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		<title>Hindu temple vandalised in Bangladesh</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[IANS &#124; 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 [...]]]></description>
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<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>They also damaged four adjacent houses and injured five people, it said.</p>
<p>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.</p>
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		<title>The plight of Hindus in Bangladesh</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Prashant Pareek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The plight of the Hindu community of Bangladesh is disturbing. Regularly, one hears about attacks on Hindus and atrocities on women and children of Hindus. Temples and Hindu establishments also routinely face the brunt of extremists in Bangladesh. The role of the Bangladesh government has always been fishy. BNP or Awami League, it doesn’t really [...]]]></description>
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<p>The plight of the Hindu community of Bangladesh is disturbing. Regularly, one hears about attacks on Hindus and atrocities on women and children of Hindus. Temples and Hindu establishments also routinely face the brunt of extremists in Bangladesh. The role of the Bangladesh government has always been fishy. BNP or Awami League, it doesn’t really make much of a difference. The Hindu community of Bangladesh are apparently forced to live as second class citizens.</p>
<p>What is the reason for this? The rise of Islamic extremism has obviously led to the present scenario. But who are responsible for the rise of hardline islamics? The answer is—successive Bangladesh governments. They have forgotten the pillars on which the Bangla nation was formed. The ideology of those very extremists who supported Pakistan during the ’71 Liberation war is prospering. The secular, progressive credentials of Bangladesh have been long consigned to the dustbin of history. Politically, the situation is bound to worsen. Let Hindus not have any hope from the government.</p>
<p>Then what is the solution? Apparently, Hindus in Bangladesh face a problem; a problem of survival and life of safety, respect and dignity; and this problem needs a solution. The solution; or at least a step towards the solution; would be—Political empowerment.</p>
<p>The Hindus must aim to become a political force in the country. They must be united in quest of this goal. The community must vote for a consensus candidate and when Hindus are attacked or threatened, the community must hit the streets together. The Hindus must have no hesitation in becoming a “vote bank”. The Hindus must, as a primary goal, seek to make themselves relevant to the extent that they can influence 50-60 seats in the Jatiya Sangsad. Then and only then will their voice be heard loud and clear. And in these attempts, the Hindus must bring with them the other minorities of Bangladesh.</p>
<p>The future of Hindus is in the hands of the Hindus. Let us ensure that we decide our fate, not others.</p>
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		<title>A certificate on human rights and minority by US and reality!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jahangir Alam Akash</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jahangir Alam Akash, In Bangladesh, the brutal persecution of the Hindu, Christian religious minority and indigenous ethnic minorities is going ahead with full steam. Until now, the persecution that both communities faced never saw the light of justice. A culture of the denial of justice in Bangladesh is the root of all the persecution [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By Jahangir Alam Akash, In Bangladesh, the brutal persecution of the Hindu, Christian religious minority and indigenous ethnic minorities is going ahead with full steam. Until now, the persecution that both communities faced never saw the light of justice. A culture of the denial of justice in Bangladesh is the root of all the persecution against the ethnic and religious minorities, which isn&#8217;t only affecting a part of the country, but is plaguing the entire criminal justice system in Bangladesh.</p>
<p>General Zia and his predecessors introduced persecution against the minorities in Bangladesh. Bangladesh became Islamized under the military regime, rather than being a true parliamentary democracy. Bangladesh was not born with the blessing of being united beyond ethnic and religious differences, but rather has been Islamized, yet with a secular policy.</p>
<p>Religious minority oppression is a common phenomenon in Bangladesh.  Every day, minority oppression is growing at an alarming rate. Yet our government is not doing its duty to safeguard the minority groups. Why aren&#8217;t they doing something to stop minority torture? We don&#8217;t know. But we have been seeing that most of the perpetrators are linked with the ruling party. People think that the present government may be turning a blind eye at minority issues. We want to say clearly that the people do not want to see the issue ignored, but rather, that they want to see peace and happiness.<span id="more-674"></span></p>
<p>Torture of minorities continues as we talk. When will it come to an end, and why doesn&#8217;t the government take action against the perpetrators of minority torture? In Bangladesh, every day, there have been cases of murder, attempted murder, torture, and other forms of inhumanity. Is Bangladesh a democratic and civilized country? How can we say that it’s a civilized and democratic country?</p>
<p>In Bangladesh, crimes against humanity have become widespread, especially against minorities. Almost every day, minority people leave for the neighbor country, India. Minority women are constantly afraid for their security. Peace, good governance, rule of law, and democracy are nonexistent in Bangladesh. Perpetrators get impunity from the state. As a result, there is a constant increase in all kinds of criminal activities in our dear Bangladesh. At the same time, sectarianism has increased rapidly. And our religious minorities are suffering.</p>
<p>Majority Muslims are occupying the minorities&#8217; lands, torturing them, and raping their women. It is a common practice. Everything has been happening in front of the eyes of the government. The present ruling party is always telling us that they are nonsectarian. Yet, they are failing to stop minority oppression, and the torture of minorities is still happening in Bangladesh.</p>
<p>We see from the media that ruling party members are taking away land that belongs to minorities. The people of Bangladesh have not forgotten the oppression of minorities that took place after the general election of 2001. It is true that our minority peoples faced grievous trouble under the BNP/Jamaat-E-Islam alliance government that ruled from 2001 to 2006.  During that regime, BNP/Jamaat party members were committing murder, rape, and vandalism against minorities.</p>
<p>Bangladesh was born as a nation after nine months of fighting for freedom. With independence, four main components were established for the nation, namely, democracy, nationalism, secularism, and socialism. With an almost good constitution, Bangladesh was beginning to make progress forward. However, the constitution did not recognize our indigenous communities. Even today, indigenous peoples are not recognized by the constitution. The present government has the support of the majority in Bangladesh; if they wanted to reestablish 1972 constitution, it would be no problem for them. But the government has been in power for ten months, and they still haven&#8217;t taken any steps in that direction.</p>
<p>Under the force of Islamization, the preamble of Bangladesh&#8217;s constitution has been amended to include the words &#8220;&#8230;pledging that the high ideals of absolute trust and faith in the Almighty Allah&#8230;&#8221;, and, in the process, the word &#8220;secularism&#8221; has been dropped. The constitution, in fact, begins with the words &#8220;Bismillah-ar-rahman-ar-rahim&#8221;, which means &#8220;In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful,&#8221; which words come from Islam. In Bangladesh, the completion of Islamization is happening everywhere.</p>
<p>In this situation, we demand that the unconstitutional provision concerning a state religion in the Constitution of Bangladesh be repealed. All activities of discrimination, disparity, arrests, torture, detention, and oppression against religious minorities, as well as all people in general, shall have to be stopped. We don’t want a religious state; we want a secular and democratic state, based on Bengali nationalism in the light of the four fundamental principles of the state that motivated the Bangladesh Liberation War and that constituted the dream of the father of the nation, Bangabondhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.</p>
<p>Jammat-E-Islam is a communal party in Bangladesh, which was involved with war criminalities. BNP also has been upholding their non-secular attitude, which has introduced ‘Bismilla’ to our secular constitution. BNP-Jammat torture and kill our minority, it’s a natural, because they are fundamentalists. Though, this government is well known as a minority friendly government, but instead, minority repression is going on unabated. It’s very unfortunate to secular peoples.</p>
<p>International religious freedom commission of US state department was published a report on human rights situation of Bangladesh, recently. They were given a big certificate to the present government of Bangladesh about the human rights. According to the report, the human rights situation is going on good place especially the minority oppression is decreasing. The state department of US, how they said the human rights situation has improving in Bangladesh? We don’t know, but real scenario is reversed.</p>
<p>In Bangladesh, practical situation of human rights has not well like the report of US state department. Almost every day, there are violating the human rights with various form. The minority community especially the Hindu and the Christian peoples are in panic. Different places of the country have been happening minority repression.</p>
