Strong Indian pledge needed to stop border killing: discussion

[CaPtAiN_pLaNeT]

Strong Indian pledge needed to stop border killing: discussion

Staff Correspondent

New Age | Newspaper

The Workers Party of Bangladesh president, Rashed Khan Menon addresses a meeting on human rights violations by India’s border guards organised by Odhikar at a city hotel on Saturday. — New Age photo

Political leaders, former diplomats and rights activists at a meeting on Saturday said that the atrocities of the Indian Border Security Force could not be stopped without a strong political commitment of the Indian government.

The killing of unarmed Bangladeshi civilians on the border strained the relations between the two countries, they told a national advocacy meeting in the capital.

They also called for implementing the Joint India-Bangladesh Guidelines for Border Authority 1975 to stop killings on the frontiers as the guidelines stipulated that anyone held for crossing the border would be handed over to law enforcers instead of hurting him.

BSF would continue atrocities in the border until the border guidelines of 1975 remained unimplemented, said ALM Fazlur Rahman, former chief of Bangladesh Rifles, now Border Guard Bangladesh.

‘Successive governments [in Bangladesh] have failed to bring down the border killing to the zero level,’ said Workers Party of Bangladesh president Rashed Khan Menon.

Bangladesh Nationalist Party vice chairman Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury said India had backed away from the promise it made during the recent visit of the BNP chief, Khaleda Zia, that it would stop border killings.

‘They [Indian authorities] have broken the promise...We have come to know that India continues border atrocities as a Bangladeshi civilian has already been killed,’ Shamsher Mobin told the discussion titled ‘Human Rights Violation at the Indian Bangladesh-Border’ organised by the Dhaka-based rights organisation, Odhikar.

The Odhikar put forth a set of recommendations to stop border violence.

Daily Samakal managing editor Abu Sayeed Khan said that the atrocities by the BSF would continue until the Indian leaders made a political commitment to make the border peaceful.

Former diplomat Md Asafuddowla, daily Amar Desh acting editor Mahmudur Rahman, and New Age joint news editor Shahiduzzaman, among others, spoke at the programme.

Habibur Rahman Habu of Chapainawabganj, who sustained critical injuries after being stripped and tortured by BSF in December 2011, and Shafikul Islam, a relative of Mohammad Sanaul Haq, who was shot dead by the Indian border guards, narrated the atrocities committed by the BSF.

Shafikul demanded compensation and justice for the killing of his brother-in-law.

Some 966 Bangladeshi citizens were killed by the Indian border guards while 754 were injured, 1,032 abducted and 14 raped between January 2000 and October 2012.

Odhikar secretary Adilur Rahman Khan termed the India-Bangladesh border as the bloodiest border in the world.

Odhikar called upon the United Nations bodies to investigate such violation of international law and human rights.

 

[Hammer-fist]

1. Bangladeshis need to organize boycotts of Indian goods.

2. We need to sign mass petitions to both the BNP and the Awami League to authorize our border guards to retaliate in the case of any BSF terrorism.

3. We should organize mass demonstrations outside the Indian high commission regularly every fortnight, and also any other time there is BSF terrorism.

4. We should organize the diaspora around the world in Britain, America, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea to hold demonstrations outside the Indian embassies there.

5. We should strive to make the issue of Indian BSF terrorism as much of an issue in international awareness as Israeli atrocities, Burmese ethnic cleansing. Left-wing groups through out the world are passionately pro-Palestinian and organize boycotts of Israel we need to do the same.

6. Have dialogue with civilized Indians in ending BSF terrorism and abuse of both Indian and Bangladeshi civilians by pressurizing the thugs and murderers in New Delhi.

7. Mass twitter campaign.

8. Mass facebook campaign e.g. on a specific day every Bangladeshi have the picture of Felani as their facebook picture. If at least 1 million Bangladeshi facebook users do this it sends a severe message.

 

[Hammer-fist]

9. Ask the OIC to issue a condemnation of BSF terrorism every time an act of terrorism is commited.

10. Call in the Indian high commissioner and read him the riot act when this happens.

11. Ask friendly Muslim governments to cancel deals with India (even if they are minor) as a sign of protest.

12. Flood the emails, twitter accounts, facebook accounts of high-level Indian politicians/terrorists e.g. Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh, Pranab Mukherjee every time this happens.

13. Cancel all cricketing events with India.

14. Ask our cricketers to wear black arm bands after BSF terrorism is carried out.

15. Carry out mass protests in cricket events e.g. 5,000 fans holding placards at the same time saying "NO TO BSF INDIAN TERRORISM"

We as a nation need to unite to end Indian BSF terrorism for once and for all.

We need to work with civilized Indians to end the atrocities of this brutal terrorist organization.

We should not make this an India v Bangladesh issue, but a "humanity versus terrorist thugs" issue as the BSF terrorist organization also abuses Indian civilians.

 

[Skies]

1. Bangladeshis need to organize boycotts of Indian goods.

BD is the biggest importer [$1,266.69mn -Year: 2012-2013(Apr-Jun) (Official data only)] of Indian goods among the developing and underdeveloped countries in the world.



download data: Import Data Bank.pdf

Source: http://commerce.nic.in/eidb/iecnttopnq.asp

Strong Indian pledge needed to stop border killing: discussion

Do only one thing. Boycott Indian products for a few months. Otherwise, dream on, they don't give any turdshit!

 

[idune]

Even under Awami League stooge regime india keep killing Bangladeshis goes to show only language india will understand is firm stand and action. Cheap talk has no value, period.

