http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGAS...&of=ENG-BGD
http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGAS...&of=ENG-BGD
http://www.amnestyusa.org/justearth/docume...02569A600601519
http://www.amnestyusa.org/justearth/docume...0256889004B5E76
Poor Buddhists are tortured, raped and being forced at gunpoint to be muslims in Bangladesh. Their government supports it.
asian kids?
playing football with Buddha's head?
ok, now its PERSONAL.
playing football with Buddha's head?
ok, now its PERSONAL.
That is very disgusting. Kill those sons of b!tches.
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raped and being forced at gunpoint to be muslims in Bangladesh. Their government supports it.
lol what else would you expect from religious scums
QUOTE(C. Zhu @ Oct 27 2006, 06:25 PM) 
http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGAS...&of=ENG-BGD
http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGAS...&of=ENG-BGD
http://www.amnestyusa.org/justearth/docume...02569A600601519
http://www.amnestyusa.org/justearth/docume...0256889004B5E76
Poor Buddhists are tortured, raped and being forced at gunpoint to be muslims in Bangladesh. Their government supports it.
The Bangladeshi government does not condone it according to one of your own sources:
http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGAS...&of=ENG-BGD
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Amnesty International welcomes the peace accord in the Chittagong Hill Tracts as a major step towards the resolution of a situation which had resulted in serious human rights violations in the past. It is high time now for the Government of Bangladesh and the Chittagong Hill Tracts authorities to act decisively to ensure that any abuse of power on the part of law enforcement personnel is prevented and that victims of past and present human rights violations receive truth, justice and redress. All sections of Bangladesh society should cooperate in efforts to build respect for human rights after years of gross abuses.
Also note that in neighbouring Myanmar/Burma, Muslims (and other minorities) are being oppressed, tortured and raped by Buddhists, which the Myanmar junta fully supports. It works both ways I'm afraid.
Excuses do not justify purging Buddhists or Hindus.
Sigh.. why is it that wherever there are muslims, there is trouble.
Sigh.. why is it that wherever there are muslims, there is trouble.
^that is a true statement even if it sounds ignorant
....................my god........that is soo wrong...they should all get kill...............um...I'm buddhist...
QUOTE(C. Zhu @ Oct 28 2006, 01:22 PM)
Excuses do not justify purging Buddhists or Hindus.
Sigh.. why is it that wherever there are muslims, there is trouble.
Again, the Bangladeshi government does not support these attrocities, only corrupt individuals in the military.
Right, Muslims are the scum of the Earth. I'm sure that's a good enough excuse to justify persecutions against them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism_in_Bangladesh
Since the rise of more explicitly Islamist political formations in Bangladesh during the 1990s, many Hindus have been intimidated or attacked, and fairly substantial numbers are leaving the country.
In Bangladesh region, the Hindus became a minority in mid-ninteenth century, in 1941 the Hindus formed about 28% of the population, which declined to 22.05% in 1950. Since then, it has dropped by about half. Through a combination of mass exodus and genocide in 1971, this represents a loss of around 20 million Bangladeshi Hindus and their direct heirs, and reflects one of the largest displacements of population based on ethnic or religious identity in recent history. A significant driver of Hindu emigration has been the Enemy Property Act, later renamed as the Vested Property Act, through which the Bangladesh Government has been able to appropriate the property of around 40% of the existing Bangladeshi Hindu population (according to Dr Abul Barkat of Dhaka University).
1941- the Hindus formed about 28% of the population
1991- Hindus covering about 10.5% of the population as of 1991 census
islam is piss, oops, i mean peace.
Since the rise of more explicitly Islamist political formations in Bangladesh during the 1990s, many Hindus have been intimidated or attacked, and fairly substantial numbers are leaving the country.
In Bangladesh region, the Hindus became a minority in mid-ninteenth century, in 1941 the Hindus formed about 28% of the population, which declined to 22.05% in 1950. Since then, it has dropped by about half. Through a combination of mass exodus and genocide in 1971, this represents a loss of around 20 million Bangladeshi Hindus and their direct heirs, and reflects one of the largest displacements of population based on ethnic or religious identity in recent history. A significant driver of Hindu emigration has been the Enemy Property Act, later renamed as the Vested Property Act, through which the Bangladesh Government has been able to appropriate the property of around 40% of the existing Bangladeshi Hindu population (according to Dr Abul Barkat of Dhaka University).
1941- the Hindus formed about 28% of the population
1991- Hindus covering about 10.5% of the population as of 1991 census
islam is piss, oops, i mean peace.
QUOTE(C. Zhu @ Nov 1 2006, 11:31 AM)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism_in_Bangladesh
Since the rise of more explicitly Islamist political formations in Bangladesh during the 1990s, many Hindus have been intimidated or attacked, and fairly substantial numbers are leaving the country.