<p>We can give some examples for minority repression in this present government regime. A school teacher Akhil Chandra Saha was killed by miscreants at Charghat in Rajshahi on 30th June. After this killing the minority peoples of 21 Hindu families of Miapur village has been panic. A sensational minority oppression incident was happened in this regime on August. Armed local criminals picked up Nitai Chandra Das, 70, his cousin Shambhu Das, 50, Shambhu’s wife Kajol Rani Das, 42, her son Sajal, 14, and daughter Swarna, 8, Shambhu’s brother Mohabir Das, 45, his wife Lakshmi Rani Das, 38, her daughters Beauty, 18, and Sweety, 12, from their houses and confined them to the workshop.</p>
<p>The criminals also looted belongings including gold ornaments from the victims’ houses. A poor Hindu young people Ashish Sarker, 25 was abducted and murdered by miscreants on 1st July at Mirzapur in Tangail. A Hindu businessman named Sumon Goala (25) was abducted and murdered at Pearpur –Jamalpur Sadar on 2nd part of June. A Hindu woman, Ms.Radha Rani Halder, 28 was gang raped recently in Shoriotpur.  Perpetrators attacked four Hindu families, vandalized their deities while attackers tried to occupy cremation ground belonging to Hindus on 3rd July at Palash Upazila of Narsingdi District. 10 persons including women and children were seriously injured due to abrupt attack.</p>
<p>On 16th July some miscreants have stolen valuables and desecrated Kali Temple demolishing the deity at Raroa Kali Temple at Gopalpur within Sherpur Upazila of Bogra District of Bangladesh. A Hindu housewife Anguri Biswas, 23 was abducted forcefully and taken to other places for killing or for trafficking on 2nd July, 2009 at Rajoir in Madaripur district. A group of hoodlums with the leadership of Hafizur Rahman Hafiz andhis elder brother Azizur Rahman Aziz – Cultural Secretary of Juba League (Youth Organisation of Awami League) Nalitabari Upazila underSherpur district on August forcefully occupied seven decimals of lands belonging to a Hindu owner- Surjya Kanta Debnath. In this connection allegations received from the victim’s family that two shops were demolished and their daughter Ms.Lipi Debnath was physically assaulted during operation.</p>
<p>In same month twenty Minority families are on run because of continuous kidnapping of women/children and forceful collection of money at Sonagazi-Feni District.  It is learnt that some perpetrators namely Jafar, Seraj, Younus, Saiful, Ripon, Sabuj, Selim, Nasir and more 20-22 miscreants were regularly collecting illegal money from 20 to 22 Hindu families. If they refuse to pay money to miscreants then repression and threat starts.</p>
<p>A gang of criminals attacked three Hindu families in the Dighalkandi Sahapara village of the Puthia subdistrict of Rajshahi on the night of August 31, injuring 12 people. Sources said, the hoodlums also looted five houses and shops during the attack, in an attempt to take land away from those families. The injured included Profulla Chandra Saha, his wife Bijli Rani Saha, his brother Bijoy Saha, Sukumar, Chand, and Nomita, who were admitted to Puthia Health Complex in critical condition.</p>
<p>Around 30 perpetrators, believed to be BNP-Jamaat cadres, attacked and damaged the houses of Vanpuller Bijoy, Sukumar, and Uttam. They also looted Sukumar’s grocery store and the stitching shop of Uttam’s wife, Nomita, during the attack. Local sources said that men from the neighboring village of Kacharipara beat up two youths &#8211; Nayan and Sujon &#8211; at Sahapara on Aug. 27, 2009. Following the incident, a total of 35 people from 10 Hindu families filed a general report with the local police station, expressing their anxiety.</p>
<p>A minority women picked up and gang-raped while she was asleep with her husband Sagor Das at Sathiya Upazilla at Pabna district on October. Ms.Purnima Rani –daughter of Dulal Roy of Chitra Para-Joypurhat town was missing having false promise of matrimonial function with Hindu boy. The Muslim perpetrator is a relative of a very powerful Juba League Leader of Joypurhat. Ms.Purnima Rani could not be recovered despite desperate arbitration with the powerful Awami League Leaders was held several times.</p>
<p>Sometimes, the police on duty also neglect to register any case against those perpetrators. Although case was registered after hectic endeavour, but the perpetrators start intimidating the victim’s family constantly. So, a sense of insecurity amongst the Hindu communities prevails. It also indicates a forceful conversion after allurement and false personification. Similarly Ms.Nabami Sarkar –daughter of Akhil Sarkar of village Aimar Rasulpur have been the victim of fraudulent events of such circumstances and Ms.Krishna Rani and Ms. Prativa Rani of Govindapur also become target of such trend.</p>
<p>A process of fraudulent conversion with intent to deceive minority girls is going on with Ms.Shika Debnath daughter of Ms.Mina Debnath of village Shaljune of the same Upazila. Police shows negative response on this particular minority issue if the case is filed at the respective police station. As discontentment prevailed amongst Hindu minorities then the police on 1st October most reluctantly detained Ms.Purnima Roy daughter of Dulal Roy with wearing Burkha under veil covered by her face and body.</p>
<p>Thereafter she was produced before court and the court sent her to judicial custody. A Muslim shrewd boy got a  Hindu girl- Krisna Rani Protiva into a trap in the same village of Kusumba Union of Govindapur and later abducted her and absconding. The elder brother of the victim girl protested against this sort of trap and as a result the perpetrators on behalf of the Muslim boy assaulted the victim’s brother. In this connection although case was recorded but police kept them silent.  Later on the local people recovered this unfortunate girl.</p>
<p>Sawpan Mondal, 40, a Hindu (Converted Christian) N.G.O. Employee was beaten to death at Soharwardy Uddayan (Ramna Kali Temple) by the some students of Dhaka University branded him to be an extortionist. On last 12th September a group of students of Dhaka University caught him and beaten him mercilessly. Day after morning Sawpan Mondal was died due to torture at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital during treatment. At least 25 Hindu families were evicted in this regime at Kalapara in Patuakhali.</p>
<p>According to the daily Star, Rajshahi Education Board Chairman Dipakendranath Das left the city on 30th August for Dhaka after filing general diaries with two police stations following threats on his life allegedly from the city Mayor A H M Khairuzzaman Liton. The Rajshahi mayor asked the board chairman repeatedly over the phone to upgrade his daughter’s SSC results, Dipakendranath alleged. Khairuzzaman also acknowledged that he had requested Dipakendranath to look into the result of his daughter but denied the allegation of threatening the board chairman.</p>
<p>In his identical GDs filed with Boalia and Rajpara police stations in Rajshahi the education board chairman alleged that he had been asked to leave Rajshahi forever over the phone since August 27. The callers also threatened him with death. He, however, refrained from mentioning names of any individual or party in his GDs. Earlier on August 27, the board chairman alleged that the city mayor threatened to transfer him if he did not entertain his request of upgrading his daughter’s SSC result. Anika Faria Zaman, the mayor’s daughter, secured GPA 4.56 in this year’s SSC examinations.</p>
<p>Dissatisfied with the result she along with 2300 other examinees appealed to the board for review of their results on June 22. As review results came out on August 9, some 23 examinees got their results changed but Anika’s results remained the same.The board chairman explained that Anika failed to get GPA 5 because she secured A minus in Bangla and obtained A in English, Mathematics and Chemistry. “There was no scope of reviewing her result as her review results had already been issued,” he said. Dipakendranath alleged that the mayor threatened him twice –on August 18 and 25 over the phone.</p>
<p>A gang led by Nur Hosssain Master of Soraigachhi attacked the houses of some 74 families including 54 indigenous families at Katirpur of Porsha upazila in Naogaon district on June 12. They torched, damaged and looted the houses and also randomly beat up indigenous men, women and children during the attack.</p>
<p>More than 50 people, including the member-secretary of the National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports, Professor Anu Muhammad, were injured when police charged into marchers heading for Petrobangla headquarters in the capital on 2nd September in protest against the government’s decision to award three offshore blocks to international oil companies.</p>
<p>One bereaved Hindu family is prevented from lodging FIR at Rangunia police station due to continuous threat from murderers. Police trying to suppress the facts of murder, as a result perpetrators get impunity. On 24th July some perpetrators kidnapped Jatindra Lal Dey, 65, of village Sahandi Nagar Hindu Para and strangulated him to half dead and fled away putting him Rangunia Upazila Hospital. Jatindra died on way to Chittagong Medical College Hospital.</p>
<p>Allegations received from a group of minority communities at village Barman Para within Durgapur Upazila of Netrokona district on August regarding continuous repression against them. In a separate note of signatures condemning the atrocities against them singed by some minority communities it is alleged that a group of perpetrators were continuously committing crime against humanity including physical torture, rape, kidnapping and land grabbing, they also claimed that despite the local administration including their local Member of Parliament were informed asking them to stop continuous atrocities; although the local Member Parliament requested the Officer-in-charge of respective police station to take necessary steps it is unfortunate that no remedial measures taken by police and as such a case has been filed by Bimal Chandra Barman at Durgapur police station.</p>