 

[acid rain]

9. Ask the OIC to issue a condemnation of BSF terrorism every time an act of terrorism is commited.

10. Call in the Indian high commissioner and read him the riot act when this happens.

11. Ask friendly Muslim governments to cancel deals with India (even if they are minor) as a sign of protest.

12. Flood the emails, twitter accounts, facebook accounts of high-level Indian politicians/terrorists e.g. Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh, Pranab Mukherjee every time this happens.

13. Cancel all cricketing events with India.

14. Ask our cricketers to wear black arm bands after BSF terrorism is carried out.

15. Carry out mass protests in cricket events e.g. 5,000 fans holding placards at the same time saying "NO TO BSF INDIAN TERRORISM"

We as a nation need to unite to end Indian BSF terrorism for once and for all.

We need to work with civilized Indians to end the atrocities of this brutal terrorist organization.

We should not make this an India v Bangladesh issue, but a "humanity versus terrorist thugs" issue as the BSF terrorist organization also abuses Indian civilians.

Go ahead and do all those 15 points, in return India has just 1 point - STOP CROSSING THE FRIGGIN BORDER ILLEGALLY.

Now dont tell me u dont do that, ever wonder whom are they shooting at other than illegals?

 

[Nair saab]

What ever kids... We promises if any Bangladeshi try to cross into India... he will be shot multiple times... this is no more 1971 to shelter ur poor... we made a Country for u... now live there ...

 

[Ammyy]

We should not make this an India v Bangladesh issue, but a "humanity versus terrorist thugs" issue as the BSF terrorist organization also abuses Indian civilians.

You will do so much BS but at the end never stop to cross international border

The Workers Party of Bangladesh president, Rashed Khan

Ask this idiot to ask your border guards to stop people who crossing international border

 

[CaPtAiN_pLaNeT]

You will do so much BS but at the end never stop to cross international border



Ask this idiot to ask your border guards to stop people who crossing international border

Ask Indian government to legalize cow trade as we need cow for our protein and ask Indian government to stop Indian sponsor smuggling and follow the 1975 agreement.

They also called for implementing the Joint India-Bangladesh Guidelines for Border Authority 1975 to stop killings on the frontiers as the guidelines stipulated that anyone held for crossing the border would be handed over to law enforcers instead of hurting him.

BSF would continue atrocities in the border until the border guidelines of 1975 remained unimplemented, said ALM Fazlur Rahman, former chief of Bangladesh Rifles, now Border Guard Bangladesh.

 

[Ammyy]

Ask Indian government to legalize cow trade as we need cow for our protein and ask Indian government to stop Indian sponsor smuggling and follow the 1975 agreement.

Their are legal method for trading and its your traitor border guards who allowing all this illegal trade so its not our problem you should clean your house first and stop to border killing BS all time

 

[idune]

Their are legal method for trading and its your traitor border guards who allowing all this illegal trade so its not our problem you should clean your house first and stop to border killing BS all time

terrorist bsf intrude inside Bangladesh loot and kill Bangladeshis. So keep your "illegal crossing" crap where sun does not shine.

 

[Ammyy]

terrorist bsf intrude inside Bangladesh loot and kill Bangladeshis. So keep your "illegal crossing" crap where sun does not shine.

We have no problem with all this cause your saint border guards making our profit and we are killing terrorist those want to cross international border.

Only you people crying for border killing

 

[livingdead]

Hammer-fist, you need to change your font size.
Rest, I am with you. As long as you pormise not to do in illegal activities. Did not some smuggler shot dead bangladeshi fishermen the other day?

 

[Kaniska]

9. Ask the OIC to issue a condemnation of BSF terrorism every time an act of terrorism is commited.

10. Call in the Indian high commissioner and read him the riot act when this happens.

11. Ask friendly Muslim governments to cancel deals with India (even if they are minor) as a sign of protest.

12. Flood the emails, twitter accounts, facebook accounts of high-level Indian politicians/terrorists e.g. Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh, Pranab Mukherjee every time this happens.

13. Cancel all cricketing events with India.

14. Ask our cricketers to wear black arm bands after BSF terrorism is carried out.

15. Carry out mass protests in cricket events e.g. 5,000 fans holding placards at the same time saying "NO TO BSF INDIAN TERRORISM"

We as a nation need to unite to end Indian BSF terrorism for once and for all.

We need to work with civilized Indians to end the atrocities of this brutal terrorist organization.

We should not make this an India v Bangladesh issue, but a "humanity versus terrorist thugs" issue as the BSF terrorist organization also abuses Indian civilians.

I like the way you put forward your views in a very systematic way...I would like to request to add another point to your list.

1- Make sure that your border guards protects your border properly so that none of the illlegal people from BD can enter to India. If your Army can do this simple job then this issue will be resolved automatically. Even i am also in support of stopping killing bangladesh civilillian in border. But the problem is that when someone is travelling illegally without a proper document to cross to Indian side, BSF personnel got a reason for them to act on it. Even sane Indian politician and most secular and Muslim appeasing parties like Congi party and Communist party can not do much about it....

So if you start taking some intiative to stop illegal crossing from BD to India, and still then there are legal innocent BD people are killed in border,then beleive me, to get sympathy of Muslim vote our political party will make a headline in our media next day. And this will result in uninterrupted access to India for BD people for ever....

 

[CaPtAiN_pLaNeT]

Their are legal method for trading and its your traitor border guards who allowing all this illegal trade so its not our problem you should clean your house first and stop to border killing BS all time

It is the other way around. It is poor Indians of border regions are continuing these illegal trade as they survive through this. Have you ever heard any one got killed for any other smuggling?? It is only happening during cow trade when your traitor and terrorist BSF dnt get enough bribe or cow trader try to bypass them. This is as simple as that. Legalize cow trade, border killing will be reduced by 90% and try to empower the poor Indians of the border region.