the article here) We always knew this, that after one of those European languages (may be Spanish) Bengali was the sweetest language of the world and one of the most spoken language too. I am proud to be a Bengali and this is one more reason to be so. I can read, write and speak in Bengali and that is an achievement in any human being’s life. I was blessed to have born in a Bengali family and hence, I did not have to toil that hard to learn Bengali. I wish people reading me, who cannot read Bengali would learn this someday and would be able to explore the treasure we have in our Bangla literature! Oh, such a great feeling to be able to address Bangla as my own! I was telling the other day to one of my friends in office, that there is so much in Bengali and its literature that it is not possible for someone mortal to read and learn everything that is in there. And that my wife could go on and on and on talking about Bengali, Bengali literature, Bengali people and Bengali land – we are so proud Bengalis!

That’s it!

I am a Bengali and let me be a Bengali and let me take pride in the same.

But that would not be the end of all of it. People in India speak so many different languages and everyone is proud of their own languages. Till this point everything is fine! But no! People will not just stop there. They will go much ahead of this and start comparing their language to their neighbors’.  They will start comparing the languages and cross the limit and call names of the other language and the people speaking that. This is what the majority of Indians do at present. We discriminate fellow Indians on basis of their language, cast, creed, religion and color. We have seen it, felt it, talked about it and have kept quiet. I mean, we never had anything to do against or for this. We don’t take any steps ourselves. We keep mum and we condole ourselves.

I am staying away from home for last 12 years and I have seen it everywhere I went – be it Assam, Tamil Nadu or Karnataka; be it in street, shop, bus and auto or in office! Where are we heading towards? Are we a country of educated people? Well, if this is what education teaches us, we should go back to the jungles and start dwelling in caves. There is no tolerance, no brotherhood, no serenity and no forbearance in any of us! And we call ourselves educated, civilized and healthy human beings and citizens of a developing country – a republic, a democratic and a sovereign nation! Does anyone know the meaning of these words? LOL!

It’s time we rise and stand against this and pull those despotic nincompoops by their ears and teach them that this is a country of many people and all of those have the right to go anywhere they want; do anything they want; talk any language they want; practice any religion they want. And not only this, the citizens of India are free to eat at any restaurant; wear any underwear they want; sneeze as many times they would like to; watch any movie at any theatre.

If you have got a problem, just leave!

Grow up people and act as if you are civilized, even if you are not

The picture is a cover of a book written on Indian Languages. I just loved the cover and wanted to post it here. Taken from here.

Tags: dharma, new, Religion, year

We are all accustomed to the little Jakir Naiks copying and pasting utter nonsense about Mohammad being the Kalki Avatar. They are unfortunately taking some verses out of Bhavisya Purana that prophesies birth of a demon as proofs of Hindu scriptures claiming Mohammad as being the long waited avatar of Vishnu. Without even understanding they are repeatedly portraying him as the worst demon of Hinduism. That’s why people need to read the Hindu scriptures before they copy and paste.

Here are some specific examples from the life of Kalki Avatar that obviously show Mohammad cannot be possibly the long awaited avatar. Thanks to Rabindro Nath Roy for presenting this in a fluent manner.

1) kalki’s birthplace:

village: shamval
dist: moradabad
location: on the narmada river
state: orissa

2) parents:

father’s name: vishnuyasha
mother’s name: sumati
caste: brahamana

3) remarkable:

at birth parasuram, kup, vyas, ashthvama and others meet him in the guise of young sanyasins.

4) brothers and sisters:

a) brothers:

1) kavi
2) prajna (pragya)
3) sumantak

b) sisters:

none

5) order among the brothers:

fourth

6) the then king:

king vishakhayup

7) education:

from: gurukula
place: the mountain of mahendra (orissa)
subjects: vedas, archery and armor
teacher: parasuram

8. meditation and blessings of lord shiva:

meditates on lord shiva and he blesses him with a fast-riding horse, which can understand his intention and take him there.

shiva also gives him a ‘shuka’ bird who is a ‘pundit’ and will help him.

he gives kalki a sword which will be so powerful nothing can withstand.

9) friends:

garga, varga, bishal

10) marriage:

with princess padmavati of sinhala

now the question arise:

did mohammed marry a princess?
were mohammed’s parents brahamanas?
did mahammed have 3 elder brothers?
did mohammed learn the vedas from parasurama?
did mohammed come to preach and establish the vedas?
did he have those friends and brothers?
did he worship lord shiva?
did those sanyasins meet him at birth?

