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Bangladesh approves Hindu property restoration act

BBC News - Bangladesh approves Hindu property restoration act

By Anbarasan Ethirajan BBC News, Dhaka

The Bangladeshi parliament has passed a landmark bill that will enable the return of property seized from the country's Hindu minority.

The land was taken under a controversial law enacted in the 1960s.

It was implemented by the East Pakistan administration before Bangladesh became independent in 1971.

The law, initially known as the Enemy Property Act, allowed the authorities to take over land and buildings of Hindus who migrated to India.

Under its terms, property belonging to millions of Hindus who fled to India was confiscated.

The law came into effect in 1965 when Pakistan and India fought a brief war.

The act was renamed as the Vested Properties Act after independence.

The Vested Properties Return (Amendment) Bill 2011 now enables Hindus to reclaim their property taken over by the government and individuals.

"There are some good provisions but it doesn't go far enough to address our demand that all the properties seized or taken over until recently should be returned to their rightful owners," Supreme Court lawyer Subrata Chowdhury told the BBC.
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Hindu community leaders say that even after the independence of Bangladesh in 1971 the law was still used to discriminate against them.

Human rights groups and civil society activists have long urged successive governments to repeal the act.

The governing Awami League made an electoral promise in 2008 that confiscated properties would be given back to the original owners.

Experts say that while the changes to the law are welcome, it will be impossible to return all the land because some of it was confiscated more than 40 years ago.

Most of it appears to have been taken over by Muslims with links to the main political parties.

The government says that it will soon publish a list of properties that were seized. It that any Hindus wanting to make a claim will have 90 days to do so.

It is estimated by one prominent academic that about 400 to 500 Hindu people are migrating daily from Bangladesh.

Professor Abul Barkat told the BBC that if the current rate continues, Bangladesh will no longer have a Hindu community in 25 years' time.

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JS clears Bill to reclaim vested property

JS clears Bill to reclaim vested property | Bangladesh | bdnews24.com

Mon, Nov 28th, 2011 8:17 pm BdST

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Dhaka, Nov 28 (bdnews24.com) — Parliament on Monday passed Vested Property Return (Amendment) Bill-2011 in an effort to redress past seizures of so-called 'enemy property'.

Land minister Rezaul Karim Hira placed the Bill before Parliament and it was passed with voice vote.

A district-wise list of returnable properties will now be published within 150 days through a gazette after enactment of the law.

A person or an institution must claim land with proper documents within 90 days after the gazette notification to the district committee. The committee, after scrutinising the claim, will submit its recommendation to the deputy commissioner within 120 days.

As per rules, the deputy commissioner will subsequently give his/her decision within 30 days after getting the recommendation from the district committee. Any person aggrieved with the decision can appeal to the central committee within 60 days.

The central committee will give its decision within 120 days of getting the application from the aggrieved party, and if the applicant is not happy with the decision, an appeal can be lodged with the Appeal Tribunal.

The district committee will comprise six members -- including the additional deputy commissioner (revenue), district registrar and a lawyer -- while the land appeal board chairman will head the central committee, which will have eight members.

If any claim is not found satisfactory, the asset will be considered a government property and the government can sell or transfer the property, as it deems fit. In this case, inheritance, or those enjoying the property under lease, will get preference.

The Act is meant to redress the long-disputed Vested Property Act (VPA), originally introduced by the Pakistan government in the 1960s, and which still gives the state power to deprive a Bangladeshi citizen of his/her property.

The VPA has long been criticised in Bangladesh and abroad as a major violation of the rights of citizens, especially minorities, who have had property seized in the past simply because they left the country under difficult circumstances. The VPA derives from the Enemy Property (Custody and Registration) Order II of 1965, promulgated in Pakistan following a brief war against India in 1965.

This order was directed against those perceived as 'enemy', and was used as an instrument to confiscate land belonging to Hindus accused of supporting India.

Post-independence, Order No-29 of 1972 changed the nomenclature to Vested Property Act without altering the content of the law.

Just before its way out in 2001, the then Awami League government had tabled a new Vested Property Return Act, with a 210-day time limit to prepare a list of documented 'vested property'. The aim was to take steps to restore falsely seized lands.

But by the end of that year, the BNP-led government that had assumed power amended the Bill replacing the 210-day deadline with "indefinite period". The list, though, was never completed.

