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RiseofterrorisminthenameofIslam:SouthAsiancontext&the

needforGlobalResistance

FocusingBangladeshAViewpointfromreligiousminori@esinBangladesh

Presentedby:MihirSarkar–CampaignfortheProtec@onofReligiousMinori@esinBangladesh

(CPRMB)1

TerrorismintheriseinBangladesh

•  AllofusmostlikelyagreethatterrorismisrisinginBangladesh.

•  Peacelovingdemocra@csecularmindedpeopleareaskingtheques@onswhy?

•  Alsoseekingthetheanswerhowtofacethisterrorismtocombatit.

•  Itisavery@melydiscussion.Thankyoufororganisingtheeventandgivingmetheopportunitytotalk.

Presentedby:MihirSarkar–CampaignfortheProtec@onofReligiousMinori@esofBangladesh(CPRMB) 2

TerrorismintheriseinBangladesh

•  LetuslookattheveryrecentterroristaQacksinBangladeshonsecularmindedpeoplewhomterroristthinkaretheirenemies

•  AQacksofterrorist– AsifMohiuddin,15January2013– AhmedRajbHaider,15February2013– SunyurRahman,7March2013– ShafiulIslam,14November2014– AvijitRoy,26February2014

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TerrorismintheriseinBangladesh– OyasiqurRahaman,30March2015– AnantaBijoyDas,12may2015– NiloyNeel,7Augst2015– FaisalArefinDipon,31October2015– AQackonShiamasqueinDhaka– KunioHoshi,3October2015– LukeSarker,5October2015– CesareTavella,28September2015– MoazzenHussain,26November2015

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•  FatherParolari,17November2015•  KatanjiTempleAQack,6December2015•  ISKCONTempleAQack,10December2015•  RajshahiAhmadiyaaMosqueAQack,25Dec2015.Suicideboomerkilledone.

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Minori@esofBangladesh(CPRMB)5

HistoryofterrorisminBangladesh

•  ThoserecentaQacksareviciousandmorebrutalthaneverbeforeandalmostunheardofinBangladesh.Seculardemocra@cmindedpeopleinBangladesharewakinguptotherealitythatterrorisminflectedbycertainsec@onofMuslimcommunityisuponthem.

•  TheyarefeelingthattheyarenotsafebecausetheaQacksbyIslamicfana@csarenolongeronlytargetedtovenerablereligiousminori@es.

•  ItisbecomingawarinthenameofIslam.Presentedby:MihirSarkarandSujitSen–CampaignfortheProtec@onofReligious

Minori@esofBangladesh(CPRMB) 6

HistoryterrorisminBangladesh

•  Un@lstartofthe2013theaQacksofterroristwereisolatedandnotsystema@c.From2013itisbecomingsystema@candfollowingacertainpaQern.

•  TheaQacksareviciousandmorebrutalthaneverbeforeandalmostunheardofinBangladesh.

•  Seculardemocra@cmindedpeopleinBangladesharewakinguptotherealitythatterrorisminflectedbycertainsec@onofMuslimcommunityisuponthem.ItisbecomingterrorisminthenameofIslaminBangladesh.



Destruc@onofSecularisminBangladesh

•  TounderstandtheriseoftermisminthenameofIslaminBangladeshweneedtogobackinhistoryandneedtolookforthestartofthereligiousbasepoli@csinBangladesh.

•  Itwasstartedin1975anditwasstartedinthenameofreligionofIslam.

•  Itwasthestartofthedestruc@onoftheverycorevaluesonwhichBangladeshwasestablished.TheseedsfortheIslamicterrorisminBangladeshwereplanted.



Destruc@onofSecularisminBangladesh•  Nowletuslookathowtheseedsplantedin1975now

becameabigtreein2015andprovidingthefruitsforfoodsandshelteringtheterroristinthenameofIslam.

•  1972–Bangladeshhadtheoneofthebestseculardemocra@ccons@[email protected]@csinthenameofreligionwasbanned.

•  1975-ZiaurRahman,anunelectedmilitarydictatorabandonedsecularismfromthecons@[email protected]@csbasedonreligionwaslicensed.

•  1988-PresidentHusseinMohammedErshad,anothermilitarydictatordeclaredthatIslamtobetheStateReligionofBangladesh.ItwasdoneinthenameofthereligionofIslam.Itiss@llthere.

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RiseofthecommunalisminBangladesh

•  FollwingthosetwobigchangesthecommunalisminBangladeshwasintherise.Itwasnotonlytoleratedbutalsoac@velypromotedinBangladesh.

•  1992–FirstmassaQacksonHindus.Morethan200templesweredestroyed.HinduswereaQackedandmanywererapedandkilled.

•  2001-“Duringtheprobe,wefoundatotalof355poli@callymo@vatedmurderswhile3,270incidentsofrape,arson,loo@ngandotheratroci@es,”Judicialcommission.BNPandJamaatwasinvolved.



AQacksonMinori@esinBangladesh

•  2013–“WaveofviolentaQackagainstHinduminority”–AmnestyInterna@onal7thMarch2013.

•  SurvivorstoldAmnestyInterna@onalthattheaQackersweretakingpartfollowingtheralliesorganisedbytheopposi@onIslamistpartyJamaat-e-Islami(JI)anditsstudentgroupChhatraShibir.

•  Fourpeoplewerekilledand34wereinjured.300Hindutemplesand1500businessandproper@esdestroyed–BHBCUC

•  2014-Alerthe5thJanuaryelec@ons,itiswidelyreportedthatworkersandsupportersoftheopposi@onpar@esbeganaQackingtheminority.