In Bangladesh region, the Hindus became a minority in mid-ninteenth century, in 1941 the Hindus formed about 28% of the population, which declined to 22.05% in 1950. Since then, it has dropped by about half. Through a combination of mass exodus and genocide in 1971, this represents a loss of around 20 million Bangladeshi Hindus and their direct heirs, and reflects one of the largest displacements of population based on ethnic or religious identity in recent history. A significant driver of Hindu emigration has been the Enemy Property Act, later renamed as the Vested Property Act, through which the Bangladesh Government has been able to appropriate the property of around 40% of the existing Bangladeshi Hindu population (according to Dr Abul Barkat of Dhaka University).
1941- the Hindus formed about 28% of the population
1991- Hindus covering about 10.5% of the population as of 1991 census
islam is piss, oops, i mean peace.
In 1941, Bangladesh was still part of India, hence why it had a larger Hindu population at the time. The Partition of India in 1947 led to the creation of the Republic of India and Pakistan (which included Bangladesh), and the mass migration of Muslims to Pakistan and Hindus to India. Later during the Bangladesh Liberation War against Pakistan in 1971, Bengali Muslims were also attacked by the Pakistani military according to that same article:
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Bangladesh Liberation and Genocide (1971)
The Bangladesh Liberation War resulted in one of the largest genocides of the 20th Century. While estimates of the number of casulaties vary between 300,000 and 3,000,000, it is reasonably certain that Hindus bore a disproportionate brunt of the Pakistan Army's onslaught against the Bengali population of what was East Pakistan.
The Bangladesh Liberation War resulted in one of the largest genocides of the 20th Century. While estimates of the number of casulaties vary between 300,000 and 3,000,000, it is reasonably certain that Hindus bore a disproportionate brunt of the Pakistan Army's onslaught against the Bengali population of what was East Pakistan.
Ethnic tension played a far greater role in that war (religious issues were secondary factors). Shortly after, the country was ruled by a military dictatorship. The Vested Property Act was used to try prevent people from leaving the country, by ceasing their property if they left. Democracy was later restored in the 1990s, and since then, the government has been working towards reducing corruption and has also employed many minorities to work for the government. Like I said before, the current Bangladeshi government does not support any kind of oppression against minorities.
"Since the rise of more explicitly Islamist political formations in Bangladesh during the 1990s, many Hindus have been intimidated or attacked, and fairly substantial numbers are leaving the country."
Next you'll deny the holocaust.
Next you'll deny the holocaust.
QUOTE(C. Zhu @ Nov 1 2006, 01:10 PM)
"Since the rise of more explicitly Islamist political formations in Bangladesh during the 1990s, many Hindus have been intimidated or attacked, and fairly substantial numbers are leaving the country."
Next you'll deny the holocaust.
That's an unsourced statement from Wikipedia... nice "proof".
QUOTE(Jagger @ Nov 1 2006, 08:14 AM)
That's from Wikipedia... nice "proof".
http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/engAS...RIES/BANGLADESH
"As a minority community in Bangladesh sharing a language and religion with the Indian populations of West Bengal, Hindus have been subjected to discriminatory practices or attacks by Muslim groups in Bangladesh. None of the governments in Bangladesh since its independence has taken any decisive steps to protect Hindus in the face of potential threats, including the current attacks."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/1645499.stm
These attrocities are mostly isolated incidents. They are not as widespread as some like to claim. Also note that all the Amnesty reports you posted, and the BBC report I just posted, are all outdated, since they date back to 2001 and earlier. The situation has improved since then.
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Bangladesh Hindu atrocities 'documented'
[...]
Mr Kabir said the group's findings would soon be published in a white paper with full details of the alleged atrocities.
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's coalition government has admitted there is some truth to the allegations, but has dismissed reports of widespread attacks on Hindus as exaggerated.
[...]
New Prime Minister Zia has promised protection for the minorities.
[...]
Mr Kabir said the group's findings would soon be published in a white paper with full details of the alleged atrocities.
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's coalition government has admitted there is some truth to the allegations, but has dismissed reports of widespread attacks on Hindus as exaggerated.
[...]
New Prime Minister Zia has promised protection for the minorities.
These attrocities are mostly isolated incidents. They are not as widespread as some like to claim. Also note that all the Amnesty reports you posted, and the BBC report I just posted, are all outdated, since they date back to 2001 and earlier. The situation has improved since then.
just because its your own country you dont have to look for excuses, thats jsut wrong man. Just admit that their is some $hit going on in your country and feel ashamed of it. I would too.
f*** the bangladeshis in ur nation.
QUOTE(Mua @ Nov 1 2006, 07:10 PM)
just because its your own country you dont have to look for excuses, thats jsut wrong man. Just admit that their is some $hit going on in your country and feel ashamed of it. I would too.
My only agenda is getting the facts straight. Nothing more and nothing less.
No worries.
Arsenic wells will finish off at least half the population of Bangladesh in the near future.
God balances nature quite well.
Arsenic wells will finish off at least half the population of Bangladesh in the near future.
God balances nature quite well.
Let's nuke Bangladesh and wipe it off the map. 
QUOTE(Jagger @ Nov 2 2006, 06:47 AM)
Let's nuke Bangladesh and wipe it off the map.
Why waste a good nuke when bangladeshi's are already doing a good job killing themselves for free..
Arsenic wells are a big problem in Bangladesh.
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