Why India Should Honor Taslima Nasrin
In her article “The Role of the Writer,” Maryse Condé, the famous writer from the French speaking island of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean, shares an interesting memory from her childhood. When she was about seven More...
Bangladesh: The Tragic Story of the Mukherjee Family of Faridpur
This ground report was sent to IndiaFacts from Bangladesh by Sitangshu Guha. This is the heartbreaking story of several Hindu families and their friends in the town of Faridpur, Bangladesh. The moral of this More...
Examining the Indo-Bangla Land Boundary Agreement
This paper is coauthored by Shanmukh Nag and Dikgaj. Introduction The Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) has been recently concluded between the governments of India and Bangladesh, with the Modi government and the More...
Weekly Hindu Persecution Digest: 7-14 June 2015
1. Hindus denied the right to cremate in Meghalaya Report: Hindus of Tura town- Garo Hills, Meghalaya are under continuous pressure from local NGOs for abandoning present cremation ground which they are using for More...
Ten facts about Bangladesh Minorities: On the brink of extinction
The number of religious minorities including Hindus is declining quickly and dangerously in Bangladesh : from 19.80 per cent in 1971 to 9.00 per cent in 2014. The Bangladesh Government and political parties in More...
Weekly Hindu Persecution Digest:24-31 May 2015
1. Comprehensive Inquiry on Love Jihad Murder sought by victim’s parents . Report: The parents of the recent love jihad victim Anuja have sought a comprehensive inquiry on the death of their daughter being More...
Three Hindu families flee their homes in Shailakupa of Bangladesh
Note: This report was contributed by Narayan Ukil from Bangladesh. Houses of three Hindu families at Nadpara village in Shailakupa upazila under Jhenidah district of Bangladesh lie abandoned as the residents left More...
Hindu village under attack in Lalmonirhat of Bangladesh
Note: This report was sent by Narayan Ukil. On the night of 16 May 2015 a Hindu community village named Dash Para (Majhi para) under Sarpukur union of Aditmari upazila in Lalmonirhat, Bangladesh was attacked by More...
Hindu businessman imprisoned for sharing controversial Facebook post
This report was sent by IndiaFacts contributor Narayan Ukil. Aonok Kumar Ghosh (30) a Hindu businessman at Satkhira District of Bangladesh has been accused of sharing a status in Facebook on controversial statement More...
Weekly Hindu Persecution Digest: 06 April-12 April 2015
Stampede Kills 10 Hindus in Bangladesh A rumor of some unknown person about a collapsing bridge caused a stampede Friday morning during a Hindu bathing ritual in Bangladesh that left 10 people dead and at least More...