11) and why did kalki avatara come?

to establish the vedas which existed before him. mohammed came to cancel all the books that came before him and to establish the koran. i wonder what are some people getting at!

Rabindra da continues vibrating what I mentioned, “i shall not make any comment on the bhavishya purana as mohammed fits to be a demon there and islam a demonic faith. it is really sad that muslims themselves are degrading and defaming their faith. it is only god who knows what he has set these preachers of islam to.”

Some helpful resources: http://bhavishyapuran.blogspot.com/

Tags: avatar, dharma, Hinduism, kalki, mohammad

Ruin of 200-year-old Hindu Mandir

On 10th February a midnight a heavy loaded truck suddenly heat the boundary of the 200 years old Barthi Tara Kali Mondir in Gouranadi, in this accident a notable portion of this historic Hindu temple was demolished said the secretary of the temple, Babu Datta

He added that the Dhaka metor Da-11-1896 suddenly heat the boundary of the holy temple and demolished the historic temple, the local highly police came and took the truck after four hours

The local Hindu devote expressed their great shock on this accident, some people shared this may be a planned attack on the temple

William Nicholas Gomes is a human rights activist and freelance journalist. He can be reached at E-mail:cda.exe@gmail.com.

Tags: Bangladesh, destroy, hindu, ruin, temple

An eminent patriot and internationally renowned celebrated scientist Dr. Arun Kumar Basak is being subjected to harassment and mental torture, perpetrated by a government establishment. This makes it difficult for him to devote himself to study and research. He and the other members of his family are passing their days in a state of deep insecurity. Dr. Basak was honored with the highly prestigious Bangladesh Academy of Sciences Gold medal in 2006 for his outstanding contributions in the field of Physical Sciences.

Rubi Villa is a name of an old house. Professor Amiretus of Rajshahi University Arun Basak is the owner of this house. It’s situated of the middle of Rajshahi city near Boalia police station. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Bangladesh, danger, hindu, scientist, Video

Rajan Zed (third from left) with members of Sparks City Council before the invocation.

City Council of Sparks, one of the fastest growing cities of Nevada (USA), started day’s business with Sanskrit shlokas from ancient Hindu scriptures on Monday.

Rajan Zed, well known Hindu statesman, delivered invocation from Sanskrit scriptures before Sparks City Council on February eight. After Sanskrit delivery, he then read the English translation of the prayer.

Zed, who is the president of Universal Society of Hinduism, recited from Rig-Veda, the oldest scripture of the world still in common use, dated from around 1,500 BCE, besides lines from Upanishads and Bhagavad-Gita (Song of the Lord), both ancient Hindu scriptures. He started and ended the prayer with “Om”, the mystical syllable containing the universe, which in Hinduism is used to introduce and conclude religious work.

Reciting from Taittiriya Upanishad, Rajan Zed said: “Om saha naavavatu, Saha nau bhunaktu, Saha viiryan karavaavahai, Tejasvi naavadhiitamastu, Maa vidhvishhaavahai,” which roughly translates as “May we be protected together, May we be nourished together, May we work together with great vigor, May our study be enlightening, May no obstacle arise between us.” Reciting from Bhagavad-Gita, he urged Councilors to “fulfill all your duties, action is better than inaction”.

Rajan Zed is one of the panelists for “On Faith”, a prestigious interactive conversation on religion produced jointly by Newsweek and washingtonpost.com.
He has been awarded “World Interfaith Leader Award” by National Association of Interchurch and Interfaith Families.

Hinduism, oldest and third largest religion of the world, has about one billion adherents and moksha (liberation) is its ultimate goal. Sanskrit is considered a sacred language in Hinduism and root language of Indo-European languages.

Known as “City of Promise”, Sparks is a tailor-made town, custom ordered by the Southern Pacific Railway Company. Geno Martini is the mayor.

Tags: rajan, sanskrit, slokas, zed

By Rabindranath Trivedi

Since Hindus in East Bengal turned Bangladesh participated in all nationalistic movements right from the beginning of our glorious Language Movement in 1948, 1952 and 1966 to the heroic War of Liberation in 1971, along with their co-linguistic brothers and sisters belonging to the major religious group of Bangladesh, their hopes and aspirations have naturally become very high.

