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Many Biharis now seek greater civil rights and citizenship in Bangladesh. [65] On 19 May 2008, the Dhaka High Court approved citizenship and voting rights for about 150,000 refugees who were minors at the time of Bangladesh's 1971 war of independence. Those born in the country since the war also gained citizenship and the right to vote.
Human rights in Bangladesh are enshrined as ... Freedom House rated Bangladesh's human rights at 40 out 100 (partly free). ... The substantial Bihari population ...
There is some confusion regarding the number of people killed in the Golahat massacre. According to the Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha and Prothom Alo, 437 Hindus were killed in the massacre. [3] [4] However, Sarmila Bose mentioned a figure of 338, quoting from an account of Dwarka Prasad Singhania, Marwari businessman of Saidpur. [7]
The United Nations Human Rights Office on Friday said it will dispatch a fact-finding mission to Bangladesh, as requested by the interim government, to investigate alleged human rights violations ...
In May 2003, a High Court ruling in Bangladesh allowed ten Biharis to obtain citizenship and voting rights; [20] the ruling also exposed a generation gap amongst Biharis, with younger Biharis tending to be "elated" with the ruling but with many older people "despair[ing] at the enthusiasm" of the younger generation. [21]
In May 2008, a Bangladeshi court ruled that Biharis who were either minors in 1971 or born after 1971 are Bangladeshi citizens and have the right to vote. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] As a result of the ruling, an estimated 150,000 of the 300,000 Biharis living in Bangladesh are eligible for Bangladeshi citizenship. [ 4 ]
Sarmila Bose in her book in 2011, Dead Reckoning: Memories of the 1971 Bangladesh War argues that Bengalis are in a state of denial about the massacre. [2] The Bangladesh Liberation War Museum has downplayed the massacre, calling them "isolated instances of mob violence." [4] Ezaz Ahmed Chowdhury, a Bihari community leader said:
A court in Bangladesh has denied bail to a prominent monk who had been leading rallies demanding security for the minority Hindu community in the South Asian country.. Chinmoy Krishna Das, the ...