The neglected 'Bihari' community in Bangladesh

[Genghis khan1]

** Pakistan owe them welfare.

steps to be taken:

#1. Kick the Afghans out to create some space and low level jobs.

#2. Provide Federal incentives (in funds) To provinces who are willing to accommodate Biharis.

#3. Either bring them to Pakistan OR

And better option is, Pakistan should provide them enough financial and educational support within Bangladesh via NGOs and embassy. i.e education stipend, build them a dedicate schools, university and residential colonies to uplift their social standing. Once they are successfully integrate into Bangali society and later in govt, they will do good job for Pakistan in future.

 

[Flash_Ninja]

If Indians can be accommodated in Karachi, why not Afghans? At least they help keep the secessionists at bay.



Only if the legitimate governments of those respective provinces agree. Otherwise forcefully shoving people with a different culture in those places against the wishes of locals will create social unrest. Locals should always have the first right over their land, resources, jobs and most importantly decision-making.

What Indians? You better not be calling be calling muhajirs Indians.

 

[Ritual]

We should repatriate them slowly and disperse them to cities in small groups. They would be far better than the Afghan ghettos.

 

[Kabira]

Call MQM what you want but they were -- and still are -- a political force to be reckoned with.

MQM father is now being charged under terrorism act in UK. All doubts about MQM being terrorists are laid to rest now.

 

[bluesky]

Terrorist force you mean. No one is taking back biharis unless bengalis are also deported from Karachi.

Bengal-origin people in Karachi are Pakistani citizens. How can you suggest to expel them because of Bihari issue? It is not compatible with the issue of welfare of the Biharis in BD who are our citizens.

 

[Khafee]

Now you know why MQM became such a political force in Karachi; and why Pakistan establishment abandoned Biharis in Bangladesh. Mohajirs are discriminated against.

So discriminated, that they even made one COAS. How sad. Now you can self-immolate in peace.

 

[TopCat]

Exchange bengali biharis with illegal Bangladeshis from Pakistan.

They are also biharis/Rohingyas... so we exchange biharis with bihari?

 

[kingQamaR]

We have given sanctuary to millions of Muslims from India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, royingas etc etc. Others kindly please do the same. It’s not been plain sailing with elements from these races causing major internal issues to us

I must point out Afghan refugees fall in a different bracket due to there linguistic and cultural connection to our provinces kin.

I don’t know why Bangladeshis treat fellow Muslims from India poorly. 1971 long gone most these Biharis were not even born then

 

[B.K.N]

If Bangladesh(which as per Bangali PDF members is more developed than Pakistan) can't accommodate biharis then why they don't send them back to Bihar
Bihar is a province of India and a neighbor of Bangladesh but is hundreds of miles away from Pakistan's border
Bangalis and Biharis are same people

Map of Bangladesh and Bihar

 

[Doctor Strange]

Biharis are a living example of how India tortured and expelled its own citizens and pushed them to other countries for a different religion. Bihari refugees were welcome that time. But I think it was a wrong move to allow whole lot of them as equal citizens over natives, which caused tension and ultimately became reason of breakaway. Bengal wasnt divided that way, to accommodate these large number of people. BDs suffered lot under British but nobody would like to see a new colony with foreign invasion. I think Muhajirs with refugee status with limited benefits was ok, like limited job facilities and voting rights. Exchanging Hindus with Muhajirs, allowing special citizenship to wealthy and educated people. Apart from that, large number of people should be allowed with only basic necessities. I also dont believe large number of BDs also should have voting rights. It should be allowed based on education, taxation, separate voting rights to minorities. If these things were maintained we had a better country.

