To
The Hon’ble President,
Democratic Republic of Bangladesh,
Bangabhavan, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Through: Deputy High Commissioner,
Deputy High Commission of Democratic Republic of Bangladesh,
9, Circus Avenue, Kolkata – 700017
Subject: Memorandum to call persistent religious persecutions, forcible expulsion from motherland and rabid human rights violations on minority Hindus, Buddhists and Christians in the land of Bangladesh
Dear Sir,
We, at the onset, with due respect, would like to assert that our organization “Nikhil Banga Nagarik Sangha” is committed to uphold basic human rights of people and therefore, has been working as a Human Rights Group ever from the inception. From its formal inception on November 23, 1977, the organization has been working on to establish human rights of minority people persecuted and evicted from modern day Bangladesh.
It has also been perceived, in the said territory, owing to failure of governance, human rights of minorities (in last 7 decades) have turned into the greatest casualty. What is more, on account of criminalization of a section of majority community, the minority population has been reduced to 12% from 50% in pre-1947 era. However, Bangladesh government has always been indifferent to this vicious tragedy marking one of the greatest fiascos across the globe of late.
Whatever may be the party in the administration, wickedness of its workers dominates the entire scenario. Unfortunately, alleged secular Awami League has not been able to prove its distinctiveness in this context. In spite of lots of governmental assurances to safeguard Hindu minority community in Bangladesh, 73 Durga pandals, in the recently concluded Durga Puja, were ransacked throughout the country making Hindus apprehensive of more similar calamities in near future.
Through our painstaking investigations of current hapless state of minority communities in Bangladesh, newer and more sinister facts of minority religious persecutions, conducted by leaders and workers of Awami League majorly, have come to the fore. These have been categorized in the following list for your kind perusal and reference.
§ On October 14, 2011, at 8 pm, Islamic assailants made a daring attack on the Shiva temple located in village Methula, Sub-district: Dohar, District: Nababgunj. Destroying three holy deities Muslim thugs shouted slogans, “Stop idol worship in Bangladesh.”
§ On October 11, during 12 am, muslim radicals raided and also desecrated Chowdhury Bari Durga Puja pandal, situated at village: Chuniapara, Sub-district: Dhunat, District: Bagura. It is worthwhile to mention, that Puja was in full swing at that time. Mohammed Dulal Mian (age 22), resident of Simul Bari village, and Saibar Rehman, inhabitanat of Gosain Bari village, were arrested. They, later on, were produced to mobile court and were sent to rigorous imprisonments for 3 months.
§ Trishna Ganguli (age 45), well-known teacher of Dacca Commerce College, has breathed her last owing to sheer negligence in treatment. Debasish Bhatacharya, husband of deceased Trishna, has filed a case against Ferdausi Begum, Gynecologist, terming her as solely responsible behind the untimely death.
§ On September 28, 2011, at night, Niranjan Das succumbed to death owing to police atrocities in Tangail prison cell. Police asked for Rs 5,000 to Niranjan and due to his inability to satisfy the demand he was beaten to death.
§ On October 05, 2011, at night, a Hindu teenage girl (age 13) was abducted from Muchipara Durga Puja pandal, village: Sarishadanga, Sub-district: Chuadanga Sadar, District: Chuadanga, and raped by some local Muslim crooks. Police has arrested Mohammed Milan Hossain and Mohammed Humamun in this regard.
§ On October 04, 2011, in the evening, Durga Puja pandal in the premises of Paschimbarthi Government Primary School, Sub-district: Gournadi, District: Barisal, became victim to a wild attack of Muslim assailants and 10 Hindus including a woman got severely injured. Mohammed Suman Khan, a Muslim criminal, even asked to stop the Arati straight away. However, since Hindus, being defiant, went on with the same, the attack took place. Some of the viciously wounded Hindus were Rony Dutta (age 22), Mrs. Shipra Rani Dutta (age 24), Sanjay Das (age 24), Prasenjit Tapadar (age 22), Nani Gopal Kar (age 22) and Khokan Das (age 24). Similar atrocities took place in the neighboring Mollapara village, in the same night, too; holy deities of Goddess Kali and Goddess Shitala were desecrated in Kali Temple and Roybari Temple respectively.
