The Dhaka Tribune on July 27, 2022 reports that the population of Muslims have increased in the country compared to devotees of other religions, according to the preliminary report of Population and Housing Census-2022. The report said that the Hindu population decreased from 8.54% to 7.95%, the Buddhist population from 0.62% to 0.61%, the Christian […]
Sitangshu Guha is a senior journalist and human rights advocate based in the United States, here, he narrates what he and his family had to bear at the hands of Pakistani Military before the liberation of Bangladesh: I guess it was hidden in my brain for a long time. Nobody ever asked me, nor did […]
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 […]
Howdy, Modi!!! It never happened before, but its fact now that, President Donald Trump will join Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Houston, Texas on Sunday, 22nd September 2019 at Reliant Stadium, where about 50,000 people will gather to throw their support to both world leaders. Both the leaders will talk in this mega event […]
Sitangshu Guha is a journalist and writer based in the USA, but his roots are in Bangladesh and he has spent a lot of time in the country documenting violent incidents against minorities. Two books of his published in 2019 made an appearance in the February bookfair in Dhaka. The names of the books are […]
শিতাংশু গুহ, ২৭শে জানুয়ারি ২০১৯।। নচিকেতার একটি ছবি প্রায়শ: সামাজিক মাধ্যমে দেখি। খুব বেশিদিন পুরানো নয়, সম্প্রতি তিনি বাংলাদেশে যান, সেই সুবাদে গ্রামের পৈতৃক ভিটা দর্শন করেন। ছবিটি বাপদাদার মাটির ভিটার বারান্দায় বসে ক্রন্দনের। তার ডানপা মাটিতে এলায়িত; বা-পা হাটুগেড়ে; ডানহাত মাটিতে, পাঁচটি বলিষ্ট আঙ্গুল পৃথক ও প্রসারিত; বাঁ-হাত দিয়ে বাঁ-চোঁখ মুছছেন; ডানচোখ বন্ধ। মলিন […]
Good Afternoon, Sisters & Brothers: It is my privilege to address you in the city of Chicago, where, almost 125 years ago, Swami Vivekananda spoke in the Parliament of the World’s Religions. I will be addressing what I consider to be one of the most important issues of our lifetime – on the existential threat […]
The Indian External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj, asserted in the Indian Parliament (upper house) that the Hindu population in Bangladesh is on the rise. She quoted, apparently from Bangladesh official sources, that the Bangladesh Hindu population strength has gained a whole 2.2% points – from 8.5% in 2011 to 10.7% in 2017. Hindu student fed […]
Hindus in millions in Bangladesh are born to be persecuted by the majority Muslims ever since the division of India was accomplished in 1947 and again with division of Pakistan and with the creation of a new nation called Bangladesh in 1971. In 1971, the then East Pakistan, now Bangladesh had a population of 75 […]