•  “Theyraped,looted,vandalizedandsettheHinduhousesonfireinseveraldistrictsacrossthecountry”–BBC

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Perpetratornevergetpunished•  Therehasbeennojudicialtrialforanyoftheatroci@esmen@onedsince1990exceptthetrialofPurnimaShil.Ithappenedbecauseofpersonalinterven@onofMrSharierKabir.

•  In2014theGovernmentsupportedrehabilita@onfarbeQerthanbefore.

•  Jus@ceispromisedbutyettobedelivered.•  AllthosearedoneinthenameofthereligionofIslam.Presentedby:MihirSarkar–CampaignfortheProtec@onofReligiousMinori@esinBangladesh(CPRMB)

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WhoisbehindthoseaQacks?•  Allthemajorpoli@calpar@esareblamingeachother.

•  MajoritymediareportsblamingBNPandJamaat–theyalwaysdeniedit.

•  “***istheins@gator,*****isthebutcher,&**alongwiththesetraitorsisthepropertygrabber”.

•  Theyarecriminalsandcowards.

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EffectofthoseaQacks•  Massmigra@onofHindus.•  Poli@calrepresenta@onisfarbelowthepercentageofpopula@on.Nomorethan12MPswithonlyonewomenoutof30.

•  NotoppostseverinJudiciary,Army,AirForce,Navy,PoliceandBoarderSecurityForce.

•  RecruitmentinArmy,AirForceandNavyisalmostnilapartfrommedicalcore.

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Equality=Discrimina@on

•  Landgrabbinghasbeengoingonsince1947andcon@nuingeversince.

•  TheEnemyPropertyAct1965.•  [email protected].

•  Thousandsoffamilyaffectedandprogressispoortoreturnthelandtotherighpulowners.

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EffectofViolenceandDiscrimina@on

•  Lowmoral.•  Becomingpoorerandpowerlesswithoutanypoli@calandeconomicbacking.

•  [email protected]%nowfrom13%in1974.

•  Theirnumbersispredictedtobenilin20yearsaccordingtoChairmanProfMizanurRahmanofNHRC

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WhatLibertyandEqualitymeanstoHindusindemocra@cBangladesh?

•  ConstantaQackssince1991.•  AQackshasbeenintensifiedin2013and2014.•  “TheBangladeshGovernmenthasfailedcompletelytoprotectthe

Hindus”ChairmanNHRC•  [email protected].•  Landgrabbingsince1947andthelatestcasereportedinthelast

week.•  Noproperpoli@calrepresenta@on.•  NotoppostseverinJudiciary,Army,AirForce,Navy,Policeand

BoarderSecurityForce.•  RecruitmentinArmy,AirForceandNavyisalmostnilapartfrom

medicalcore.

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Presentedby:MihirSarkar–CampaignfortheProtec:onofReligiousMinori:esinBangladesh(CPRMB)

Ac@ontoProtectMinori@es•  Restora@onof1972cons@tu@on.•  Safetyandsecurity-Immediateprotec@onofthereligiousminori@es

bylawenforcementagencies.•  JudicialEnquiry–Toiden@fytheperpetratorandbringthemtojus@ce.

Ifthereisanypoli@calpartybehindittheyaretobenamed.•  SpeedyTrial–Jus@[email protected]

ontrialquicklytosetexampletodeterandassuretheminoritypeople.•  MinorityProtec@onAct–InlinewithBri@shRaceRela@onsAct1968.•  MinorityCommission–Tomonitorandevaluateallminorityissues.•  JobsinArmyandPublicSectors–Tobemonitoredbyallthe

departmentsandperiodicreportstobepublished.•  Resourcealloca@on–Allini@a@vestobeadequatelyfunded.

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TheRiseofIslamicFana@cismindemocra@csecularBangladesh

•  Bangladeshisaseculardemocracy.Recentsurveyshowsthatmajorityofthepeoplewouldlikeittoremainso.

•  Buta@[email protected],ithasbeennotonlytoleratedbutalsoencouraged.

•  Thedemocra@c,secularandreligiousminori@esareterrifiedwiththeprospectofrisingIslamicfana@cisminBangladesh.

•  TheWesterncountriesmustunderstandfromthemistakesinAfghanistanandPakistan

•  Oncethosefana@csareinpowerterrorismwillbeexported.

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Ques@onsfortheGovernmentWhatGovernmentwillbedoingtocombat

thereligiousfana@cism. •  Iftheybelieveintruedemocra@csecularismthenwhyaretheyafraidoftakingac@ontobanpoli@csinthenameofreligion.

•  Whattheywillbedoingtobringmadrassaunderthegeneraleduca@onsystem?

•  Whattheywillbedoinginfuturetopromoteandrecruitreligiousminori@esinjudiciary,military,andcivilservices?


Ques@onsfortheopposi@onWiththeriseofIslamicfundamentalismsomereligiousminori@eshavesameques@ons:•  CanHindusrelymoreonBNPthanALtoprotecttheminthefuture?

•  Whatistheirrela@onshipwiththepar@esthatdonotbelieveindemocra@csecularism?LikeJamaatandHefazat.

•  Whattheywillbedoingtobringmadrassaundergeneraleduca@onsystemtostopthebreedingfana@cminds?

•  Willtheysetupanindependentjudicialinquirytoinves@gateatroci@esonminori@es?


Conclusion–THANKYOU•  ThankyouforyouraQen@on.•  IhopethatIhavebeenabletomakeyouawareofthesufferingsoftheminori@esinBangladesh.

•  IhaveexplainedhowIslamicfana@creligiousforcesareinflic@ngenormousdamagetotheminori@es,destroyingthetruefabricofseculardemocra@cBangladeshandandwhatistobedonetoprotectthem.

•  Minori@esneedyourhelpfortheirsurvival.


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