[mukto-mona] RTC on Enemy Property

Round Table Conference

Agenda: VESTED (ENEMY) PROPERTY ACT

 

Venue: 37-06, 77 street, Jackson Heights, NY (Jewish center)

Date: Sunday, 18^th May 2008

Time: 7PM

 

Chief Guest:

Ms. Rosaline Costa, Hotline Bangladesh

Special Guests:

Zinda M. Bazua, Ahmedia Leader;

Syed Mohamedullah, editor, Probashi;

Dr. Professor SabyaSachi Ghosh Dastider;

Dr. R.S Bairagi

Speakers:

Religious & Community Leaders

 

Everybody is invited to join

 

Organized by: Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, USA

 

Contact:

Ratan Barua 718-577-0756/ 917-257-0369

Nabendu Dutta 646-246-9095

Dr. Thomas D. Roy 646-775-8170

Sushil Saha 646-464-1882

Pradip Das 718-674-4545

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Important news sent by Tribedida from Dhaka

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From: Rabindranath Trivedi <Dhaka>
Subject: Hindus Lost 26 Lakh acres of land 1965to2006

Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW Thursday, May 15, 2008 12:05 PM GMT+06:00     Print Friendly Version Metropolitan Hindus lost 26 lakh acres of land from 1965 to 2006 Says study Staff Correspondent Members of the Hindu community have lost 26 lakh acres of land from 1965 to 2006, while an estimated one crore Hindus were forced to leave the country from 1964 to 2001 because of communal conflicts and deprivation caused by the Enemy (Vested) Property Act, according to a study. The price of the land and other movable properties lost by 12 lakh Hindu families has been estimated at Tk 350412 crore, said the study sponsored by the Association for Land Reform and Development (ALRD) and Nijera Kori. The study report was published in the form of a book titled 'Deprivation of Hindu Minority in Bangladesh: Living with Vested Property', which was launched at LGED auditorium in the city yesterday. Prof Abul Barakat, lead author of the book, said the government has identified only seven lakh acres of vested land, of which two lakh acres have been leased out and five lakh acres remain under the control of the grabbers. Terming the identification of so small amount of vested land a failure of the administration, Justice Muhammad Habibur Rahman, former chief adviser to a caretaker government, said the administration of the country is "impossibly inefficient." "There is a direct link between right to property and democracy," he said, adding that all should work to help establish the rights of those who lost their properties. In the study, Prof Barakat said, "Only five lakh people who were in power grabbed the land. This problem needs an immediate solution." People involved with BNP politics grabbed 1749500 acres, those involved with Awami League grabbed 361400 acres, people involved with Jamaat-e-Islami grabbed 226200 acres and those engaged with Jatiya Party looted 182000 acres of vested land, said the study. Besides, 1820 acres of land was grabbed by people linked with Muslim League and 10400 acres of land by people involved with other political parties, it added. The study recommended establishing a vested property bank to maintain all statistics of such property and handing over the land to distressed and landless Hindus living in the country. Justice Golam Rabbani blamed the administration for having strong link with influential people in grabbing the enemy properties. "There will be no change without the change in attitude of the bureaucracy," he said emphasising on strong parliament and peoples' democracy. Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique of Dhaka University said general people are facing different problems, but the Hindus are subjected to more exploitation and deprivation because of the discriminatory laws. He urged all to work together to remove all disparities for a true democratic society. Lt Gen (retd) Harun-ur-Rashid, Supreme Court Advocate Subrata Chowdhury and ALRD Executive Director Shamsul Huda also spoke at the programme chaired by Nijera Kori Coordinator Khushi Kabir.

 

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