What happened in the early fifties, happened again in Bangladesh in 1992 and 2001. As a result the silent migration of Hindus from this country could not be stopped. The state failed to provide security to the minorities despite equal rights guaranteed to them in the constitution.

The self-contradictory “State Religion Provision” and “Vested Property Act” compromised making the State pledge meaningless.

This is an unending story of Hindus. Now we are talking about the present situation in Bangladesh. The print media reportedly published a number of incidences of violation of human rights. I could quote the headline of those stories published in the local dailies during the last 12 months in 2009, that would tell of its saddest thoughts of humiliation of Hindus. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Bangladesh, hindu, human, rights, violations

IANS | Dhaka

An ancient Hindu temple in a village near the Bangladesh capital has been vandalised, the miscreants breaking six idols, police were quoted as saying on Saturday.

Some 30-35 people attacked the Sri Sri Rahshakali temple in Ashrafdi village in Naranaganj district on Friday night, the bdnews24 web site quoted a police official as saying.

They also damaged four adjacent houses and injured five people, it said.

Police officer Mohammed Yunus Ali said the temple was attacked following an altercation between a Hindu and three youths in the village. A case has been registered, the official said.

Tags: Bangladesh, hindu, muslim, temple, terrorism, vandalized

Mujibur Rahman

I woke up on Jan. 28 and was shocked to read the news of the execution of five former army officers – Syed Farooq-ur Rahman, Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan, Mohiuddin Ahmed, A.K.M. Mohiuddin Ahmed and Bazlul Huda, convicted for killing Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding leader of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and the country’s first president. Most of Rahman’s family members were also killed including his 10-year-old son.

The five were executed in Dhaka Central Jail, nearly 35 years after they assassinated Rahman in an army coup. As much as I was shocked to read the gruesome killing of the Rahman family, I was equally pained, as an anti death-penalty activist to note the execution of the five persons.

Rahman’s murder was interconnected by many political norms of the nation, which delayed justice for years. These forces set up a platform and even enforced a change in the country’s constitution.

More than 21 years after the assassination, a case was filed in October 1996, four months after the Awami League party led by Sheikh Hasina, one of Mujibur Rahman’s two surviving daughters, assumed office.

After 17 months of hearings, on Nov. 8, 1998, Kazi Gulam Rasul, a district and sessions court judge in Dhaka sentenced 15 former army officers to death by firing squad in public for the brutal murder of Rahman and 26 others including his wife, three sons, two daughters-in-law, a brother, and other close relatives, political associates and security men in a pre-dawn attack on Aug. 15, 1975.

The accused were Syed Farooq-ur Rahman, Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan, Muhiuddin Ahmed, A.K.M. Mahiuddin Ahmed, Bazlul Huda, Khandaker Abdur Rashid, Shariful Haque Dalim, Ahmed Shariful Hossain, A.M. Rashed Chowdhury, S.H.M.B. Noor Chowdhury, Md. Abdul Aziz Pasha, Md. Kismat Hashem, Nazmul Hossain Ansar, Abdul Mazed, and Moslemuddin. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Bangladesh, justice, Politics, Religion

BNP and Awami League were united for their self-interest of Hindu minority persecution. Though, in the political field both of this two big political parties have been quarrel and fight each and other. Nuruzzaman Piter is an influential businessman who is to close with a central leader of BNP and former Mayor of Rajshahi city Mizanur Rahman Minu. On the other side, Jahangir Alam Haran is another great businessman, who is to close with a central leader of Awami League and present Mayor of same city A H M Khairuzzaman Liton.

Both of two businessmen have a land of the middle of Rajshahi city. In front of their land have a small piece of land (one and half Katha) which of owner Hindu minority Gopal Ram and Noresh Ram (both of are brother). One side of the land has a small wheat broken factory. Other side they have been living in a small room. But, the influentials businessmen were wanted to buy this land of piece for increasing their multistoried building. Owner of that land was denied to sell it. After then the influentials were making conspiracy to evict from hereditary homestead of them and to grab this land. For this they wanted to use Army men.

On 1st January, 2010 Gopal Ram told, this was a house. My older mother was living here. But, the influentials was destroyed it. When they were doing vandalizing my mother and a daughter of my brother were inside of this house. They would be killed, fortunately they were safe. By brutally they were attacked in the night (at around 3.00am). We were afraid and anxious. Even our lives were hard to safe. In that time nobody was helped us. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Bangladesh, hindu, Politics, Religion

Men and women are different. No one out there argues that they are the same. However, both males and females need to treated with the most importance. This English translation I believe does a good justice on the way Hinduism treats these two sexes.

