IN SOLIDARITY!
We, the secularist in Bangladesh committed to Religous Freedom, Secularism and Democracy support the statement of the expatriate Hindus worldwide.
Not denying that the secular and religious freedom space is increasingly shrinking in Bangladesh.
To sight a unique example, the Ahmadiyya, a minority Muslim sect in Bangladesh are intermittently persecuted in a Sunni majority nation, similar incidents are regularly occurring in Pakistan. Ahamdiyya's annual Jalsha cannot be held peaceful for 20 years and beyond, as Islamists in axis with the district civil and police administrators block their annual religious congregation dubbing the Muslim sect as heretics.
Despite blessings of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on religious freedom, secularism, and democracy, a vested quarter is continuously undermining her political commitment.
Let's unite to say NO to violence in 2020 against the Hindus, Buddhists, Christians, Adivasis, Ahmadiyya Muslims, and others.
Happy New Year!
Joy Manush! Humanity First!
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SALEEM Samad
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'We Firmly Support CAA'
We, the expatriate Hindus and other religious and ethnic minorities of Bangladesh, living around the globe fully support the Citizenship Amendment Act (2019) passed by the Parliament of India. This is a humanitarian act towards humanity.
The horror of partition, that was forced on the innocent Hindus and other non-Muslim populations who lived in the east and west of the Indian subcontinent in 1947, continues to haunt them through various forms of discrimination in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan. The Liaquat-Nehru Pact of 1950 – through which refugees were to be allowed to return to dispose of their property, rescue abducted women and children, recover looted property, un-recognize forced religious conversions, and confirm minority rights – was never realized.
Not only that, in India, Hindu refugees from East Pakistan and later from Bangladesh had to hide and forge documents to become citizens of India. Through this Act, India has partially fulfilled its duty to the millions of non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan who had to flee to India in recent years, but could not claim their rights in India. CAA has given them the right.
We also want to remind that close to 20 million Hindus, Buddhists and Christians still live in Bangladesh. These populations want to remain in their motherland Bangladesh with security and dignity. Their presence there creates a potential that Bangladesh could become a more tolerant nation where militant Islam would not find a stronghold. We hope the Indian Government will continue to work for the wellbeing of the beleaguered non-Muslim population of Bangladesh as they work with others to provide a bulwark against Islamic extremism in the Indian subcontinent.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Arun Datta, Bangladesh Minority Rights Alliance, Toronto (BMRA), Canada
Arun Barua, Bangladesh Minority Council, Geneva
Arun Debnath, Harrow, London, UK
Asha Devi, Ayurved läkare, Göteborg, Sweden
Ajit Saha. Utsav, London.UK
Bishnu Gopal Chatterjee, Vancouver, Canada
Bimal Pramanik, Centre for Research in Indo-Bangladesh Relations (CRIBR), Kolkata.
Bimal Kumar Chakraborty, Manosri Tarun Bani Mandir, Howrah, WB.
Dr Bishwajit Roy, President SBLA, UK
Chitra Paul, Hindu Forum, Sweden
Dileep Karmaker, Bangladesh Minority Coalition (BMC), Montreal, Canada.
Dipan Mitra, World Hindu Federation, Bangladesh
Dinesh Mujumder, Bangladesh Hindu Coalition, USA
Dabasish Roy, Secretary, United Hindu Cultural Association London (UHCAL)
Ira Datta, Durga Mandir, Toronto
Joy Das, Canada
Kaberi Das,Gopal Das, Sanatan Accocian.UK
Dr. Mohit Ray, Campaign Against Atrocities on Minorities in Bangladesh, (CAAMB), Kolkata
Dr Niranjan Ray, Ph.D., Los Angeles, USA
Margareta Andersson, Spc,medicine ang health care company, Sweden
Marie Mandakini Spannare, Hindu Forum EU
Noni Gopal Paul, President, United Hindu Cultural Association London (UHCAL)
Premananda Deb Nath, Moscow, Russia
Pardip Kumar Kukreja, Global Hindu Federation, Malaysia
Prokash Gupta, Hindu Coalition, New York.
Pranab Chowdhury, Bangladesh
Ramendra Nandi, Indian Intellectual Forum, NJ
Rosaline Costa, Hotline Bangladesh.
Rumki Das, Canada
Rabikar Chowdhury, Bangladesh
Rina Das, London, UK
Samir Kumar Dhar, Unity Council, Ireland
Saptarshi Mukherjee, New York
Sitangshu Guha, Bangladesh Minority Coalition, USA
Sushanta Lal Sen, London, UK
Swadesh Barua, Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council (BHBCUC), France
Swami Shuvananda Puri Maharaj, Los Angeles, BMC, California
Suparna Chowdhury, Bangladesh
Sutapa Paul, UK
Tarun Kanti Chowdhury, BHBCUC, Europe
Udayan Barua, BHBCUC, Europe
(Names are alphabetically. Signed persons agreed to put their names via email)
Sitangshu guha; guhasb@gmail.com; 646-696-5569.
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