 

[kingQamaR]

Why do people across South Asian have these crazy thoughts. Pakistan is for them all to come and stay? I been to Arab countries they don’t allow this mass transit arabs into there states. Whose feeding this Pakistan is there’s to come hundred millions of them wanting to come? Take our tv dramas most don’t even reflect my culture. Stupid immoral story lines. Actors and actress look like I’m sorry complete Indians in culture and appearance. F uck

 

[W.11]

Biharis are a living example of how India tortured and expelled its own citizens and pushed them to other countries for a different religion. Bihari refugees were welcome that time. But I think it was a wrong move to allow whole lot of them as equal citizens over natives, which caused tension and ultimately became reason of breakaway. Bengal wasnt divided that way, to accommodate these large number of people. BDs suffered lot under British but nobody would like to see a new colony with foreign invasion. I think Muhajirs with refugee status with limited benefits was ok, like limited job facilities and voting rights. Exchanging Hindus with Muhajirs, allowing special citizenship to wealthy and educated people. Apart from that, large number of people should be allowed with only basic necessities. I also dont believe large number of BDs also should have voting rights. It should be allowed based on education, taxation, separate voting rights to minorities. If these things were maintained we had a better country.

Bangladesh is a country and makes its own laws today because of AIML which was dominated by muhajir people. Bangali nationalism was not the case then, it was separated and made a separate unit based on religion. Bangladesh's majority land owners were hindus who migrated to india after partition, benefits of which were reaped by the east pakistani bengalis. So migration based on religious grounds happened two ways and was not uni directional, if mohajirs came to bengal, bengali hindus also went to india. Bengali diaspora also migrated to west pakistan's mohajir dominated areas like karachi etc.

tripura was given a choice to join newly founded bangladesh but they refused to join, similarly, the west bengal also refused to join east pakistan or bangladesh again indicating the country was founded on bases of religion majority not ethnic nationalism.

regards

 

[bluesky]

If Bangladesh(which as per Bangali PDF members is more developed than Pakistan) can't accommodate biharis then why they don't send them back to Bihar
Bihar is a province of India and a neighbor of Bangladesh but is hundreds of miles away from Pakistan's border
Bangalis and Biharis are same people.

Map of Bangladesh and Bihar
View attachment 584037

Exactly, we are the same people except that they belong to the Hindi/Urdu belt. Historically, Bihar was part of Bengal Subeh. Unless the issue is raised at the international level and the GoB is criticized it will not act. How about the GOP speaks on behalf of the Biharis in the international forums and press the GoB to do something to reverse their condition?

After all, they were born in our country and they should not be held responsible for their parents supporting united Pakistan. Biharis are our citizens and our people. They are our responsibility.

 

[Doctor Strange]

Bangladesh is a country and makes its own laws today because of AIML which was dominated by muhajir people. Bangali nationalism was not the case then, it was separated and made a separate unit based on religion. Bangladesh's majority land owners were hindus who migrated to india after partition, benefits of which were reaped by the east pakistani bengalis. So migration based on religious grounds happened two ways and was not uni directional, if mohajirs came to bengal, bengali hindus also went to india. Bengali diaspora also migrated to west pakistan's mohajir dominated areas like karachi etc.

tripura was given a choice to join newly founded bangladesh but they refused to join, similarly, the west bengal also refused to join east pakistan or bangladesh again indicating the country was founded on bases of religion majority not ethnic nationalism.

regards

True but BD wont join AIML (Muhajir) led Pakistan if BD local leaders didnt join the ML. For example Krisak Sramik Party was already a big thing in Bengal. They were the first party to reform zamindari system in Bengal. If they didnt join ML, BD may not join Pakistan and stay with India or something. If BD Muslims' rights are to be violated in a newly formed country, no one would bother to join it.

 

[W.11]

True but BD wont join AIML (Muhajir) led Pakistan if BD local leaders didnt join the ML. For example Krisak Sramik Party was already a big thing in Bengal. They were the first party to reform zamindari system in Bengal. If they didnt join ML, BD may not join Pakistan and stay with India or something. If BD Muslims' rights are to be violated in a newly formed country, no one would bother to join it.

What is your founder doing with a muhajir leader then? after years still didn't realize then bangladeshis should not have joined muhajir led ML and its leaders?