She is Language, he is Thought
She is Prudence, he is Law
He is Reason; she is Sense
She is Duty; he is Right
He is Will; she is Wish
He is Pity; she is Gift
He is Song; she is Note
She is Fuel; he is Fire
She is Glory; he is Sun
She is Motion; he is Wind
He is Owner; she is Wealth
He is Battle ; she is Might
He is Lamp; she is Light
He is Day; she is Night
He is Justice; she is Pity
He is Channel; she is River
She is Beauty; he is Strength
She is Body; he is Soul

- The Wisdom of The Vishnu Purana (English version

Tags: dharma, female, Hinduism, krishna, male, vishnu purana

Hindu Philosophy

Hindus take tremendous pride in the fact that their religion encourage true pluralism. According to Hinduism, all religions are true and they all lead to the same God. This leads to confusing conclusion leading some people to loose the significance of Hinduism itself. They wonder what makes Hinduism stand out. They question why can’t Krishna be called Allah or Jehovah.

I do believe the way you name your God or the spiritual path you follow is very important to your realization of the lord. When people say they are above all religions or representation of the God, I get very confused. To me this conclusion has no basis. Then we would have no multiple spiritual path to the God but only one. Greatest seers or religious leaders were not even above all religions.

It’s important for you to stick to your spiritual path and identify yourself with it. It will make sense if we think of spirituality as a materialistic goal. Let’s say our goal is to make 1 million $. There are multiple ways of acquiring that goal but all ways are not successful for everyone. If you find your way, then stick to it and identify yourself with it. If you keep saying that all paths to million $ are the same then you are deceiving yourself as they are not.

Then after you get that million $, you recognize your path, not discard it. Don’t say, now that you got million dollars your path is not anymore important to you. That’s why the people that have truly achieved moksha (i.e. Vivekananda) they continued to recognize their path to their spiritual goal.

The belief of different paths leading to the same God is strictly a belief of Sanatan Dharma. If you believe in that philosophy, then you are a Hindu. If Hindu philosophy is not your thing then move on to a different spiritual philosophy. However, if you ascribe to a non-sanatan philosophy, remember then you are actually giving up this belief of all paths being equally valued.

Even though it sounds very promising, one cannot pick and choose different spiritual philosophies or follow his heart to constitute his own philosophy. That’s because he is not the God. One cannot be lawyer, doctor, teacher, accountant at the same time to be successful in his materialistic life. 1 has to ascribe to one path only and become the best at it. Spiritual goal is like that.

Tags: god, Hinduism, philosophy, Religion

The Hindus of Bangladesh are a tormented lot. They are targets of atrocities committed by extremist Muslims. Hindus are murdered  , their wives and daughters raped and killed , their children butchered and their properties seized. The Hindus have long been the shining beacon of Bengali intelligentsia and today, their plight is extremely disturbing. The world knows about it but chooses to remain mum.

The Sikhs, during Mughal rule , faced a scenario very similar to the Hindus of Bangladesh. They were mercilessly tortured, killed and harassed by Mughal soldiers. They had two options; either to sit   back and watch the annihilation of their race or to fight back. They chose the latter. Under Guru Gobind Singh, they transformed into a martial race. And history is witness to the success of the Sikhs. They are less than 2% of India’s population but are influential in every field. India is today ruled by a Sikh.

Bangladeshi Hindus must take inspiration from Sikhs. It is the need of the hour; Hindus must , in the midst of oppression, turn into a martial race. Not in the sense that they pick up weapons and fight   people but rather using weapons provided by civil society and democracy. So, every time someone is killed for being a Hindu, call a ‘Bandh’ ; whenever our women are molested, ‘gherao’  the police station and civic buildings, jam the roads, block rail tracks and when our properties are seized, do not hesitate to pour black paint on government buildings. In such non-violent actions, the aim must not be to create fear in the minds of non-Hindus but rather to emphasize that Hindus will not take injustice lying down.

