This is really bad news. A hysteria seems to be rising againsts workers from Bangladesh. Though murder cannot be justified under any circumstances but does anyone know what happened that led to this tragic crime or the general perception that all Bengalis are prone to crimes. I have heard that employers mistreat workers and withhold their hard earned salaries, etc.
Robin
Bahrain government urged to stop hiring Bangladeshis
http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/08/05/26/10216119.html
05/26/2008 11:50 PM |
By Habib Toumi, Bureau Chief
Manama: Decisions on hiring of Bangladeshi workers would have to be made by various official bodies, said a labour official as pressure mounted on the Bahraini government to halt the hiring of Bangladeshis.
Several Bahrainis, including journalists and a parliamentary bloc, have called upon the authorities not to allow Bangladeshis to work in the kingdom following the murder of a 38-year-old Bahraini at a garage on Friday.
Mohammad Hassan Al Dossary, a father of three daughters, was killed by Bangladeshi worker Mohammad, also a father of two daughters living with their mother in their native village, following an argument.
The mechanic allegedly attacked Al Dossary using a grinder before fleeing the scene, according to his sponsor, to hide in a mosque several kilometres away before he was arrested.
The murder revived calls made last year to take stringent measures against Bangladeshis following the killing of a Bahraini woman by her cook.
Monitoring
"Such a decision is not just about cancelling work permits by the Labour Ministry, but involves several other government bodies. There is a close monitoring of all events that helps understand the general orientation of the labourers and their adaptation to the character of the Bahraini society," Jameel Al Humaidan, Labour Ministry Undersecretary, said yesterday.
Al Asala, the second largest parliamentary bloc, called for a timetable to deport Bangladeshis, saying that they represented a threat to social peace and stability.
"We are shocked by the number and frequency of the murders and crimes perpetrated by this community, and the government should act promptly to deport those who are now in Bahrain and to stop issuing any new permits," Al Asala said.
"We will soon submit a motion to the parliament to force the government to end the hiring of Bangladeshis because of their aggressive and tense character," the Islamist bloc said.
Several columnists called for the "immediate and irrevocable" deportation of Bangladeshis, warning that failure to take action would mean more hostile behaviour.
However, the head of Al Meethaq Society, Ahmad Juma, rejected the calls, saying that Bangladesh should not be punished for the crimes by some of its citizens.
Bahraini blogger calls for ban on all Bangladeshis after horrible murder
http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/08/05/25/10215875.html
05/24/2008 11:09 PM |
By Habib Toumi, Bureau Chief
Manama: Bahrainis on Saturday called for a ban on the hiring of Bangladeshi workers, hours after the gruesome murder of a Bahraini father of three.
"We have noticed that most of the crimes in this country are perpetrated by people coming from Bangladesh, and the wise thing to do is to stop bringing them to Bahrain," a Bahraini blogger wrote on a website.
"We should have no mercy for the killer and ban other Bangladeshis from coming here out of fear of what they might do to us, exactly what Saudi Arabia and Kuwait did at one time."
Similar calls against Bangladeshi labourers were made last year following the murder of Sana Al Jalahma, a Bahraini woman, by her 29-year-old Bangladeshi cook. The cook, angered by Al Jalahma's remarks, waited hours for her return home to kill her. The murderer was sentenced to death.
However, political activist Ahmad Juma said while the calls to ban Bangladeshis were understandable because of the grisly character of the murder, a nation cannot be punished for the acts of some citizens.
"We sympathise with the family and friends of the victim, but we cannot simply say that no Bangladeshi should be allowed in Bahrain because of this. The criminal should be punished, but the country did nothing wrong," he told Gulf News.
Bahraini Mohammad Hassan Eisa Al Dossary was killed on Friday morning when a Bangladeshi mechanic attacked him with a grinder. Al Dossary, father of three daughters, wanted the mechanic to do some welding work on his car, but the two disagreed over the fee. Witnesses said their argument was over 500 fils (Dh5).
The mechanic fled the garage in Hamad Town, 20 kilometres south of Manama, but was eventually arrested after he called his sponsor who alerted the police and guided them to his hideout.
Bahrain is home to about 70,000 Bangladeshis.
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