<p>A Minority School girl belonging to Dalit family at Jessore district was gang raped while she was returning from attending “Kirtan” religious songs on July. The perpetrators dragged victim nearby garden and rape her one after another. In Bhola silent repression upon religious minorities are going on.</p>
<p>More than 100 women and children belonging to Hindus located at<br />
Lord Hardinge 35 miles away from Lalmohan police station reported in<br />
writing that some land grabbers belonging to Muslims with ill motive<br />
instituted false cases in the court against those destitute<br />
law-abinding Hindus enabling them to leave the country.</p>
<p>Because the Chief Judicial Magistrate-Bhola made judicial enquiry on July through a local High school Head Master who is reported to be a activist of Awami<br />
League and took negative view and submitted false report against the<br />
Hindus resulting which those unfortunate Hindus have been arrested<br />
without any tangible allegations.</p>
<p>Although no enquiry was made about the allegations made against those Hindus with regard to their involvement of theft and other false allegations. Maching Khai Marma, 18, was raped then killed with a brick on May 8 in CHT. Goutam Sarker, 33 was killed on 28th September in Dhaka. He was a resident of 47 Farasganj Lane; Sutrapur.He was also the president of Awami Sechasebok League of 79 ward of Dhaka. Goutam was shot dead.</p>
<p>A Catholic family of the Dhaka diocese, under the St. Lawrence Catholic Church, was attacked by local Muslims on October 22. Some people fired guns aimed at the house of the Catholic family. After that, a complaint was filed to the local police station as well as to the state department of US by the victim family with the help of a NGO.</p>
<p>On the other hand, extra judicial killings are a very common matter, still. Another two persons were killed in extra judicial killings in the name of so-called gunfight with police in Sundarban of Bagerhat on 31st October. The killed are Altaf Hossain, 42, and Mizanur Rahman, 35, both residents of Chandrakhali at Rampal in the district.</p>
<p>With these latest incident took to 118 the total death figure from extrajudicial killing such as ‘crossfire’ or ‘encounter’ by the Rapid Action Battalion and the police after January 6 when the Awami League-led government assumed office. Though, the law minister, Barrister Shafique Ahmed told in the same day in a training programme on human rights, there should be initiatives to investigate any kind of extrajudicial killing, as the present government does not believe in such killings.</p>
<p>On 25-26th February at Pilkhana BDR headquarters some of BDR members were revolt and during that time they were mass killings to the meritorious army, looting their money, gold and other wealth’s, mass raped to army officers wife, daughter. By so-called mutineers killed at least 75 peoples including 58 meritorious army officers.</p>
<p>It was a gross human rights violation after the brutal killings of the father of the nation Bangabondhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Bangladesh.<br />
We want to see fair trial about the real and accused mutineer. We know that, 48 BDR members already died after torture during the detention. Whole nation are waiting for see the justice regarding BDR mutiny. We also want to see the enquiry report about BDR mutiny and killings.</p>
<p>So, a big difference between US state department report and real situation of human rights and minority in Bangladesh. We want to an equal society where there will not torture, all kinds of human rights violation.</p>
<p>Why is the repression of minorities and indigenous peoples still going on in Bangladesh? Bangladesh&#8217;s Awami League is now in power. They have always gotten the minority and indigenous votes, with some exceptions. And it has been 38 years since Bangladesh became independent. Enemy or vested property is a black law and it’s a gross tool for minority repression. Our demand is that, this black law should be removed immediately and the ceased property should be returned to real owners or their relatives.</p>
<p>The patriotic journalist Manik Saha was killed by a bomb attack in 2004. Another honest journalist, Diponker Chakraborty from Bogura, was killed by terrorists. From Faridpur, the promising journalist Goutam Das was killed. Principal Gopal Krishna Muhury was killed. All Bengali people know about the young minority girl named Purnima who was gang raped in Sirajgonj. And these were all preplanned incidents. No investigations have taken place and justice had never been served against killing of indigenous community leaders, including Alfred Soren and Choles Ritchil.</p>
<p>We know Bangladesh has no actual democracy, rule of law or education. Most of the people are living in very poor conditions. The obvious problem is that, constitutionally, Islam is the only religion of Bangladesh. But in Bangladesh, there live Muslims, Hindus, Christians, and Buddhists. We have had a secular constitution since our country&#8217;s independence. After the killings of Bongobondhu, two generals ruled Bangladesh and made it a monolithic Islamic country.</p>
<p>We want the legitimate demands of the aboriginal and tribal communities to be fulfilled, including the preservation of their distinct cultures and heritage, and the implementation of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Treaty. We want the return of vested property, with a provision of inheritance, to be implemented. We want the government to resist sectarianism, fundamentalism, and fanaticism and to put a stop to all kinds of religious discrimination, deprivation, atrocities, persecution, and harassment.</p>
<p>The attack on the religious minority brings with it the idea of “Islam in the constitution”. The communal spirit began with political motives and ended in mass destruction such as the attack on present Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina back in 2001. The victims of the brutal attack are still looking for justice. At that time also, a bomb attack killed 10 and badly injured 20 others at the Baniarhar Catholic church in Maksudpur, in the Gopalganj district.</p>
<p>In 1998, an indigenous leader, Alfred Soren, was brutally killed by those in power. The day of the attack, the perpetrators looted his house, destroyed his belongings, and set the house on fire. Until now, his family members and the public have never seen the light of justice. Cholesh Richil, an indigenous Christian leader, died in custody on March 18, 2007, following brutal torture at the hands of the army. Richil’s civil rights were grossly violated by government agents. It is puzzling why the government has not yet made a proper investigation to unearth the mystery behind this leader’s death. The perpetrators of this crime should not have impunity. The killing of Richil has not been filed as a criminal case to date.</p>
<p>From 1979 to 1981, the indigenous people of Bangladesh became cornered by landless people from the mainland in the process of their rehabilitation by the government. An ill-fated ten-year-old indigenous child, Klanto Chiham, was killed by brutal teachers after being tortured at Maymansingh. A dacoit, or robber, killed a Christian school teacher, Mangsang, at Madhupur in Tangail. A member of an even smaller minority, Dr. Goni Gomes, a converted Christian from Islam, was killed by Islamic militants.</p>
<p>Latest inhuman incident on the three minority families were happened in Natore of Bangladesh. According to the daily Sangbad, the perpetrators were tried to kills by set fire to the houses of minorities at Tazpur village in Singra upazila of Natore on 1st November, 2009 at night. After this, Rash Bihari was immediately admitted in Rajshahi Medical College Hospital. He was seriously injured with burnt. The houses of Ratan Ghosh, Nripen Ghosh and Batbihari Ghosh were totally burnt. In the midnight the attackers locked to the doors of the minorities from the outside. Then, they were set fire to the houses by the petrol.</p>
<p>Sources said, some local influential’s trying to grab to 200 Bigha lands of ‘Debottor’ since long time. On 24th October of this year a group of terrorists lead by an UP member Hasib and Sazedur Rahman Khan were attacked to the minorities at Tazpur village. They were ransacked houses of 12 minority families and they looted money and other wealth. At least 23 peoples including women and child were seriously injured by that attacked. The attackers also raped a minority woman. In this connection a case was filed against the attackers. Total 33 were accused with this case. The case was filed by Sreebash Halder.</p>
<p>The accused were getting bail from the court on 1st November. After that in the same night they were attacked again on the minority families at Tazpur village of Singra.</p>
<p>Another case was filed by Nogendranath Ghosh with Singra police station against attackers. But, attackers yet not arrest. The minority peoples are fear after again and again attacked on them. This incident has been remembering us to the Bashkhali incidents of Chittagong which was happened in the regime of BNP-Jammat government.</p>
<p>We urge the enlightened citizens of Bangladesh to be united and to do something for minority rights and security. Please forget politics. As human rights defenders, we should be impartial, universal, and dedicated to human rights.</p>
<p>The constitution does not give proper identity to the indigenous peoples. This is Bangladesh! We demand that these persecutions stop right now and that the government give all rights to the minority groups and bring the perpetrators to justice. Without real democracy, rule of law, and good governance, how can anyone have hope that the government will punish the real culprits and masterminds of minority torture and other human rights violations? We are waiting eagerly for the trial of war criminals, for the implementation of the verdict of Bangabondhu killers, and are waiting for the justice to be served to the killers of the four national leaders. We also want to see the current government reestablish the constitution of 1972 and stop mixing politics with religion.</p>