Hindus must consolidate. Various Hindu organizations of Bangladesh must come under a common umbrella organization. The plight of Hindus has long been talked and much has been written about it. But the world is not listening. It is time for answers, it is time for solutions. And these must come from within the community. This is our struggle and we must take it to the end alone

Tags: Bangladesh, Hinduism, Politics, solution

আপনারা কি জানেন কিভাবে একজন হিন্দু হিন্দু হয়ে ওঠে? আপনারা কি জানেন কিভাবে একটা হিন্দু ছেলে শেষ পর্যন্ত হিন্দু হয়ে যায়?? হয়তো জানেন কিন্ত ভুলে গেছেন।

আমরা বেশীরভাগই বংশগত অথবা পরিবারগতভাবেই হিন্দু বা মুসলিম বা খ্রীষ্টান। সাধারণভাবে কেন একজন মুসলিম ছেলে হিন্দু হয় না অথবা হিন্দু ছেলে মুসলিম হয় না? উত্তরটা খুবই সোজা। সবাই যার যার পরিবারের নিকটতম সান্নিধ্যে থাকতে চায়, নিজের পরিচিত গন্ডী ভেঙ্গে বের হয়ে আসার মত সাহসের অভাব, ছোটবেলা থেকে গড়া অভ্যাসের প্রতি নির্ভরশীলতা এবং পরিবার ও পারিপার্শ্বিকতা থেকে পাওয়া ধর্মভীরুতা।

কিন্তু এত কিছুর পরও একটা হিন্দু ছেলে তার পরিচিত গন্ডী থেকে বের হয়ে আসতে পারে। সেই পরিমান সাহস ও বুদ্ধি সে স্বয়ংক্রিয়ভাবেই অর্জন করে। সে একজন নাস্তিক্যবাদী মানুষে পরিণত হতে চায়। ধর্মের কফিন ভেঙ্গে সে বেরিয়ে আসার মত সক্ষমতা অর্জন করে চারপাশের নিদারুণ মস্তিষ্ক ধর্ষণ সত্ত্বেও। কিন্তু সে শেষ পর্যন্ত বের হয়ে আসতে পারে না। তার কফিনে শেষ পেরেকটা খুব শক্তভাবেই মেরে দেয় আমাদের সমাজ সংসার। আশ্চর্যের বিষয় হল এই পেরেক মারার মিস্ত্রিটা কিন্তু কোন হিন্দু নয় বরং মুসলিম। হ্যাঁ আমাদের চারপাশের মুসলিমরাই তাদের আরো বেশী হিন্দু করে তোলে আরো বেশী গোঁড়া ও রক্ষণশীল করে তোলে।

একটা হিন্দু ছেলে আমাদের এই দেশে ছোট থাকতেই তার চারপাশের সমাজে নিজেকে আলাদা ভাবতে শুরু করে। সে বুঝতে পারে সে হিন্দু, তাকে প্রতি পদে পদে স্মরণ করিয়ে দেওয়া হয় যে সে হিন্দু। তাকে কানের কাছে মুখ এনে বলা হয়, “তুমি হিন্দু! তুমি হিন্দু!! তুমি হিন্দু!!!” ফলে খুব ছোট থাকতেই তার চারপাশের পরিচিত গাছপালা তার কাছে অপরিচিত হয়ে যায়। একজন মুসলিম ছেলেকে কেউ বলে না তুমি মুসলিম, তুমি একটু ভিন্ন ধর্মের, তোমার ধর্ম আলাদা, ধর্ম বলে একটা জিনিস আছে, তুমি পুরোপুরি আমাদের সমাজের নও, তুমি একটু ভিন্ন। একজন মুসলিম ছেলে কখনো চিন্তা করে না, সে একটা ভিন্ন সমাজে আছে, সে একটা ভিন্ন ভাবধারায় আছে। সকালবেলার প্রাতকৃত্যের মতনই তার সমাজটা তার কাছে পরিচিত। সেখানে সে নিজ ধর্ম নিয়ে খুব কমই চিন্তা করে, বরং স্বতঃসিদ্ধ হিসেবে সে ধর্মকে মেনে নিয়ে জীবনের উপপাদ্যগুলো তৈরী করতে থাকে। তাকে কখনো ভাবতে হয় না, আমি কোন সমাজের, কোথায় গেলে আমি নিঃসঙ্কোচভাবে চলতে পারব। Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Bangladesh, bengali, Hinduism

We were, bought completely by them, by one a single party of Bangladesh. They were harsh and we still voted them, as if we were their servants. Even now, they are a curse on us, the minority and what are the minorities doing? They are still wanting to be servants of those Awami League members. Why, one might ask, and the answer is I do not even know even though I, myself am one minority from Bangladesh.