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As long as this law cover only the hindus those who are living in Bangladesh to reclaim their lost property it is ok... But this facility should not be given to the hindus those who migrated to India as they are nothing less then a traitor. If this facility is given to them what they will do is that they will come, claim and take the property, will sell it and will go back to their bharat ma with the money. A flood gate will be open through which Bangladesh will loose billions of dollars. My grandfather was a victim of one of those scum bags who during liberation war promised to my grand father he will not return from India after liberation war and asked my grand father by a renowned market of that time in our home district. Unfortunately my grand father had bought it with most of his savings without proper paper work as that was not possible only based on trust. But that hindu returned to Bangladesh after liberation war and sold it to another people with proper paper work and again return back to India with that money. This way my grand father lost the market through a legal battle. This sort of treacherous lot should not be given any privilege. Even the muslims those who came from India to Bangladesh will not get the chance now to reclaim their lost property then why should Bangladesh give this sort of privilege to the unpatriotic and treacherous hindus those who went to their bharat ma leaving their home country behind :angry:.

Professor Abul Barkat told the BBC that if the current rate continues, Bangladesh will no longer have a Hindu community in 25 years' time.

What sort of rubbish comment is this!!! Is this professor is a bharti dalal or has any knowledge of mathematics??? How come he got the idea 400-500 hindus are migrating daily to their bharat ma!!! Even if so it makes 182500 people a year and in 25 years it will be 4562500. Then how come even at the rate 500 people migration a day Bangladesh will be without hindu in 25 years where as present number of hindus is around 14-15 million....

Bangladeshi people should take action against such bharti dalals.
 
What sort of rubbish comment is this!!! Is this professor is a bharti dalal or has any knowledge of mathematics???

This guy is a Awami Chamcha and Bharti dalal. He is not a Dr of anything, rather, Ghada marka ghade ke aulad.
 
YEAH!! FU*K REFUGEES!! THEY WERE FACING EXTERMINATION AND FLED? DIDNT WANT TO COME BACK TO A BD WITH MIL RULE AND JAMAAT THUGS??? EFFING TRAITORS!!!
WHILE WE ARE AT IT THE PALESTINIANS CAN SUCK A JEW'S *****. THEY LEFT PALESTINE JUST CAUSE OF A FEW BOMBS??? THEY HAVE NO RIGHTS IN ISRAEL ANYMORE. TELL THOSE EX-PALESTINIAN SYRIANS TO SODD OFF.

Turn it around, and you feel the burn. Sure they didnt return but thats cause they didnt want have even the littlest chance to feel the ire of some more nut jobs therefore all that happened to them is perfectly ok right?
I would feel the same of some 2002 gujrat refugee if he left that place.
If people flee for their lives they should still have their property back if possible.
I applaud this effort.


Post of the day!!!!
 
YEAH!! FU*K REFUGEES!! THEY WERE FACING EXTERMINATION AND FLED? DIDNT WANT TO COME BACK TO A BD WITH MIL RULE AND JAMAAT THUGS??? EFFING TRAITORS!!!
WHILE WE ARE AT IT THE PALESTINIANS CAN SUCK A JEW'S *****. THEY LEFT PALESTINE JUST CAUSE OF A FEW BOMBS??? THEY HAVE NO RIGHTS IN ISRAEL ANYMORE. TELL THOSE EX-PALESTINIAN SYRIANS TO SODD OFF.

Turn it around, and you feel the burn. Sure they didnt return but thats cause they didnt want have even the littlest chance to feel the ire of some more nut jobs therefore all that happened to them is perfectly ok right?
I would feel the same of some 2002 gujrat refugee if he left that place.
If people flee for their lives they should still have their property back if possible.
I applaud this effort.

Excellent points. Consider that I thanked you a 1000 times.

If what these BD jamatis say is valid for Hindus then certainly it is valid for the Palestinians too.But no, there all BS of morality and humanity will come into play.

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This hindus are treacherous and they are not gonna stay in bd even if they have been given back their property. As I said earlier they will sell the land and will go back to India with the money which will cause billions of dollar loss to the Bangladesh.

After liberation Shaikh mujib was in power not military or jammatis. Even after shaikh mujib Ershad and ziaur rahman was in Power. No one can show hindus were discriminated during their time. But these treacherous lot did not return just for living in their bharat mata and as those days were not good for bds.

This case is not similar to the palestanians as they were never blocked to come back like the palestanians and even if they are allowed they will just sell the land and will back to India.