<p>Lastly, we want to demand that the government immediately form a public inquiry committee to investigate all cases of minority oppression and human rights violations that have occurred since independence. Again, only investigate is not enough; we think that those involved with minority oppression and human rights violations should be brought under justice. Otherwise, it will never be possible to establish the rule of law. If the government wants to take these actions, then it should, first of all, reestablish 1972 constitution. Secondly, it should immediately bring to trial cases involving war crimes, jail murders, and the Bangabondhu murder case, and should punish the accused. It also needs to take strict action to stop Islamic militants. Otherwise, there will be no peace and happiness.</p>
<p>We hope that the present government will take immediate action against minority and indigenous persecution. And our demand is that all the perpetrators should be brought under justice.  Now there is a ‘democratic’ government. So, what is the problem in stopping minority torture and extrajudicial killings? Let us be united and fight and pressure the present government to stop minority repression and state torture.</p>
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		<title>Hindus attacked by governing party cadres</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Hindu family was attacked by allegedly government party workers. They abducted 9 people from the family and left them with chaos. The father is living a very fearful life concerning the safety of his two daughters. Although the police initially rejected to assist the Hindu family later they caved in due to media pressure. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A Hindu family was attacked by allegedly government party workers. They abducted 9 people from the family and left them with chaos. The father is living a very fearful life concerning the safety of his two daughters. </p>
<p>Although the police initially rejected to assist the Hindu family later they caved in due to media pressure. They arrested four people behind this attack. While asked the police commissioner he declined to comment on this issue. </p>
<p>Our human rights worker in Bangladesh, William Gomes was on the scene taking a series of footage of this developing story. We were able to get a word from the State Minister, police commissioner and the family.</p>
<p><strong>State Minister of Bangladesh on Minority persecution</strong></p>
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<p><strong>The Hindu minority in Bangladesh describing the forceful abduction story</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Police commissioner Dhaka</strong></p>
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		<title>Twenty Hindu minority families attacked by Muslims in southern district of Bangladesh</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 16:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Gomes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twenty minority Hindu families of Kajir Hat and Keramotia village of Chordorbesh union of Sonagaji sub district in southern Bangladesh by local Muslim extortionist. Local Muslim extortionist Jafar ,Yunus ,Saiful ,Ripon and others demand regular extortion from local minority hindhu families of Kajir Hat and Keramotia village,when the minorities refused to give extortion money the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Twenty minority Hindu families of Kajir Hat and Keramotia village of Chordorbesh union of Sonagaji sub district in southern Bangladesh by local Muslim extortionist.</p>
<p>Local Muslim extortionist Jafar ,Yunus ,Saiful ,Ripon and others demand regular extortion from local minority hindhu families of Kajir Hat and Keramotia village,when the minorities refused to give extortion money the extortionists start persecuting the minorities Said Nitia Das of Kalibari village</p>
<p>The extortionists sized 45 thousand taka from Nitia Das of Kalibari village, when the other hindhu minorities of the village refused to give extortion money the extortionists abducted a minority Hindu girl and later paying Fifteen thousand taka extortion money said Nitia Das of Kalibari village</p>
<p>Boloram Das a local minority Hindu said the extortionists forcefully abducted a young girl of our family, later we have paid twenty five thousand taka extortion money and they released the girl.</p>
<p>Boloram Das said the extortionist Yunus is now threatening to marry a minor Hindu girl forcefully.</p>
<p>Boloram Das said we have consulted with the local people to help us and to police but no one is helping us.</p>
<p>Boloram Das added that at least twenty minority Hindu families of our locality can not go back home for these extortionists.</p>
<p>Human rights activist Dipal Barua said the attacks on minorities are growing notably. We highly condemn these attacks on minorities and we demand to the government to take proper actions against extortionists as soon as possible.</p>
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		<title>Hindu house looted in South-western Bangladesh</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:55:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Gomes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A minority Hindu family in Bagerhat, a district in South-western Bangladesh was looted by unknown perpetrators said locals On July 22nd the family members of a Hindu family in the Sabekdanga union was fainted and the local took them to near by hospital later on July 23th said locals Subas Chandra,Oronna Rani Das ,Gopal Chndra [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A minority Hindu family in Bagerhat, a district in South-western Bangladesh was looted by unknown perpetrators said locals</p>
<p>On July 22nd the family members of a Hindu family in the Sabekdanga union was fainted and the local took them to near by hospital later on July 23th said locals</p>
<p>Subas Chandra,Oronna Rani Das ,Gopal Chndra Das and Sumitra Rani confirned that the perpetrators took a notable amount and ornaments of woman</p>
<p>Local Hindu and other shared their deep concern about the incident.  </p>
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		<title>Poor Hindu Minority roughly beaten by influential</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Gomes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two minority Hindu were beaten roughly on a local arbitration by some influentials at gior in Manikgonj.UP chairman Abdul Aziz chired on the arbitration are influencing others not to witness about the fact to police, said locals Leaders of Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council went to the filed .They had meet with the local [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Two minority Hindu were beaten roughly on a local arbitration by some influentials at gior in Manikgonj.UP chairman Abdul Aziz chired  on the arbitration are influencing others not to witness about the fact to police, said locals</p>
<p>Leaders of Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council went to the filed .They had  meet with the local police and authorities and demand to take actions against  the people behind this as soon as possible, said Advocate Dipok Ghosh of Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council</p>
<p>Advocate Dipok Ghosh said what happened to the minority hindhu’s are illegal and fully inhuman </p>
<p>Police supper Seikh Muhammed Faruk said police will take proper actions if the victims officially file a complain .Initialy police is taking all possible measures to insure the securities of the minority family </p>
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		<title>14-year-old Pregnant Rape Victim of a Muslim Cleric Gets Caned</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Gomes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A poor girl becomes pregnant by an Imam of a local mosque in Faridpur. The poor girl is now on her seven months pregnancy with high physical and mental risk of immature pregnancy. Omar Faruk is an Imam and teacher of a “Maktab” (Islamic School) of remote village Padmar Char at the North Channel Union [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A poor girl becomes pregnant by an Imam of a local mosque in Faridpur. The poor girl is now on her seven months pregnancy with high physical and mental risk of immature pregnancy.</p>
<p>Omar Faruk is an Imam and teacher of a “Maktab” (Islamic School) of remote village Padmar Char at the North Channel Union in Faridpur, a central district of Bangladesh.</p>
<p>Imam Omar Faruk misguided the minor and raped her for long time. The poor minor girl can not speak out in fear and shame. As the girl steps into her deep pregnancy the news spread out in the village.</p>
<p>Some local influential people called arbitration on July 18th. The arbitration council decides that the Imam Omar Faruk will marry the pregnant girl, said locals</p>
<p>On July 18th some local influential people called arbitration on this. The arbitration was chaired by Fazlur Rahman Fazal.</p>
<p>The arbitration body ordered a to cane to the Imam and the minor girl 101 times, also ordered the Imam to marry the girl, said locals</p>
<p>Both Imam and girl were canned 25 times said locals</p>
<p>Although the arbitration on cases of rape is illegal, the head of the arbitration committee Fazal said that I informed the matter of arbitration to the OC Kotwali Nur Alam,of Faridpur .</p>
<p>Oc Nur Alam said I donot know anything the arbitration.</p>
<p>This is the third time marriage of Imam Omar, said locals</p>