The Arpita Sampatti Protapon law of 2009 passed through the government’s offices quite quickly. It is said that with this new law, the government will send one district judge for the tribunal for every district. They said, in Bangladesh two lakh acres of land are in the government’s control under the vested property act. The other 4 lakh acres of land is unknown to the government and in what condition they are in. Then there is Sultana Kamal who said “they will be giving the lands back to their original owners”. Others claim that 26 lakh acres of land in under the vested property act, and did they say it was only 6 lakh acres?

First like the articles claim, they want a definition for “satru” and who they are calling that to. Under the rules, there has to be a gadget published for the list of lands, create district based tribunal and set up dates for the ruling, remove the words that claim that one has to be Bangladeshi citizen and give the land to other family members, partners and sufferers of this act.

Previously Written in: Chotto Mind’s Blog

Sources: Samakal Internet Edition
Prothom Alo

Tags: awami league, Bangladesh, news, Politics, vested property

Hindus worldwide have applauded Singapore for issuing a special Airmail Aerogramme marking Deepavali (Diwali), the most popular Hindu festival also known as “festival of lights”.

Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that Singapore coming out with Deepavali Aerogramme was a great honor for Hindus in Singapore and worldwide. Zed, who is president of Universal Society of Hinduism, urged other countries of the world also to issue stamps and other postal materials about symbols and concepts of Hinduism, oldest and third largest religion of the world with rich philosophical thought whose ultimate goal was moksha (liberation).

This Aerogramme shows a girl and a boy with folded hands and some lighted lamps, etc. Singapore Post, which issued this Aerogramme, has a heritage dating back to 1819. Lim Ho Kee is the chairman of its Board.

City-State Republic of Singapore, with flourishing port and glittering skyscrapers, is one of the world’s most affluent places. It is a multi-religious country with Buddhists (about 43%) leading others in numbers. Tamil is one of the official languages along with English, Malay, and Chinese.

Tags: diwali, Hinduism, singapore

BY: ANIMITRA CHAKRABORTY

Where are we heading to? This sentence at the very outset may astound you a good deal. Well, before going to any further, let’s check out some readily available facts.

Ever since Islam stepped into the realm of Bengal, forceful conversion of Hindus has been one of the most preferred ploys of the Muslim zealots to make the whole community kowtow. Throughout the Muslim hegemony and 19th century, it was in full swing and gained new momentum with the onset of the 20th century backed by several doctrines. It has been unabated in both erstwhile East Pakistan and contemporary Bangladesh but the same malicious campaign is being witnessed in the Indian state of Bengal too, thanks to the tacit understanding between the pseudo-secular sections and Islamic fundamentalist forces and certainly the uncanny silence of the culpable democratic society.

What is more striking, even the Hon’ble Calcutta High Court, considered as the highest form of judiciary in the state, is corroborating the same spiteful intents. What else can be said if we look at the strange development of the case of Ms Anita Ray?

Ms Anita Ray (aged 15) and Shahidul got married only after she was misled by him. Anita, at the behest of Shahidul, ran from her paternal residence, got converted into Islam and married the venomous guy. Mr. Suvendu Ray (Anita’s father) got infuriated and with the help of police got hold of the estranged daughter only on 20th October, six days after the couple took flight. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Bangladesh, conversion, fascism, Hinduism, Islam, islamic

[This document was originally published in Mukto-Mona. Due to constant requests from our visitors and also being constantly referred in discussions, we found the need to republish here. All the research was designed and presented by Rahul Gupta, an ex-Editor of Mukto-Mona.

Even considering the migrating population to India, 20 million Hindus are missing in Bangladesh. This is a saga of Hindu genocide in Bangladesh that hasn't been brought into light before.]

Hindus comprised nearly 30% of the total population in Bangladesh in 1947. After the exodus of minorities following the partition of India in 1947, the hindu population went down to about 22% by 1951. Due to unabated persecution, intimidation, and forcible conversion to Islam, the Hindu-Minority population kept on dwindling and now stands at a meager 10.5% of the total population in Bangladesh (1991 census).

Interesting to note that minority Muslim population in adjoining West Bengal (India) showed a positive growth rate and according to 1991 Census, stood at nearly 24% of the total population from only about 12% in 1947. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Bangladesh, death, fascism, hindu, islamic, missing