§ On October 04, 2011, during night, Islamic attackers assaulted Durga Puja pandal, organized in the field of Abdur Rehman High School, Sub-district: Sirajdikhan, District: Munshigunj. A Muslim teenage boy, Mohammed Rayhan (age 16), was killed while defending the attack. It has been learnt that the slain boy was the son of Achar Uddin, inhabitant of village: Kuchia Mora.
§ On October 23, 2011, a Buddhist boy named Miltan Barua (age 17), while drinking tea before Officers’ Club in Ramna area of Dacca, was murdered by Muslim thugs. He was attacked with sharp knives that led to his death.
§ On October 23, 2011, Nibaran Pal, a Hindu businessman, while returning from Banugach market, Sub-district: Kamalgunj, District: Moulavi Bazar, was attacked. He was beaten severely by Islamic ruffians leading to extensive injuries. Nantu Pal, a Hindu inhabitant of the same area, was also beaten severely on the same day. It has come to knowledge that assailants were activists of Jatiya Party. Incidentally, Jatiya Party, due to defeat of their candidate in the election of Union Council, has vowed “all Hindus will be sent back to India forcibly”.
§ On October 17, 2011, at night, Muslim rowdies attacked Jaya Jewelers, distinguished jewelry shop in Dakshinpara, Sub-district: Dhamrai, District: Dacca. A large amount of jewelries (made of silver) and hard cash worth Rs. 15, 000 were looted; Banshidhar Sutradhar, Hindu owner of the shop, is in panic these days.
§ On October 09, 2011, in the dead night, Islamic zealots made a wild attack on Jamubari Pakihana Hindu Temple, located in the municipal city of Badargunj, District: Rangpur, and destroyed holy deities. It is to be noted, during the evening on Maha Ashtami in the Durga Puja, Mohammed Anarul Haque (age 20) along with his accomplices was found to taunt Hindu women in the temple premises. He, on account of complaint to the police, was also arrested. Anarul was bailed out on October 09, 2011 and destroyed the temple in the same night.
§ On October 25, 2011, Muslim rowdies attacked Kishmat Baju Hindu Kali Temple, Sub-district: Shadullapur, District: Gaibandha in the dead night and desecrated 5 holy deities there. According to the temple committee, Abul Kashem, Abdul Kader and Jamat Ali, residents of Bamuni Hat village, were behind the attack.
§ On October 24, 2011, Islamic militants attacked the century-old Hindu Temple of Dambari at Sabujbag, main city of Disrict: Patuakhali in the dead night and destroyed holy deity of Goddess Kali on the whole.
§ Bhangavita Schoolpara Temple, located in Sub-district: Keranigunj, District: Nababgunj, was attacked in the night of Bijaya Dashami. The attackers had bamboo sticks along with country-made lethal weapons; 15 Hindu people including 4 women were brutally injured.
§ Hinganagar Goswamibari Kali Temple, located in Sub-district: Delduar, District: Tangail was attacked by Muslims of late. Holy deities of Goddess Kali and three others were destructed as a result.
§ In recent times, Durga Puja at Gouripur Bazar area, Sub-district: Daudkandi, District: Coomilla, was attacked by Islamic militants. Two Hindus were injured as a result.
§ Islamic militants launched grievous attack on immersion program of Durga Puja, recently, at Ghoramara More, District: Rajshahi, 10 Hindu youths were stabbed accordingly and among them conditions of Asutosh Das and Biswajit Das have been found to be critical.
§ A Muslim youth, Saiful Islam, was beaten to death by Islamic militants for daring to perceive immersion of Holy deity of Goddess Durga. He was beaten brutally in the beginning and then terribly wounded Saiful was thrown to river Mahananda; he succumbed to death later on. This shockingly repellent incident has taken place in Samshanghat area, district city of Chapai Nababgunj.
§ Pranab Das, student of Physics at University of Dacca, has been brutally murdered for marrying his Muslim girlfriend according to Hindu custom. Farah Binte Rashid Aparna, wife of Pranab, her friend Tanu Islam, Utpal Islam – husband of Tanu, Afsana Firdaus and Abdul Hakim Tanvir have been arrested in this regard.