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		<title>Lashkar-e-Taiba planned to eliminate the Hindus in Bangladesh</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Gomes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bangladesh intelligence has arrested Mufti Obaidullah, the most wanted militant of India and an operative of Lashkar-e-Taiba. Bangladesh intelligence arrested him earlier on Thursday near the Babubazaar Bridge in capital and presented before the media on Friday. For last 14 years Pakistan-based terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba had been carrying out its activities in Bangladesh, said intelligence [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.bangladeshihindu.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/bangladeshi-hindu-genocide.bmp"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-599" title="Genocide of Hindus in Bangladesh" src="http://www.bangladeshihindu.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/bangladeshi-hindu-genocide.bmp" alt="Genocide of Hindus in Bangladesh" width="253" height="349" /></a>Bangladesh intelligence has arrested Mufti Obaidullah, the most wanted militant of India and an operative of Lashkar-e-Taiba.</p>
<p>Bangladesh intelligence arrested him earlier on Thursday near the Babubazaar Bridge in capital and presented before the media on Friday. For last 14 years Pakistan-based terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba had been carrying out its activities in Bangladesh, said intelligence officials</p>
<p>Mufti Obaidullah was working to organize terrorist networks with the help of Kashmir based Lashkar-e-Taiba, said Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner AKM Shahidul Hoque. Mufti Obaidullah has been living in Bangladesh with his wife, three sons and two daughters since 1995, to avoid Indian intelligence after the Indian government declared him the most wanted, said Police Commissioner</p>
<p>In last six years he lived in different regions of Bangladesh and taught in different madrasas of Madaripur, Jessore, Satkhira and Srimangal. I had planned to eliminate the Hindus and the enemies of the Muslims by forming a group said Mufti Obaidullah. In last 14 years in Bangladesh, he would train up people to be militants. Said Police Commissioner</p>
<p>Lashkar-e-Taiba is one of the largest and most active militant organizations in South Asia.</p>
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		<title>CSMonitor: Bangladesh becoming safe haven for Islamic terrorists</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:36:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christian Science Monitor raises a very important question regarding the prevalence of terrorism in Bangladesh. They link to a series of reports, which show a violent surge of terrorism. This is a really dangerous news not just for minorities, who are the first targets of Muslim terrorism but also the whole concept of democracy itself. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Christian Science Monitor raises a very important question regarding the prevalence of terrorism in Bangladesh. They link to a series of reports, which show a violent surge of terrorism. This is a really dangerous news not just for minorities, who are the first targets of Muslim terrorism but also the whole concept of democracy itself. The recent election gained some new enthusiasm about the future of Bangladesh but the BDR mutiny and vibrant new evidence of increasing extremism and fascism put the future of this country into jeoperdy.</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Osama bin Laden may be laying low in Pakistan. But many of South Asia&#8217;s terrorists have a new hideout: Bangladesh</strong>. </p>
<p>In recent days, Bangladeshi police have been hot on the trail of disturbing developments: they&#8217;ve uncovered a plot that used Bangladesh to transit thousands of weapons to an Indian separatist group, and followed up by arresting key members of that group in Dhaka, the Bangladeshi capital, reports The Times of India. </p>
<p>Around the same time, police arrested a fugitive hit man working for Daud Ibrahim, one of South Asia&#8217;s most notorious terrorists. While in custody, the assassin divulged that 150 of Mr. Ibrahim&#8217;s operatives are stationed in Bangladesh, according to The Daily Star, a leading English-language newspaper based in Dhaka. </p></blockquote>
<p>Source: <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0617/p99s01-duts.html" target="_blank">CSMonitor</a></p>
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		<title>Bangladesh: Hindu Boys Targeted for Indoctrination with Jihad</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 20:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Gomes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), a Hindu organization, fear attacks by Islamic militants after helping rescuedminor Hindu boy from madrasa. Bangladesh government has failed to protect and promote human rightsof the minorities of Bangladesh over the years. Rape, gang-rape,kidnap and forceful conversion of members of the ethnic and religious minorities has turned Bangladesh into [...]]]></description>
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<p>International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), a Hindu organization, fear attacks by Islamic militants after helping rescuedminor Hindu boy from madrasa.</p>
<p>Bangladesh government has failed to protect and promote human rightsof the minorities of Bangladesh over the years. Rape, gang-rape,kidnap and forceful conversion of members of the ethnic and religious minorities has turned Bangladesh into a land of human rights violation, opposed to the demand of UN&#8217;s Universal Declaration of Human Rights.</p>
<p>The rising Islamic militancy threatens the existence of the minorities in Bangladesh. Many Hindus were forced to leave the country because of communal violence.</p>
<p>Recently, a minor Hindu boy, 13-year-old Poresh Chandra Sarkar, was traced out of his long disappearance. The boy from poor family took up job as child labour in a restaurant in the capital. Dhaka. Far from his village, there a Muslim man, named Hamdu Mia, came to know about the boy&#8217;s helpless condition, and with the help of some Maolanas (Muslim clerics) of a madrasa, they illegally converted this immature boy to a Islam from Hinduism and confined him in madrasa, away from all contact with his parents.</p>
<p>After lots of frantic searching for the boy, a clue came from a letter with $58 sent by Poresh to his father on 25.04.2008 through Genera Post Office (GPO) in Dhaka. Based on the clue, the boy&#8217;s father Krishna Chandra Sarker contacted a Muslim officer at the GPO. The officer informed Krishna Sarker that he knew of his son&#8217;s whereabouts and that he might get back his son if his family converted to Islam.</p>
<p>Failing to make contact with his beloved son,  Mr. Sarker filed a police report (GD # 1498) with the Paltan Police Station, Dhaka.</p>
<p>The police then called in Hamdu Mia along with the Maulans to the Police Station. The parents, along with the relatives, beg to the police to hand over their son to them until late at night, but they were forced out of the Police Station with getting custody of the boy.</p>
<p>It appears that the police were connected to the extremists. The lawyers, representing the boy&#8217;s father, suspect that the innocent boy might have undergone  terror-training in a camp somewhere like Bagmara, as the boy shout to his father over a cell-phone that, “I have sacrifice my life to establish the law of Allah in the world, and don’t try to find out me…..” (Allahar Ain Prothistha Korar Jonno ejibon utshorga koriachi Amar Khoj Korio na). He has been trained to keep shut himself under any circumstances.</p>
<p>Later on, the father and the son was brought before a court in Dhaka, chaired by magistrate Ms. Shamima Parvin on 07 April 2009. Unfortunately, ignoring the age of the victim and submission of Mr. Sarker&#8217;s lawyer, the magistrate ordered that the boy be sent to the Madrasa, instead of handing him over to his parents. But, faced with objection of the lawyers, she sent the boy to Jail Hajat (Safe Custody).</p>
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<p>Later on, when the boy was produced before court again on May 5, he was handed over to his parents: the boy was rescued, thanks to his parents frantic efforts.</p>
<p>Poresh is slowly getting better decaling the extremist indoctrination and JIHAD mentality. But the parents, the boy, and ISKCON (who gave the family temporary shelter) are in fear of persecution by the Islamic extremists.</p>
<p>Many national and international organization has demanded to the government to take proper steps to secure the boy and his family and highly condemn the forceful conversion.</p>
<p>Jasada Nandan Acharjee, Sebait and Executor of Swai Bag Ashram said that “I do believe in the religious freedom of all people but I highly condemn what was happened with the poor Hindu boy Poresh, the Islamic fascist has brain washed the boy with message of hearted and Jihad and that is also violating the Human Rights”.</p>
<p>He said that many often the children of minority communities, targeted by the Islamic fascists, are indoctrinated with the message of Jihad.</p>
<p>Rupauga Goar Das Bramachary of ISKCON said  that Poresh was initially saying that he would sacrifice his life for Allah, he was indoctrinated with the idea of JIHAD as the JMB (Jammatul Mujahedin, Bangladesh) people do; now after hearing the religious teaching of Hinduism, he is shedding the extremist teachings received at the madrasa.</p>
<p>He said we do believe in the religious freedom of every soul; when he becomes mature, he can entitled him with any religion, but no one should misguide a minor child with the Islamic JIHAD idea to destroy the boy&#8217;s life and endanger life of other people through him.</p>
<p>ISKCON&#8217;s food for life has gave shelter to this boy and to his parents. But the organization said: we have fear about the security; we have responsibility for the whole Hindu society related with us; for Poresh, the whole temple and other Hindu believers living nearby can face communal violence.</p>
<p>A small local Human Rights Organization, Sonatan International Foundation, is helping the family to get the legal aid.</p>
<p>The joint-secretary Pinaki said  that &#8220;we have observed that some of the Islamic fascist are guarding outside of ISCKON temple, we are not sure how they came to know about the presence of the family in this temple, only we know about the presence of the Poresh and his family’s presence in this ISCKON temple”.</p>
