Protest the Forceful Conversions of Hindus in Bangla Desh!

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>Vera Pai

forgot to write the Subject in my previous mail! >Thu, 8 Aug 2002 08:54:07

-0700 (PDT) > > > >UGRENT ACTION: >Please write to Bangladesh Government and

help save minorities in Bangladesh. > > > > > >Human Rights Congress for

Bangladesh Minorities > >P.O. Box 5493, Santa Clara, CA 95056USA

>http://www.hrcbm.org >Fax: 408-264-5670 >Email: appeal (AT) hrcbm (DOT) org >Ph:

212-592-3627 >Fax: 212-202-7683 > > > > > > > >Monday, August 05, 2002

>HRCBM/Bang/2002/1002/force_conv/Madharipur, Bangladesh: > >Forceful Conversion

of Two Minor Hindu Girls to Islam > > > >Stop Religious Violence and

Intolerance; Protect the Minorities and Bring the Criminals to Justice > >

>Section 1: Background >Since the October 2001 general election in Bangladesh

that brought Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)- Jamat-E-Islam led coalition

government of Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to power for the second time, a new

wave of brutality and violence has been unleashed against the minorities, the

Hindus, Budhists, Christians and tribal people. The violence against minorities

has surpassed that of 1992, when Begum Zia became the Prime Minister for the

first time.Thousands of minority families have been affected. The violence

ranges from gang rape &; abduction of minor children to elderly women,

brutality, murders, attack on temples, churches &; orphanage, looting, land

grabbing, eviction and forced conversion to Islam. Minorities are being forced

to pay Jizya tax to live in their own ancestral homes. The law enforcement

authorities are not providing protection to the minorities, rather helping the

criminals commit their heinous acts of barbaric dimensions. The violence

against religious minorities has been going on unabated. > > Section 2:

Forceful Conversion of Two Minor Hindu Girls to Islam-Attack on Family Members:

> >Two minor Hindu girls, namely Miss Sushma Rani Malo (15 year old), daughter

of Shri Anil Chandra Malo and Miss Putul Rani Malo (15 year old), daughter of

Shri Monoranjan Malo of village Kulpaddy, Police Station and District of

Madaripur, were kidnapped from their houses one kilometer from Madaripur police

station. The guardians of the victims described in a very heart-rending manner

to Advocate Rabindra Ghosh, President HRCBM, Dhaka, Bangladesh, that their

minor daughters were students of Class VIII. The minor girls were kidnapped by

some Muslims of the same village, led by the Imman of Madaripur Sadar Hospital

Mosque. They were forced to sign an affidavit that they are 19 years of age and

they wanted to convert to Islam at their own will on 25th of July, 2002. In

addition, they were allured and detained and compelled by some Muslims of the

same locality, particularly the supporters of Jamal-E-Islami Party, to swear an

affidavit by a Notary Public at Madaripur. The victims, Putul Rani Malo and

Sushma Rani Malo, came back to their parents on 25th July, 2002, in the

evening. On hearing the news that the two girls had gone back to their parents

some Jamal-E-Islamic supporters numbering about 250/300 surrounded the houses

of the victim-girls at about 11 P.M. at night. The criminals started assaulting

Arun Chandra Malo(26), brother of victim Sushma Rani Malo. Arun Chandra Malo

sustained severe injuries on the lower portion of the eyes, which were still

visible after 8 days. He was under the treatment of local doctor. Ultimately

those two victim girls were again kidnapped by the Muslim criminals on 26th

July, 2002. The police and law enforcement authorities did neither provide any

protection to the girls and their families nor arrested the criminals. Not only

that the miscreants with the help of some police officials of Madaripur police

station tactfully obtained an undertaking from the guardians of the victim

girls that they do not like to lodge any complain with the police and they did

not take any cases against the criminals. Advocate Rabindra Ghosh finally was

successful in filing two F.I.R.’s with the Madaripur Police Station during his

visit. As per statements of the guardians of the victims, the following

criminals were identified, all of them from the village of Kulpaddy, P.O, P.S.