§ On October 23, 2011, Muslim criminals attacked and looted residence of Manindra Ranjan Dey, Hindu inhabitant at Jatarpur area of the city of Sylhet. Three people including ailing mother and wife of Manindra were critically injured.
§ On October 23, 2011, in the dead night, Muslim thugs, having firearms, forayed into the residence of Haridas Saha, inhabitant of village: Madhyapara, main Sub-district of District: Shariatpur. A huge amount of gold jewelry along with hard cash worth Rs. 1 lakh and 5 mobile phones were looted.
§ Nilu Bala Mahajan (age 70), resident of village: Manipur, Sub-district: Phulgazi, District: Pheni, has been abducted by Islamic militants of late. As per records, 40 Hindus were snatched in the last 40 years from this area likewise and their fates are yet to be known. As usual, aged Nilu Bala Mahajan is still missing and local Hindus allege, a section of local police maintains cordial relation with the Muslim criminals.
§ On October 01, 2011, Ruma Rani Das (age 15), daughter of Purna Rabi Das, resident of village: Bholabo in Rupgunj, was brutally murdered. Only crime of Ruma was to refuse the proposal of love of Mohammed Dalim Mian (age 24) who used to harass her while going to school. To avenge the refusal, on the fateful day, Dalim along with Mohammed Faruq (age 30) – husband of his sister, and Mohammed Shamim (Faruq’s friend) barged into Ruma’s residence, raped her one at a time and hacked her to death ultimately.
§ It was just another morning on November 10, 2011 when Amulya Dhan Chakma (age 45), tribal Buddhist individual, was murdered in Milatali Bazar Area, Sub-district: Jurachari, District: Rangamati in Bangladesh by Muslim assailants. Samiran Chakma (age 20) got seriously injured as part of the incident.
§ On November 09, 2011, Hrithesh Dewan (age 30), Buddhist by religion, around 8 am, was murdered by armed Islamic militants at Bhuiochara area, Sub-district: Bakhaichari, District: Rangamati.
§ On November 14, 2011, at 12 am the electoral defeat of Abdus Salam, candidate of Awami League, in Shikaripara Union Parishad (Council), Sub-district: Nababgunz, District: Dacca, was announced. And on account of it, under the leadership of Alamgir, Abdus’ nephew, a gang of roughly 60 Muslim radicals having lethal weapons attacked the house of Santosh Barman (Hindu individual) in a little while. Sri Barman (age 55) was manhandled, tortured and all these led to his death only.
§ Amal Kasta and Gabiel Kasta, Christians by religion, residing in village Uttar Vadarti, Sub-district: Kaligunj, District: Gazipur (Jaidevpur), had 15 shatak land and 24 shatak land under their possession respectively. Recently, Rafiqul Islam, local leader of Awami League and also notorious ruffian, has occupied the abovementioned lands forcibly.
§ On November 05, 2011, Muslim criminals took possession of 1 acre and 25 shatak land of Gauriya Mission, well-known Hindu religious institution, located in Itakhola area, Sub-district: Sadar, Disrict: Nilkamari, by force. Notorious criminal Sahinur Alaam and his gang were involved in the incident. As a mark of protest, thousands of Hindus gheraoed office of District Magistrate and made human chains.
§ On November 12, 2011, at dead night, Radha-Krishna temple located in village Brahmanadi, Sub-district: Bhanga, District: Faridpur was burnt down by a few unidentified Islamic militants.
§ On November 12, 2011, 5 prized trees of Sarbojonin Kalibari temple, located in Kalaiabandar Dhanhat area, Sub-district: Baufal, District: Patuakhali, were slashed and seized by an Awami League leader and Muslim criminal. Kartik Chandra Saha, president of temple committee, has filed a complaint against A B M Reja, said leader, in the local police station. It has been learnt that based on present market rate the 5 trees cost around Rs. 5 lakhs.
§ On November 09, 2011, taking advantage of dead night, Muslim criminals attacked Ma RakshaKali temple, positioned in Rajkulbaria area, P.S. Savar Model, District: Dhaka. The criminals desecrated the holy deity first and left with jewelries of Goddess. On account of secretary of temple committee, jewelry amounts to Rs. 3 lakhs.
