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RIGHTS OF MINORITIES IN BANGLADESH: AN OVERVIEW

By HRDI Admin January 18, 2021Articles, Bangladesh, HRDI INTERNSHIP, Latest News, Paper Submitted By HRDI Interns

Today human right has a great significance. There exist different minorities such as ethnic, lingual, religious and racial minorities, which have different tendencies that are derived from different civilizations and…

Rights of minorities in Bangladesh.

By HRDI Admin January 18, 2021Articles, Bangladesh, HRDI INTERNSHIP, Latest News, MIGRANTS

“Democracy is not the law of the majority but the protection of the minority.” -Albert Camus Introduction Bangladesh, officially called the People’s Republic of Bangladesh is a south Asian country.…

MINORITIES IN BANGLADESH – THE PAST AND THE FUTURE

By HRDI Admin December 4, 2020Articles, Bangladesh, HRDI INTERNSHIP, Rights of Minorities

“The state religion of the Republic is Islam, but the State shall ensure equal status and equal right in the practice of the Hindu, Buddhist, Christian, and other religions.”…

Appeal to Government of Bangladesh for safety of Hindus Refugees from Myanmar

By HRDI Admin September 29, 2017Bangladesh

A delegation of HRDI today met the Deputy High Commissioner of the Bangladesh High Commission, Mr. Rokebul Haque at Delhi. The delegation consisted of Justice (Retd.) M.C. Garg, Advocate Rajesh…

Sindh Governor returns Minorities Bill against forced conversion

By HRDI Admin January 19, 2017Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan

Pakistani Hindus visit a temple in Karachi in this November 24, 2016 file photo. In a setback to Hindus and other minority religious communities in Pakistan, Sindh Governor Justice (retd)…

Minorities and politics

By HRDI Admin January 11, 2017Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan

By:DailyTimes11-Jan-17 The total minorities vote bank in Pakistan has increased from 2.77 million in the 2013 elections to 2.99 million at present, with certain districts in Sindh and Punjab having…

Hindu temple in Dinajpur, Bangladesh, desecrated

By HRDI Admin April 15, 2012Bangladesh, Latest News

April 14, 2012 : Hindus in, Komolpur, Dinajpur district, Bangladesh, worshipped at the Narayan Thakur Durga temple until it was destroyed in the 1971 War of Liberation by Islamic extremists.…

Hindu houses burned down after play offends Muslims

By HRDI Admin April 4, 2012Bangladesh, Latest News

April 3, 2012 : Muslims in Bangladesh burned down at least ten Hindu homes in the area of Satkhira, in Bangladesh, after a drama at Fatehpur School in Kaliganj. The…

Violation of Hindu Human Rights in Bangladesh

By HRDI Admin March 29, 2012Bangladesh, Documents

Violation of Hindu Human Rights in Bangladesh ( July, August and September 2007) July-2007 Houses of 16 minority families of Poragacha Guccho village in Ramgati Upazila of Laxmipur district grabbed…

Bangladesh war crimes trial raises specter of mass rape in 1971 Liberation War

By HRDI Admin March 27, 2012Bangladesh, Latest News

February 4, 2012 : The 1971 Liberation War between East and West Pakistan saw the Pakistan army commit countless atrocities, mostly against Hindus. Hundreds of thousands of Hindu women were…