My dear toxic_pus, please note that Bangali Muslim women are really fertile, they bear many children. And the Muslim men also do not like abstinence. They would go after polygamy if the wives resist them for many days. When a husband of a woman dies, her relatives would quickly arrange for another marriage. So that, she would keep on breeding until she is past menstruation.If high birth rate is indeed the reason, then it would mean, that bengali muslims are breading at an average rate of over 10 issues per couple. This is an absurd figure. Conveniently, the author of the article doesnt throw light on this aspect of the puzzle. He cant explain, if the decadal population growth of Assam had been 34.98% between 1951-61 and 34.95% between 1961-71 (i.e. a simple average of 34.96% between 1951-71) then why did it suddenly shoot upto 53.26% between 1971-91 [No census was held in Assam in 1981]. He cant explain, if growth rate of Hindu during 1971-91 was 41.89% how come the growth rate of muslims during the same period was close to double that figure at 77.42%.
Muslim people tend to eat foods like beef, mutton, chicken, fish etc whenever they can afford. They tend to eat less quantities of vegetables. They may suffer from high blood pressure in old age due to their unhealthy food habits, but it makes them physically strong when they are young. So, they do not like abstinence. This is how the women bear more children than other religious groups.
I think, this is why Muslim population rises faster than other groups. However, it is wonderful that Hindu population has also increased throughout India, except in Assam, for the last six decades. This may be because the Hindus have also changed their food habits little by little. But, not only in Assam, but also in Burma, the Hindu/Budhist population do not rise as fast as the Muslim population. I have heard these people follow abstinence since time immemorial.
If the demographic change for Muslim population in Assam is 77.42% for twenty years from 1971 to 1991, then the rate of growth is about 2.9% per year. The rate of growth during the same period for Hindu population is about 2%, if their total increase is 41.89%. Both the figures are very natural.
BD population do not have to migrate to Assam to increase the Muslim population there. Only two decades ago, Muslim population in BD increased at more than 3% per anum (Hindu birth rate is always lower than the Muslims here). But, we do not fingerpoint at India for this increase.
Birth control program is very successful in BD and the present rate of increase here is only 1.4%. How it is possible then for us to export so many working hands to Assam to settle there permanently when we can send the same hands to the middle east from where they can send us billions of dollars!