§ Police has recovered dead body of a Hindu man named Lakshman Mohanta (age 32) in the backyard of Paschimpara Government Primary School, District: Gaibandha, of late. Local people consider that Lakshman was throttled by Muslim felons to grab his entire property.
§ Lots of minority Hindu teachers are being sacked from Government recognized schools and majority Muslims are being stimulated, as part of a conspiracy, citing unfavorable judgments or criticisms of Maha Nabi Hazrat Mohammed in Bangladesh recently. On November 05, 2011, Muslims were motivated against Samar Bagchi, Hindu teacher of George Academy, Sub-district: Boalmari, District: Faridpur. Likewise a good number of Hindu school teachers in Manikgunj, Coomilla and Chittagong have been terminated.
§ Recently, local Muslim ruffian Aktar Hossain (age 40) kidnapped Malati Rani Das (age 65), Hindu woman residing in village Mahadevpur, Sitakunda Corporation area, District: Chittagong, at gun point and killed her cruelly.
Aforesaid incidents do exemplify, without doubt, the hapless condition of different minority communities in the length and breadth of Bangladesh.
It is hoped that you, being the highest ranking leader of the State of Bangladesh, as enshrined in the Constitution of Bangladesh, would adopt necessary measures for the honest investigations of said incidents and thus establish human rights in the country of Bangladesh in the most truthful manner.
Regards,
Your's faithfully,
Subhash Chakraborty
General Secretary, Nikhil Banga Nagarik Sangha
1) Picture no.1 – October 01, 2011, District: Narayngunj, Sub-district: Rupganj, Hindu girl Ruma Rani Das (Age 15), after rape, was strangulated by Islamic felons. Malati Rani Das (mother of the slain girl child) crying holding her daughter’s picture. 2) Teachers and students in human chain, before the college premises, to protest against the murder of Milton Barua, Buddhist student of Siddheswari College, by a thug. 3) On 11/11/2011 National Crematorium Committee holding a human chain before the Press Club demanding dispossession of encroachers of the land. 4) Citizens of Sub-district; Kalia
in a human chain before the Press Club to seek exemplary penalization of
Chairman of Council of Sub-district;
Kalia, notorious for his anti-minority activities.
On October 14, 2011, at 8 pm, Islamic assailants made a daring attack on the Shiva temple located in village Methula, Sub-district: Dohar, District: Nababgunj. Destroying three holy deities Muslim thugs shouted slogans, “Stop idol worship in Bangladesh.”
On October 11, during 12 am, muslim radicals raided and also desecrated Chowdhury Bari Durga Puja pandal, situated at village: Chuniapara, Sub-district: Dhunat, District: Bagura. It is worthwhile to mention, that Puja was in full swing at that time. Mohammed Dulal Mian (age 22), resident of Simul Bari village, and Saibar Rehman, inhabitanat of Gosain Bari village, were arrested. They, later on, were produced to mobile court and were sent to rigorous imprisonments for 3 months.
Trishna Ganguli (age 45), well-known teacher of Dacca Commerce College, has breathed her last owing to sheer negligence in treatment. Debasish Bhatacharya, husband of deceased Trishna, has filed a case against Ferdausi Begum, Gynecologist, terming her as solely responsible behind the untimely death.
On September 28, 2011, at night, Niranjan Das succumbed to death owing to police atrocities in Tangail prison cell. Police asked for Rs 5,000 to Niranjan and due to his inability to satisfy the demand he was beaten to death.
On October 05, 2011, at night, a Hindu teenage girl (age 13) was abducted from Muchipara Durga Puja pandal, village: Sarishadanga, Sub-district: Chuadanga Sadar, District: Chuadanga, and raped by some local Muslim crooks. Police has arrested Mohammed Milan Hossain and Mohammed Humamun in this regard.
On October 04, 2011, in the evening, Durga Puja pandal in the premises of Paschimbarthi Government Primary School, Sub-district: Gournadi, District: Barisal, became victim to a wild attack of Muslim assailants and 10 Hindus including a woman got severely injured. Mohammed Suman Khan, a Muslim criminal, even asked to stop the Arati straight away. However, since Hindus, being defiant, went on with the same, the attack took place. Some of the viciously wounded Hindus were Rony Dutta (age 22), Mrs. Shipra Rani Dutta (age 24), Sanjay Das (age 24), Prasenjit Tapadar (age 22), Nani Gopal Kar (age 22) and Khokan Das (age 24). Similar atrocities took place in the neighboring Mollapara village, in the same night, too; holy deities of Goddess Kali and Goddess Shitala were desecrated in Kali Temple and Roybari Temple respectively.
