Bangladesh: Treatment of Hindus since 1997, including any Hindu organizations and political parties
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 May 1999 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | BGD31707.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Bangladesh: Treatment of Hindus since 1997, including any Hindu organizations and political parties, 1 May 1999, BGD31707.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ad1528.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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No information on the treatment of Hindus since 1997, other than that provided in Country Reports 1998, and a 15 January 1999 DPA article describing threats by the Chhatra Shibir (the youth front of the Jamaat-i-Islami) to attack Hindu temples in Kushtia for allegedly blaspheming against the Qur'an, could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA). 15 January 1999. BC Cycle. "Tension Mounts in Bangladesh Town as Islamic Militants Protest." (NEXIS)
Additional Sources Consulted
Amnesty International Report. Yearly. 1997, 1998.
Asian Survey [Berkeley, Calif.]. Monthly. January 1997-December 1998.
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. January 1997. Statistical Pocketbook of Bangladesh 1996.
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1998. 26 February 1999. United States Department of State. (Electronic version)
The Europa World Year Book 1998. 1998.
Human Rights in Bangladesh 1997. 1998.
Human Rights in Developing Countries Yearbook 1997. 1998.
Human Rights Watch World Report. Yearly. December 1997, December 1998.
Political Handbook of the World 1997. 1997.
Research Directorate. May 1998. Bangladesh: Political Developments December 1996-April 1998.
Resource Centre. IMR [Ottawa]. Weekly. July 1997-present.
_____. "Bangladesh" country file. January 1997-present.
Tepper, Elliot. 8 January 1999. Political Violence in Bangladesh: Human Rights in the Democratic Era.
Electronic sources: IRB Databases.
Non-documentary sources:
Unsuccessful attempts to contact three sources.