Will India give back land to the muslims who fled India???

Double faced hypocrites these BD people (Jamatis) are. On one hand they bat for the rights of Palestinians refugees and want the Israelis to return their property while on other hand they want to keep the ill-gotten wealth of the innocent hindus whom they chased out of Bangladesh.

Well Done Sheikh Hasina. You trutly are a great leader. :tup:
 
Excellent points. Consider that I thanked you a 1000 times.

If what these BD jamatis say is valid for Hindus then certainly it is valid for the Palestinians too.But no, there all BS of morality and humanity will come into play.

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Double faced hypocrites these BD people (Jamatis) are. On one hand they bat for the rights of Palestinians refugees and want the Israelis to return their property while on other hand they want to keep the ill-gotten wealth of the innocent hindus whom they chased out of Bangladesh.

Well Done Sheikh Hasina. You trutly are a great leader. :tup:

Go read post no. 7... then put your bu!!sh!t here...

http://www.defence.pk/forums/bangla...ndu-property-restoration-act.html#post2337142
 

There is nothing there except your venomous,unflinching hatred for Hindus and the aversion to return the ill-gotten wealth which originally belonged to the Hindus who escaped persecution in BD (East pakistan).

My point stands. Sheikh Hasina, you are a visionary, a truly secular leader and BD people are lucky to have you as their leader :tup:
 
This govt is role model of Indian dalali and chamachami only

Yeah right.

How dare they bring in a law to give back the Hindus who fled for their lives from Bangladesh their rightful property ?

Ever heard of such injustice in any other part of the world ? My god, returning the property to it's rightful owners ..How great a crime could that be ?
 
What sort of fu*king bul*sh!t is this ... :angry:... As long as this law cover only the hindus those who are living in Bangladesh to reclaim their lost property it is ok... But this facility should not be given to the hindus those who migrated to India as they are nothing less then a traitor. If this facility is given to them what they will do is that they will come, claim and take the property, will sell it and will go back to their bharat ma with the money. A flood gate will be open through which Bangladesh will loose billions of dollars. My grandfather was a victim of one of those scum bags who during liberation war promised to my grand father he will not return from India after liberation war and asked my grand father by a renowned market of that time in our home district. Unfortunately my grand father had bought it with most of his savings without proper paper work as that was not possible only based on trust. But that hindu returned to Bangladesh after liberation war and sold it to another people with proper paper work and again return back to India with that money. This way my grand father lost the market through a legal battle. This sort of treacherous lot should not be given any privilege. Even the muslims those who came from India to Bangladesh will not get the chance now to reclaim their lost property then why should Bangladesh give this sort of privilege to the unpatriotic and treacherous hindus those who went to their bharat ma leaving their home country behind :angry:.



What sort of rubbish comment is this!!! Is this professor is a bharti dalal or has any knowledge of mathematics??? How come he got the idea 400-500 hindus are migrating daily to their bharat ma!!! Even if so it makes 182500 people a year and in 25 years it will be 4562500. Then how come even at the rate 500 people migration a day Bangladesh will be without hindu in 25 years where as present number of hindus is around 14-15 million....

Bangladeshi people should take action against such bharti dalals.

I heard in my district too during the partition the hindus sold the same property to many buyer and brought suffering and animosity in the local people . my one grand father too was a victim of their treachery
 
Yeah right.

How dare they bring in a law to give back the Hindus who fled for their lives from Bangladesh their rightful property ?

Ever heard of such injustice in any other part of the world ? My god, returning the property to it's rightful owners ..How great a crime could that be ?

Will these hindus remain in Bangladesh if their land is given back???

Are they not Indian citizen now??? Will they give up their Indian citizenship???

Will India give back land to the muslims who fled from India...
 
Will these hindus remain in Bangladesh if their land is given back???

Are they not Indian citizen now??? Will they give up their Indian citizenship???

Will India give back land to the muslims who fled from India...

How does it matter to you if they remain in BD or not ? It's their rightful property earned through their hard work and they have the full right to do anything they want to do with that.

You have no right to dictate to them what they should do with their own,hard earned property. So tomorrow if you become a Canadian citizen the Govt has the right to confiscate your property in BD ?

And how does it matter what India does ? Do you do everything that India does, that you look up to this ?

Looks like some people on this forum are about to loose some stolen property.

:rofl:

Looking at the hysterical reaction, I think yeah. Well done Hasina.
 

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