<p>Prof. Nikhil Chandra Pal said that &#8220;The situation is very fearful. At any time, anything bad can happen to us and to the boy and his parents; we are all targeted by the Islamic extremists”.</p>
<p>The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), a US Congressional panel, has recently dropped Bangladesh from its Watch List of countries that violate  rights of minorities to religious freedom. Bangladesh was in the list from 2005 to 2008.</p>
<p>USCRIF removed Bangladesh from the Watch List in its May 1, 2009 report, urging the new Awami League administration to strengthen protections for all Bangladeshis to enjoy the right to freedom of religion or belief, and undertake efforts to improve conditions for minority religious communities.</p>
<p>The commission hoped that the government of Bangladesh would investigate and prosecute, to the fullest extent of the law, the perpetrators of violent acts against members of the minority religious communities, women, and non-governmental organizations, committed in the past.</p>
<p>The fate of minorities, nonetheless, remains unchanged and their religious freedom is far from adequate.</p>
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		<title>Kick out the &#8220;Bloody Bismillah&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:51:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Gomes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Islamic terrorist activities resulting in death of uncounted innocent and spreading the message of hearted and violence. Bangladesh have had failed to deal with the Islamic terrorism by the years. The root of Islamic terrorism was rooted historically by defining the Islam as a “state religion”. The historical rotten root of political Islam and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_515" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-515" title="Muslim Extremism in Bangladesh" src="http://www.bangladeshihindu.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/bangladesh-islamic-terrorism-extremism-300x199.jpg" alt="Secularism in Danger in Bangladesh" width="300" height="199" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Secularism in Danger in Bangladesh</p></div>
<p>The Islamic terrorist activities resulting in death of uncounted innocent and spreading the message of hearted and violence. Bangladesh have had failed to deal with the Islamic terrorism by the years. The root of Islamic terrorism was rooted historically by defining the Islam as a “state religion”. The historical rotten root of political Islam and Islamic extremism was rooted by the long absence of secular parliament democracy.</p>
<p>By knocking down the secular ascent of the constitution of Bangladesh the dirty politicians characterized Bangladesh from secular to Islamic Bangladesh.</p>
<p>Many nations all around the world have already successfully introduced anti terrorism legalization including Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, and United States. It’s the need of time for Bangladesh to introduce and well and constructive Anti terrorism legislation</p>
<p>It’s ironically truth that the law alone will not be able to deter Islamic terrorism in Bangladesh. Before introducing anti terror law the government should first should first kick out the “bloody bismillah” and the root of Islamic extremism the state religion “Islam”. The nation and nationals should be indoctrinated with spirit of secularism and step forward to a better and progressive Bangladesh.</p>
<p>The anti terrorism law should be extra ordinary law that fits with the pure democratic standard and distinct from the laws of Bangladesh penal code. In drafting the law the government should keep in mind that in implementing the law no one should be able to use the law as political instrument.</p>
<p>In drafting the law government should keep in mind that the law should not only focus on the present or past activities of any Islamic extremist group but should focus on with a manner to curb the root of Islamic extremities from the society.</p>
<p>We have experienced the Islamic extremist are recruiting new members inside of the prisons of Bangladesh during their imprisonment. The Islamic extremist indoctrinated the ill fated the Muslims inside of the prisons of Bangladesh. In a situation like this Bangladesh government should start a new prison only for the Islamic extremists and insure the proper correction and teaching towards justice and peace.</p>
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		<title>The Death Throes of Pakistan&#8217;s Hindus</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 16:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Richard Benkin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just returned from a month in India during which time an incredible number of significant events were occurring. My primary mission in going was to document and raise awareness of the ethnic cleansing of Bangladeshi Hindus. I found plenty, including evidence of ongoing attacks on them both in Bangladesh and in West Bengal, India. [...]]]></description>
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<p>I just returned from a month in India during which time an incredible number of significant events were occurring. My primary mission in going was to document and raise awareness of the ethnic cleansing of Bangladeshi Hindus. I found plenty, including evidence of ongoing attacks on them both in Bangladesh and in West Bengal, India. The border between the two is so porous that terrorists and contraband move freely with and without the help of India&#8217;s Border Security Force or West Bengal police. But I also witnessed the tragic beginning of the end for Pakistan&#8217;s Hindus. Once one in five Pakistanis, they have been reduced to one percent of the population.</p>
<p>But as the Taliban take over ever larger chunks of that country, that remnant of a people is streaming across the border into Indian Punjab. The stream became a torrent with the Taliban&#8217;s seizure of the Swat Valley earlier this year. Hindu refugees report attacks and threats by the Taliban, as well as officials telling them to leave the country &#8220;or else.&#8221; The February agreement between the Taliban and the Zardari government ceded the area to the former and allowed Sharia law to be imposed on Swat&#8217;s 1.2 million inhabitants.</p>
<p>President Obama has used this agreement as a model in his stated quest for &#8220;moderate Taliban.&#8221; But not only does the agreement countersign ethnic cleansing, it also failed even before Obama&#8217;s anticipated speech on US policy in the region. Just hours before the President spoke, one of the Taliban parties to the agreement, Tehrik e Taliban, abrogated it with a terror attack on a mosque in Pakistan&#8217;s Northwest Frontier Province, and has engaged in other terrorist attacks subsequently.</p>
<p>One Hindi language channel quoted a Taliban spokesman confirming that his group was pulling out of the agreement not to attack elsewhere in Pakistan because, he said, it would be contrary to Allah&#8217;s wishes to limit Sharia to the Swat Valley. Yet, no major media in India, the US, or elsewhere made this connection.</p>
<p>Even more shameful, no media or government has protested the ethnic cleansing of Pakistan&#8217;s Hindus, who are being finished off by the Taliban. All governments involved in the region are just allowing it to happen,too. What kind of a world do we live in when India will not defend Hindus attacked for being Hindus; when the US ignores the atrocity; when not a single human rights group or the UN utters a word of protest?</p>
<p>What is happening to Pakistan&#8217;s Hindus is a crime, but a crime that is largely accomplished. There remain 13,000,000 Hindus in Bangladesh subject to the same attacks, the same racist laws, and the same intention to eradicate them. Worse, the battle is spilling across the open border into India, and it is changing the demographic balance in the region. It is also allowing terrorists into the country whose intention is to undermine the very nation of Hindustan.</p>
<p>My mission is to prevent that, to prevent the murders and other atrocities, even if I am the only voice of protest to cry out about this crime against humanity.</p>
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		<title>Interview with H.E. Mr. Ahmad Karim Nawabi, Ambassador to Bangladesh, Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:35:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mr. Ahmad Karim Nawabi, ambassador from Islamic Republic of Afghanistan agreed to an interview with Christian Development Alternative, a non-profit political organization working vigilantly propagating rights and cause of the minorities in Bangladesh while playing an active role outlining the danger of Islamic terrorism. The interview was moderated by William Gomes, Executive Director of CDA. [...]]]></description>
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<div id="attachment_488" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-488" title="Afghanistan: Centre of Battle Against Islamic Fascism" src="http://www.bangladeshihindu.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/interview-with-afghanistan-ambassador-300x200.png" alt="Afghanistan: Centre of Battle Against Islamic Fascism" width="300" height="200" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Afghanistan: Centre of Battle Against Islamic Fascism</p></div>
<p>Mr. Ahmad Karim Nawabi, ambassador from Islamic Republic of Afghanistan agreed to an interview with Christian Development Alternative, a non-profit political organization working vigilantly propagating rights and cause of the minorities in Bangladesh while playing an active role outlining the danger of Islamic terrorism. The interview was moderated by William Gomes, Executive Director of CDA.</em></p>
<p>William Gomes: Mr. Nawabi. Thank you for agreeing to be interviewed by CDA. On March 31 at the Hague, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton offered an olive branch to Taliban fighters who reject al-Qaida. Now, is it an acknowledgement that Afghanistan has indeed failed in its fight against terror?</p>
