Talk:Hinduism in Bangladesh
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[edit] Removal of POV links
While it is true that minorities may have faced discrimination in some parts of Bangladesh, adding a host of links about "Ethnic cleansing" in Bangladesh is POV. The article is about "Hinduism in Bangladesh", so adding these links, most of which seem to be taken from Right wing websites or News articles, do not serve any purpose. These are not credible, and are unsubstantiated. I am interested in expanding the article, by adding sections on the History part and the different dynasties, and the religious sites, and the status of hindus in BD. However, adding links just for anti-Bangladesh/Islam rant would not help the article be NPOV. Thanks. --Ragib 08:12, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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- Sources can be POV as long as the are reliable. Indian Express satisfies WP:Reliable Sources. HAF is registered as a non-partisan org by US government and is covered by US tax laws as such.Hkelkar 01:23, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
- and yes it was ethnic cleansing only. Hindus were driven out of B'desh in the lakhs. What do you call that? Dance party?Hkelkar 01:25, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
- Dude Hkelkar tone it down man, don't hate on Ragib. Its not like he is the B'deshi gov't, he's merely a shishya like you and me. But your subject matter is true. Bangladeshi's in power, and Banglabhai Islamic terrorists hate Hindus. Even Tagore wouldn't feel welcome there anymore I'm afraidBakaman Bakatalk 02:31, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
My best friend is a Bangladeshi Hindu from Chittagong. He hates Bangladesh. His family hates Bangladesh. His father was the topper in his Medical University, yet he found it difficult to get a job. His mother had to live like a Muslim during the '71 war out of fear that Muslims would attack her family. Their land was forcefully taken away from them by local Muslim thugs. No one helped them, not even the law enforcers. Persecution became so widespread, my friend's grandparents ran away to India. I asked my friend, do you want to go back to Bangladesh? He replied "No, I don't feel safe there." If Hindus feel like this there, it shows that the government really is trying to marginalize Hindus
Aditya —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 203.144.143.7 (talk • contribs).
- I feel sorry for your friend, but several of my best friends are also Bangladeshi hindus, and I've been to their homes, their puja celebrations, and they have been to mine likewise. My friends do not hate Bangladesh. It all depends on the situation, the context. My friend in my engineering school got equal opportunities and equal privileges as me. So, you can't really generalize on this, that all Hindu Bangladeshis hate Bangladesh. Thanks. --Ragib 18:09, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
I understand your point, Mr.Ragib and apologize for the generalization made earlier. However, you must accept that the Hindu minority does not enjoy the same freedoms as that enjoyed by the majority of the country. The Ramna Kali Mandir grounds that were demolished in '71 by Pakistanis still have not been returned to the Hindu community despite all requests. Stringent police protection is required during Pujo time out of fear of vandalism. i.e. Bangladesh may not neccessarily be the ideal place for Hindus
Aditya
[edit] Facts
It is funny whenever it involves the Hindus of Bangladesh, certain Bangladeshi wikipedians suddently gets "hyped-up" about fact tags. People seem to ignore that in other articles concerning Bangladesh. It shows how the Hindus in Bangladesh are treated currently and in the past. Taking the advantage of pro-rights absence, they were even very succesful in purging all the articles concerning Bangabhumi other than the main article. Very well. Do whatever you wish. I would see if I could find any references. Thank you. Have a nice day. :) Hikingdom 15:01, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Numbers
The most recent census data I have is from 1991, which gives 11,179,000 (10.5%) Hindus out of a population of 106,315,000. Also see [1]--Vikramsingh 05:28, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
