Hindus Still "Enemies" In Bangladesh
____________ Press release ____________ Dhaka, 11 August 2008: The Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM), an NGO in special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, has, by its Bangladesh Chapter‘s Secretary General Mr Rabindranath Trivedi, who is also an ex additional secretary to the Government of Bangladesh, filed a writ petition to the High Court Division bearing Writ Petition No 6092 of 2008 on Sunday the 10th August 2008. The bench constituted with Justice Khadem-ul-Islam and Justice Masuk Hossain Ahmed of a High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, have received the writ petition for hearing. The Vested Property Act represents a major source of insecurity and human rights violation against the Hindu community in Bangladesh. It is clear that the VPA is detrimental to the minorities and religious harmony of Bangladesh. Former Deputy Attorney General of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh and renowned lawyer Barrist...