<p>Nawabi: Terrorism is not only a national but International problem. To find out the solution there is two ways one by military action and the other is diplomatic solution. In the conference in Huge Afghan President take the right initiative that the rest of the world can be safe. That is the right steps to continue fight Terrorism. Besides fighting Taliban government will make a platform with the Ex-Taliban who will show their full submission to the government and to the constitution of the country.</p>
<p>William Gomes: It’s been seven years after the Taliban government in Afghanistan was booted out. However, news reports say that Taliban is very active and growing in its influence in your country. Why do you think your government has failed in its fight against terror?</p>
<p>Nawabi: With the support of the International community Afghanistan government is trying to find out the solution of the Terrorism. It is not only the problem in Afghanistan but all over the world. The International community had already find out that the resource of terrorism not flourished in Afghanistan but in Pakistan. The recent Terrorist attacks in Pakistan are the living example.</p>
<p>William Gomes: In the recent G20 meeting, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stated that Pakistan is indeed the epicenter of terrorism. Your comments.</p>
<p>Nawabi: Our Relation is very friendly with India. The resource of terrorism has flourished in Pakistan not in Afghanistan.  To make an end to the Terrorism we need to focus on the resource and that is Pakistan.</p>
<p>William Gomes: Isn’t it a dangerous trend that your president Karzai is openly advocating the cause of Taliban fighters who have not allied with the al-Qaida? After all, Taliban is an Islamic terrorist outfit that has caused a lot of damage to Afghanistan’s progress and development.</p>
<p>Nawabi: The way to fight Terrorism we need to discuss and work together.</p>
<p>William Gomes: What kind of role do you see for India ushering economic prosperity into your country?</p>
<p>Nawabi: Indian is very friendly country and for our economic prosperity they are very important partner.</p>
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		<title>Hello Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Gomes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bangladesh is terrorized by Islamic terrorism. Islamic terrorism has created a culture of fear in Bangladesh. Our main objective is to bring out the nation from this culture of fear. Afghanistan is noted with the notion that &#8220;a nation at war and some time a nation engulfed by the “Taliban”. In 1990s, 70,000 to 120,000 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_477" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-477" title="Rising Muslim Extremism in Bangladesh" src="http://www.bangladeshihindu.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/bangladesh-islam-violence-300x205.jpg" alt="Rising Muslim Extremism in Bangladesh" width="300" height="205" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Rising Muslim Extremism in Bangladesh</p></div>
<p>Bangladesh is terrorized by Islamic terrorism. Islamic terrorism has created a culture of fear in Bangladesh. Our main objective is to bring out the nation from this culture of fear. Afghanistan is noted with the notion that &#8220;a nation at war and some time a nation engulfed by the “Taliban”.</p>
<p>In 1990s, 70,000 to 120,000 Muslim youth trained to fight in Asia, Africa, and in Middle East in different Al-Qaeda and Taliban camps in Afghanistan.  Al-Qaeda highly trained a notable number of Islamic groups and indoctrinated them with the mission of “Jihad” that influx all over the world the message of fear and violence.</p>
<p>Arakan Rohingya Nationalist Organization (ARNO) and Rohingya Solidarity Organisation (RSO) were among the groups who were trained in Afghanistan camps and were and are active in Myanmar and Bangladesh.</p>
<p>Every single Islamic terrorist attack from 9/11 to Bangladesh or else where in world is direct or indirect curse of the mushroom growth of Islamic terrorism. Harkat-ul-Jehad Islami-Bangladesh (HuJI-B) and Jamaat-ul-Mujaihdeen Bangladesh (JMB) have had a strong relation with the Afghanistan based Islamic terrorist networks. Bangladesh witnessed a mass bloodshed in the name of bloody Islam. Roads of Bangladesh were shacked with the slogan “We are Taliban and Bangla Will be Afghan”.</p>
<p>Bangladesh is experiencing the highest challenge in controlling political Islam and Islamic terrorism. The scenario has changed now Bangladesh becomes the highest threat before world peace and security.</p>
<p>As a multifaceted phenomenon, terrorism is a reason to fight regionally and jointly.</p>
<p>The experience of Afghanistan in fighting the Islamic terrorism has been pivotal. Afghanistan can lead the south Asia in fighting the Islamic terrorism with their all experience.</p>
<p>Present Afghanistan Government and the people of Afghanistan   is major ally of the International community in fighting the Islamic terrorist. The articulation and pursuit of Afghan foreign policy had made it clear the intention and ability to defend the Islamic Terrorism in or by Afghanistan. However, in a world of diversity, the solution we are looking forward to bring an end to the culture of fear and violence does demand a regional united effort.</p>
<p>International community should guide to bridge the gap between inadequate aspirations of Afghanistan’s foreign policy in fighting the Islamic Terrorist with People and government of Bangladesh based on the spirit of friendship and co operation.</p>
<p>International community should inspire the politicians and policy makers to mobilize the people of the south Asian region to make an open platform that the normal people can lead the movement against the culture of violence and fear that the movements become people’s movement against Islamic Terrorism and a vibrant campaign for Justice and peace. This initiative will play a central role in helping the people and government of Afghanistan and Bangladesh in their mission towards insuring stability of the south Asian region and the world.</p>
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		<title>Islamic NGOs: Shadow government in Bangladesh</title>
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		<dc:creator>William Gomes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) play a vital role in a developing country like Bangladesh. The number of NGOs in Bangladesh is in excess of 78,000 by the midst of the year 2009 registered with five different government instruments.   The news that Islamic NGOs with foreign funds are fueling the Islamic militancy was bubbling all [...]]]></description>
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<p><p class="wp-caption-text">Fascism Funded by Islamic NGOs</p></div>
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<p>Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) play a vital role in a developing country like Bangladesh. The number of NGOs in Bangladesh is in excess of 78,000 by the midst of the year 2009 registered with five different government instruments.  </p>
<p>The news that Islamic NGOs with foreign funds are fueling the Islamic militancy was bubbling all over Bangladesh. The Daily Star said that suspected NGOs include Rabita Al-Alam Al-Islami, Al-Muntada Al- Islami, Society of Social Reforms, Qatar Charitable Society, Islamic Relief Agency, Al-Forkan Foundation, International Relief Organisation, Kuwait Joint Relief Committee, Muslim Aid Bangladesh, Dar Al-Khair, Hayatul Igachha, and Tawheed-e-Noor.  </p>
<p>The daily New Age of Bangladesh wrote, &#8220;During the previous BNP-led alliance government, some 473 local and 25 foreign NGOs were enlisted with the NGO Affairs Bureau. One hundred and twenty-nine of them are local and eight foreign NGOs who were enlisted in the financial year 2006-07. Since 1990, the NGO Bureau has approved 2,367 local and foreign NGOs who run on foreign funding.&#8221; </p>
<p>When the Bangladesh National Party-led alliance government was in power, 90,000 core taka (approx. US$1,300) in foreign donations, in the name of 11,000 NGOs, came into Bangladesh. That amount is nearly equal to the government&#8217;s financial budget for the year 2009, which is 99,962 core taka (approx. US$1,450).  </p>
<p>The main process of registering an NGO and funding its operations is highly dependent upon the bureaucracy. That was and is the main reason that NGO activities in Bangladesh have become politicized. As a result of this, during the term of the BNP-led alliance government, the institutional outfit of the Islamic fascist interest triumphed. </p>
<p>The NGO registration process involves some powerful intelligence instruments of the government, such as the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), the National Security Intelligence (NSI), and the Special Branch of the Bangladesh Police. </p>
<p>There is clear evidence of corruption and political interference in the NGO registration process. The government’s policy is tricky on the issue of NGO registration, especially the NGO affairs bureau, which is under the prime minister&#8217;s office in name, but is mainly controlled by intelligence instruments like the DGFI and the NSI. It is notable that there are several Islamic fascist proponents placed in various important government instruments, including intelligence organizations, during the term of the BNP alliance government. </p>
<p>We have had a past record of 34 foreign funded major Islamic non-governmental organizations (NGO) and 15 are very active ngo’s back in year 2005. In 1999, the intelligence agencies tracked an NGO named Suffering Humanity International, which had vibrant relations with Islamic fascists to establish an Islamic dictatorship in Bangladesh.  </p>
<p>The Islamic fascists have fully succeeded in forming a shadow government in Bangladesh. The Islamic fascist outfit Ngo turned the money in several long time investments such as in Banking, health and hospital and education sector. In the time of need they will control the market and destabilize country. Even the same quarter has engulfed in the print and media sector with an ulterior motive to play ideological propaganda.  </p>