On October 04, 2011, during night, Islamic attackers assaulted Durga Puja pandal, organized in the field of Abdur Rehman High School, Sub-district: Sirajdikhan, District: Munshigunj. A Muslim teenage boy, Mohammed Rayhan (age 16), was killed while defending the attack. It has been learnt that the slain boy was the son of Achar Uddin, inhabitant of village: Kuchia Mora.
On October 23, 2011, a Buddhist boy named Miltan Barua (age 17), while drinking tea before Officers’ Club in Ramna area of Dacca, was murdered by Muslim thugs. He was attacked with sharp knives that led to his death.
On October 23, 2011, Nibaran Pal, a Hindu businessman, while returning from Banugach market, Sub-district: Kamalgunj, District: Moulavi Bazar, was attacked. He was beaten severely by Islamic ruffians leading to extensive injuries. Nantu Pal, a Hindu inhabitant of the same area, was also beaten severely on the same day. It has come to knowledge that assailants were activists of Jatiya Party. Incidentally, Jatiya Party, due to defeat of their candidate in the election of Union Council, has vowed “all Hindus will be sent back to India forcibly”.
On October 17, 2011, at night, Muslim rowdies attacked Jaya Jewelers, distinguished jewelry shop in Dakshinpara, Sub-district: Dhamrai, District: Dacca. A large amount of jewelries (made of silver) and hard cash worth Rs. 15, 000 were looted; Banshidhar Sutradhar, Hindu owner of the shop, is in panic these days.
On October 09, 2011, in the dead night, Islamic zealots made a wild attack on Jamubari Pakihana Hindu Temple, located in the municipal city of Badargunj, District: Rangpur, and destroyed holy deities. It is to be noted, during the evening on Maha Ashtami in the Durga Puja, Mohammed Anarul Haque (age 20) along with his accomplices was found to taunt Hindu women in the temple premises. He, on account of complaint to the police, was also arrested. Anarul was bailed out on October 09, 2011 and destroyed the temple in the same night.
On October 25, 2011, Muslim rowdies attacked Kishmat Baju Hindu Kali Temple, Sub-district: Shadullapur, District: Gaibandha in the dead night and desecrated 5 holy deities there. According to the temple committee, Abul Kashem, Abdul Kader and Jamat Ali, residents of Bamuni Hat village, were behind the attack.
On October 24, 2011, Islamic militants attacked the century-old Hindu Temple of Dambari at Sabujbag, main city of Disrict: Patuakhali in the dead night and destroyed holy deity of Goddess Kali on the whole.
Bhangavita Schoolpara Temple, located in Sub-district: Keranigunj, District: Nababgunj, was attacked in the night of Bijaya Dashami. The attackers had bamboo sticks along with country-made lethal weapons; 15 Hindu people including 4 women were brutally injured.
Hinganagar Goswamibari Kali Temple, located in Sub-district: Delduar, District: Tangail was attacked by Muslims of late. Holy deities of Goddess Kali and three others were destructed as a result.
In recent times, Durga Puja at Gouripur Bazar area, Sub-district: Daudkandi, District: Coomilla, was attacked by Islamic militants. Two Hindus were injured as a result.
Islamic militants launched grievous attack on immersion program of Durga Puja, recently, at Ghoramara More, District: Rajshahi, 10 Hindu youths were stabbed accordingly and among them conditions of Asutosh Das and Biswajit Das have been found to be critical.
A Muslim youth, Saiful Islam, was beaten to death by Islamic militants for daring to perceive immersion of Holy deity of Goddess Durga. He was beaten brutally in the beginning and then terribly wounded Saiful was thrown to river Mahananda; he succumbed to death later on. This shockingly repellent incident has taken place in Samshanghat area, district city of Chapai Nababgunj.
