200,000 Hindus Terrorized by Islamic Fundamentalists in Bangladesh

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Please note the Press Release below from Human Rights Congress for

Bangladeshi Minorities (HRCBM). There is a dire situation for minorities

(particularly Hindus) in Bangladesh, many of whom are being brutally

tortured by Islamic Fundamentalists. Please publish this Press Release and

distribute it widely among your friends and peers.

 

Chanchal Chatterjee

HRCBM

 

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Press Release

 

Nearly 200,000 Hindu and Other Religious Minorities in Bangladesh Terrorized

by the Bangladeshi Government and Islamic Fundamentalists.

October 12, 2001

http://www.hrcbm.org/news/mahyem_ajkerkagaj.html

http://www.hrcbm.org/news/janakant_news.html

 

According to newspaper reports and eyewitnesses, Hindu and other religious

minorities of Bangladesh are being terrorized by the Bangladeshi government

and Islamic Fundamentalist organizations. The Hindu populated village of

Ramshil under Kutalipara sub-district of Gopalganj has become a refugee camp

overnight. Post Election violence in three districts of Bangladesh has

displaced more than 15 thousand minority families who have taken refuge in

various schools, colleges and open fields of Ramshil union. According to

eyewitness reports - torture, oppression, looting, gang raping, and other

atrocities can even overcome the barbarism of the 1971 war.

The unaided and terrorized thousands of these minorities are from

Gournadi of Agailzara under Barishal, Mullahat of Bitalmari under Bagherhat,

and Najirpur of Firujpur. Among these districts the severely affected area

is Barishal where numerous women were gang raped and repressed inhumanely.

According to Chhatra League Secretary Rasel and Bipul, BNP and Jamait allies

went on a barbaric rampage in Chandshi, Bahadurpur, Barthi, Pingolkati,

Ashukati, Agailzara and numerous other places on minorities for their

support of Awami League. They gang raped women publicly, removed eyes of

victims, slaughtered any one in their way. An eyewitness says, "you name any

sorts of barbaric misdeeds, these Islamic fundamentalists have committed

them all." The barbaric raping of two teens from Dhanduba under Gournadi

sub-district by the aforementioned miscreants will shame the entire world.

They have even poisoned the ponds so that minorities cannot even drink the

water. Most of the displaced minorities are preparing to leave Bangladesh.

The villagers of Ramshil are afraid that the Islamic fundamentalist may

attack their village too.

The same barbaric rampages are reported from Rajshahi, Chapainababganj,

Pabna, Atgoria, Kashinathpur and other Northern districts of Bangladesh.

Hindu minorities from Dinajpur, Takurgawn, Gopalpur, Tarash Sirajganj,

Ullapara, Gaibanda and Shahajadpur are already leaving the country. The

indigenous people along with other minorities are also victims of the same

barbaric rampage. Most of the victims stated that no police protection was

seen anywhere. Minorities in Bangladesh have no government support.

Human Rights Congress for Bangladeshi Minorities (HRCBM) appeals to

Governments and aid agencies all over the world to immediately provide

relief to these terrorized minorities in Bangladesh.

 

Dr. Chanchal Chatterjee

Human Rights Congress for Bangladeshi Minorities (HRCBM)

P.O. Box 5493, Santa Clara, CA 95056-5493

Email: info

Web Page: http://www.hrcbm.org

 

 

 

 

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