14
Jul

Hindu Minority leader named as Diplomat

   Posted by: William Gomes   in Bangladesh, Hinduism, Politics

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Group Photo with Dr. Neem Chandra Bhowmik

Dhaka – Prof Neem Chandra Bhowmik, chairman of Applied Physics Department of Dhaka University (DU) has named as the new Bangladesh ambassador to Nepal, said government source

Government took a sharp decision. Prof Neem is an intellectual and people like him should represent the country. His representation in Europe or American countries can bring a positive change in diplomatic relations, said Arnab Tagore a human rights activist

He is also the president of Bangladesh Muktijodha Foundation, president of Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad and general secretary of Bangladesh Hindu Bouddha Christian Oikya Parishad. During last decade he has played a vital role in protecting the rights of the minorities in Bangladesh as an active part of of Bangladesh Hindu Bouddha Christian Oikya Parishad.

During the military backed interim government Prof Neem Chandra Bhowmik was falsely accused in two cases filed in connection with the August violence on Dhaka University (DU) campus, was sent to jail yesterday after he surrendered before a Dhaka court.

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The New Govt. of Bangladesh should make it
safe for minorities to live there. Bangladesh and Pakistan may take centuries to be secular like India, but they can at least start working towards it.

July 17th, 2009 at 6:10 am

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