<p>The same quarter is nursing to bring new crisis before the government where the treatment of government is very poor. After the pilkahan revolt the prisons are the next target of the vested quarter to destabilize the country. The vested quarter is using prisons as recruiting office to strengthen their terrorist activities. The young people come out from the prison and join the source outside and take part in destructive works.  </p>
<p>The government should make it very clear to make the whole ngo activities free from the influence of the Intelligence and politics to safe the country from further massive failure. The Islamic ngos has turned into shadow government in Bangladesh and the highest threat before Bangladesh as well as to the security of south Asian region.</p>
<p><strong>William Gomes</strong> is an independent human rights activist, a Catholic ecumenical activist, and a political analyst. He is also the Executive Director of the Christian Development Alternative (CDA), a national organization against torture and human rights violations.</p>
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		<title>Islamic fascist forcefully setup &#8220;Madrasa in the place of historical &#8220;Terokota Mondir&#8221; at  Birgonj,Dinajpur in Bangladesh</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 04:30:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Gomes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The local Government is inactive in protecting the Hindu Minorities in Bangladesh. By William Gomes &#8220;Terokota Mondir&#8221; is a famous religious place for the Hindus all over sub continent. &#8220;Terokota Mondir&#8221; is located at Birgonj,Dinajpur in Bangladesh . It was donated as a deity property by King Jogodis Chandra Roy in the name of &#8220;Shri [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_404" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-404" title="Bangladesh Dinajpur Temple" src="http://www.bangladeshihindu.com/wp-content/bangladesh-dinajpur-temple-mandir-300x225.jpg" alt="Temple in Dinajpur" width="300" height="225" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Temple in Dinajpur</p></div>
<h2><span style="color: #ff0000;">The local Government is inactive in protecting the Hindu Minorities in Bangladesh.</span></h2>
<p>By William Gomes</p>
<p>&#8220;Terokota Mondir&#8221; is a famous religious place for the Hindus all over sub continent. &#8220;Terokota Mondir&#8221; is located at Birgonj,Dinajpur in Bangladesh . It was donated as a deity property by King Jogodis Chandra Roy in the name of  &#8220;Shri Shir KantiJew Thakur&#8221; Total 16 acer 23 Sotok land was donated by the kind king .</p>
<p>On 16th January 2009 a group of Islamic fascist came in the &#8220;Mondir (Temple) and start building the house for &#8221; Al Hera Nurani  Talimul Quran Madrasa&#8221; the local Hindu devotee protested on that communal attitude. And in 17th Januray 2009  Shri Moti Lal das  filed a general diary (GD No:590)  in Birgonj ploice station on behalf of the local Hindu devotee narrating the illegal activity of Islamic fascist and demanding to stop the illegal activates of Islamic fascist.</p>
<p>The chairman of local OP (Unity council) of Brigonj Shri Arun Chandra das said to the source that although they informed the illegal activities to Oc Mujammel Huq of Birgonj police station he did not take any necessary steps.</p>
<p>The Human rights organization &#8221; Christain development Alternative (CDA) highly protested on this illegal activities of Islamic fascist and demand to Mr. Sitangshu Guha of OP US and visiting delegate of  OP US Dr. Thomas Dulu  to bring this fact to the  national and international community and take urgent actions as soon as possible. We also want to request to Dr.Thomas Dulu of OP to visti the Temple immediately and talk to Her Excellency Prime Minster S Hasina to make it clear about her governments policy regarding securing the rights of the minorities of Bangladesh.We also demand to suspend the OC BirGonj.</p>
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		<title>A Hindu Journalist was Threaten to kill in Sariot Pur, Bangladesh.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Gomes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Sariot Pur representative of The Daily Prothom Alo Mr. Sottojit Ghosh was threatened to kill by the Local Muslim Mayor Abdul Rob Munshi. On 18-01-09 last Sunday evening from cell number+88 01712732501 he was threatened to kill. Relating to this a General Diary was filed in Palong Police station. Mr,Sottojit Ghosh was threatened to [...]]]></description>
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<p>The Sariot Pur representative of The Daily Prothom Alo Mr. Sottojit Ghosh was threatened to kill by the Local Muslim Mayor Abdul Rob<br />
Munshi. On 18-01-09 last Sunday evening from cell number+88 01712732501 he was threatened to kill. Relating to this a General<br />
Diary was filed in Palong Police station. Mr,Sottojit Ghosh was threatened to kill because he published news which goes against Local<br />
Muslim Mayor Abdul Rob Munshi.</p>
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<p>On last 16th January a meeting was held against the war criminal and with the demands of local freedom fighters in Upazilla parishod. The organizers invited the Local Muslim Mayor Abdul Rob Munshi but he did not come to the meeting. Instead of attending to the meeting he spread bad thing about the honorable freedom fighters. Relating to this one news was published in Daily Prothom Alo (18-1-09) For this news subsequently this Hindu Minority journalist was threatened to kill by the Local Muslim Mayor Abdul Rob Munshi.</p>
<p>CDA demands to the present government to deal with any kinds of threat against the minorities of Bangladesh as soon as possible. We also request to the Internatonal leaders to bring t this issue to USCRIF, Minority forum of UN and enforce Bangladesh government to take actions against the perpetrator as soon as possible.</p>
<p>With Thanks<br />
William Gomes<br />
www.persecutionbd.org</p>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:33:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sammy Benoit presents Say Goodbye to the Church of the Nativity ? posted at YID With LID. Sammy here talks about the struggle of the Christian people if ever Palestine were to be created. The minorities in Islamic countries live in such a horrible condition. Not a single Muslim country was able to provide equality [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Sammy Benoit</strong> presents <a href="http://yidwithlid.blogspot.com/2008/12/say-goodbye-to-church-of-nativity.html" target="_blank">Say Goodbye to the Church of the Nativity ?</a> posted at <a href="http://yidwithlid.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">YID With LID</a>. Sammy here talks about the struggle of the Christian people if ever Palestine were to be created. The minorities in Islamic countries live in such a horrible condition. Not a single Muslim country was able to provide equality towards the non-Muslims. This is a very serious issue that he brought up. </p>
<p>Therefore, it is really important for the world to come forward to root out terrorism and extremism in Islam.</p>
<p><strong>Tamir Birk</strong> presents <a href="http://informedvote.ca/2008/12/our-neighbours-could-be-terrorists/" target="_blank">Our Neighbours Could be Terrorists!</a> posted at <a href="http://informedvote.ca" target="_blank">Informed Vote | Keeping Canadian Voters Informed</a>. Tamir here talks regarding the danger of thriving Muslim terrorism in Canada. He thinks that Canada&#8217;s liberal immigration law created an atmosphere, where it is really easy for these terrorists to get into the country and carry out their activities. There are 40+ Muslim terrorist organizations that are active in Canada right now. He wants the Canadian government and the US government to work together to annihilate Islamic terrorism activities from North America.</p>
<p>Tamir brings out a valid point here. I am very much aware of Islamic extremism in Canada as I am from there. This is very scary that the mosques in Canada can carry out anti-western sentiments and people do not do anything about it. I hope Tamir&#8217;s call resonate among the general population of Canada and the government really does something to curve extremism among the certain sector of Muslim population.</p>
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		<title>Not less, more  than Mumbai / Bangladesh will face mass destruction in forth coming parliament election.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:38:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Gomes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By William Gomes Not less, more than Mumbai, Bangladesh will face mass destruction of Islamic terrorism in forth coming election. The Islamic extremist groups are deploying their well trained combatants’ country wide. They arms of mass destruction are gathered in the central commanding point. It will be a Sub continental Tsunami of Islamic terrorism and [...]]]></description>
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By William Gomes</p>
<p>Not less, more than Mumbai,  Bangladesh will face mass destruction of Islamic terrorism in forth coming election. The Islamic extremist groups are deploying their well trained combatants’ country wide. They arms of mass destruction are gathered in the central commanding point.</p>
<p>It will be a Sub continental Tsunami of Islamic terrorism and peak point of systemic beginning of Islamic theocracy in Bangladesh. The attack may introduce a new “Butto” of Bangladesh. The DGFI and NSI seem cool in fighting the Islamic terrorism. I have shared the information with the international community. What is the reason behind the coolness of DGFI and NSI in fighting the Islamic terrorism?</p>
<p>To be continued ….</p>
<p>[William Gomes is a Catholic Human rights activist, freelance journalist and the Executive Director of the Human rights organization “Christian Development Alternative(CDA). Visit: www.persecutionbd.org ,Email:CDA.exe@gmail.com, Cell:+8801912342809]</p>
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