Pranab Das, student of Physics at University of Dacca, has been brutally murdered for marrying his Muslim girlfriend according to Hindu custom. Farah Binte Rashid Aparna, wife of Pranab, her friend Tanu Islam, Utpal Islam – husband of Tanu, Afsana Firdaus and Abdul Hakim Tanvir have been arrested in this regard.
On October 23, 2011, Muslim criminals attacked and looted residence of Manindra Ranjan Dey, Hindu inhabitant at Jatarpur area of the city of Sylhet. Three people including ailing mother and wife of Manindra were critically injured.
On October 23, 2011, in the dead night, Muslim thugs, having firearms, forayed into the residence of Haridas Saha, inhabitant of village: Madhyapara, main Sub-district of District: Shariatpur. A huge amount of gold jewelry along with hard cash worth Rs. 1 lakh and 5 mobile phones were looted.
Nilu Bala Mahajan (age 70), resident of village: Manipur, Sub-district: Phulgazi, District: Pheni, has been abducted by Islamic militants of late. As per records, 40 Hindus were snatched in the last 40 years from this area likewise and their fates are yet to be known. As usual, aged Nilu Bala Mahajan is still missing and local Hindus allege, a section of local police maintains cordial relation with the Muslim criminals.
On October 01, 2011, Ruma Rani Das (age 15), daughter of Purna Rabi Das, resident of village: Bholabo in Rupgunj, was brutally murdered. Only crime of Ruma was to refuse the proposal of love of Mohammed Dalim Mian (age 24) who used to harass her while going to school. To avenge the refusal, on the fateful day, Dalim along with Mohammed Faruq (age 30) – husband of his sister, and Mohammed Shamim (Faruq’s friend) barged into Ruma’s residence, raped her one at a time and hacked her to death ultimately.
Dear Sir,
“Mayer Dak”, known for its uprightness in the environs, media scenario and populace, had its formal beginning on December 10, 1993 and ever since its initiation, the newspaper has been striving to uphold views on true Nationalism and Human Rights and thus to enthuse people to abide by these gracious notions on the whole. Without a shred of doubt, “Mayer Dak” has always been vigilant against anti-national, anti-human endeavors and also the first and foremost to raise strong opinions against these through courageous publications and all these have been instrumental in its mounting recognition in both national and international arena.
To sustain such a rich legacy and also to gratify the rising demands of readers (increasing in large numbers) “Mayer Dak” started to get published in both Bengali and English versions. In addition, to communicate with readers overseas and also enable them to know the existing reality, mayerdak.com was launched in 2009 and till date it has played a great role to facilitate people read the online newspaper.
However, paucity of funds has always been a great stumbling block before “Mayer Dak” that has led to 3 disasters in last 17 years. Even if the newspaper is being brought out thanks to contributions of well-wishers, greater efforts are needed and it is needless to say.
The tabloid is being published in Bengali on a regular basis, even if its English version has been stopped due to dearth of funds. What is more, scarcity of advertisements has made the newspaper remain non-profit-making.
It, therefore, is an earnest request to you, to make handsome contributions to revitalize the newspaper so that it can carry on the struggle for saving hapless minority Hindus in Bangladesh par excellence. We will remain highly grateful, if it is done.
Description of the Newspaper:
Name of Newspaper: Mayer Dak
Size: 20x30 Double Crown, 4 pages
Date of Publication: 10 th day of every Month
Price: Re. 1
Address: 85, A.P.C. Road, Kolkata-700 009
Main Office: Schoolpara, Srikhanda, Kolkata-700 152
Below is the inventory depicting the need of money, according to modern market price, to publish 10, 000 copies at the same instant
i. To collect news - Rs. 1100.00 ii. To translate news into English - Rs. 3000.00 iii. DTP, Scan – Bengali; English - Rs. 1000.00 iv. Updating of website Bengali & English - Rs. 1000.00 v. Paper -21 Ream – News Print - Rs. 9450.00 vi. Following 9000 Print - Rs. 2700.00 vii. Expenditures to send newspaper to UNO, Print pictures, through Post Office, E-mail - Rs. 1000.00 Total: - Rs. 1 9250.00
Regards, Date:
Subhash Chakraborty
(Editor – Mayer Dak)
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