Bangladesh’s Enemy Property or Vested Property Act is a black law, instrumental-only in the persecution of the religious minority communities, mainly Hindus. The law was enacted originally by the Pakistani military regime in 1965 but has been amended by successive post-independent governments of Bangladesh. Its evil effects are oppressive to religious minorities, especially the Hindu […]
The Commerce Secretary level meeting between India and Bangladesh was held in New Delhi on 15-16 January 2020. The Indian delegation was led by Commerce Secretary, Government of India, Anup Wadhawan and the Bangladeshi delegation was led by Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, Government of Bangladesh, Dr. Md. Jafar Uddin. Both sides held extensive discussions on […]
Ever wondered how many persecuted Hindus and Sikhs have got Indian citizenship? Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, in a written reply to a question regarding granting citizenship to refugees from Afghanistan and Pakistan, in Rajya Sabha on December 11th 2019 informed that 391 Afghani and 1595 Pakistani migrants have been granted […]
Rohingya Muslims, who otherwise seem to be the orphans of the world, are an unwilling pawn in the geo-politics. The recent diatribe by a Somalian-American Ilhan Omar against India saw the usage of the Rohingya Muslims to target India. But more on that later. Prime Minister Narendra Modi met State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi […]
Lata Mangeshkar is now on Instagram. The 90-year-old Indian legend also considered swar-kokila shared her post. Mangeshkar can be seen holding a book based on her life, which was gifted to her by her sister and a playback singer Meena Khadikar. “Namaskar, Aaj pehli baar aap sabse Instagram pe jud rahi hun,” reads the caption […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina in New York on the margins of the High Level Segment of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly yesterday. In their first meeting since their re-election, Prime Minister Modi thanked Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for attending the special commemorative event organized […]
A Hindu teenager named Shashank Das (name changed), aged around 15 years, has been arrested by Bangladeshi police for blasphemy against Prophet Mohammad. The 15-year old Shashank is a student of class 9th and he was arrested for allegedly posting a defamatory photo of Prophet Moamamd on his Facebook account. As per the Bagerhat Sadar […]
A delegation comprising of Heads of Missions and senior diplomats from the embassies of the nine ASEAN member states; China, India, and Bangladesh as well as the representatives from UNDP and UNHCR, visited Rakhine State from 10 to 11 September 2019. On 10 September, they met with returnee Myanmarese Hindus, comprising of both men and […]
Priya Saha, Hindu woman and a human rights activist, who is the organizing secretary of the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council (HBCUC) met US President Donald Trump on July 19th. In her brief meeting, she told the US President that 37 million people belonging to minority religious groups have vanished from Bangladesh. Her plea […]
In Bangladesh, a young Hindu woman named Pulon Rani Barman (22) was doused in kerosene in Birpur, Narsingdi District by some men. The case got highlighted on June 15, after a fierce condemnation by Bangladesh Jatio Hindu Mohajote (Bangladesh National Hindu Grand Alliance). Pulon was allegedly burned on June 13th by unidentified miscreants at around […]