and District of Madaripur, who were primarily responsible for the offence and

their names are in the F.I.R. > >1. Mohammad Fazlu Master > >2. Ali Ahmed (

Imam of Madaripur Sadder Hospital Mosque) > >3. Zeaul Hoque > >4. Nurul Islam

(Manna) > >5. Beauty Begum wife of Anowar > >6. Shanty Begum wife of Sheikh

Eskandar Ali > >7. Happy Matabbar wife of Ismail. > >8. Feroz > >9. Shaheen >

>10.Hayeat Ali > >11. Manu > >12. Sumi Mullah > >13. Badal Mattabar and others

> > Advocate Mr. Gosh pointed to the Deputy Commissioner that the consent of

any minor, according to law, is no consent and the date of birth of the victims

proved that they were minors. So the consent obtained by the criminals by an

affidavit in the Notary Public has got no force in law. Until and unless the

minor becomes 18 years of age she is not capable to give consent as per the

latest ruling of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. It is quite astonishing to

note that the "No objection certificate" obtained by some police officers

tactfully from the simple-minded and law-abiding guardians of the victims are

very much unwarranted and without jurisdiction; and for this deceitful endeavor

on the part of any law-enforcing agencies are highly reprehensible and

punishable under law. It is also astonishing to note that while the victim

girls were kidnapped from a house by the miscreants the police was silent and

they were allowed to organize processions in the locality in the name of

religion and promote violence and intolerance. Mr. Ghosh requested the Deputy

Commissioner of Madaripur to hand over the minor victims to the legal guardians

but no actions have yet been taken. A serious tension is prevailing in the area

and the minorities fear for their life and security. > > Mr. Ghosh interviewed

and obtained eyewitness accounts of the events from members of the families of

the victims, Sushma Rani Malo and Putul Rani Malo, and neighbors on August 2,

2002. A detailed investigative report on the criminal incidents can be obtained

from www.info (AT) hrcbm (DOT) org. > > It may be restated that Advocate Rabindra Ghosh a

human rights activist and President of HRCBM-Dhaka, Bangladesh, has been

working hard at ground zero to bring the stories of human rights violation to

the attention of the UN, other human rights organization and governments of the

civilized world. He is a lawyer at the Bangladesh Supreme Court and president of

HRCBM, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Recently he was also attacked on Jul;y 1, 2002, at the

premises of the Supreme Court Bar Association Hall. > > > >Section 3: Urgent

Action Demanded > > > >The Human Right Congress for Bangladesh Minorities

(HRCBM) vehemently protests and condemns the kidnapping and forceful conversion

of minor Hindu girls to Islam. We express our grave concern about the safety and

security of the minor girls, their parents and the religious minorities of

Bangladesh as a whole. > >We urge you to order your government authorities to

provide immediate protection to victim minor girls, their families and the

minorities of the village of Kulpaddy, Madaripur. We urge that the laws of the

land and a free democratic society must be implemented, communal harmony must

be restored and basic human rights of all citizens enshrined in the Universal

Declaration of Human Rights must be guaranteed. The criminals and those who

propagate violence and religious intolerance must the arrested and given

exemplary punishment so that nobody dares to commit violence against the

minorities again. The minorities must be protected. > >APPEAL TO: > >Honorable

Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia,Office of the Prime Minister, > >Gano Bhaban,

Sher-e Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh > >Fax: 88028113243 > >Salutation: Dear

Prime Minister or Hon’ble Prime Minister. > > also write to: > >Mr. Nurul Huda

>Inspector General of Police >Police Headquarter >Fulbaria >Dhaka >Bangladesh

>Telegrams: Inspector-General Huda >Fulbaria, Dhaka, Bangladesh > > >Fax:

88029563362 >Salutation: Dear Sir > >PLEASE SEND APPEALS IMMEDIATELY: >You may

please fax or mail your appeal. Contact us at info (AT) hrcbm (DOT) org for any question

and further details. > > > > >

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