Historically, specifically starting from the ending tenure of the British regime in the Indian sub-continent, the geographical part of present Bangladesh has become an ideal land of religious persecution to the minority community. Nonetheless, India and Pakistan could be also unwashed out of the list, but the topic under discussion will be limited to Bangladesh due to the relevancy.

The proposition of independence in early 40s of the sub-continent based on 2-nation theory was the most blander to make this land ever vulnerable of communal incidents between people of two religions namely the Hindus and the Muslims. Soon after the proposal, popularly known as the ‘Lahore Declaration', made in public in 1940 at Lahore , the communal tensions got momentum in the whole undivided India resulting several riots that killed thousands and made several others rootless of the either side. The most devastating two in the then undivided Bengal were in 1941 in Calcutta and in 1946 in Calcutta , Dacca & Noakhali. Easy to understand that these were pre-planned as to make the 2-national theory valid telling that the two communities became most intolerant to each other, even they open began bloody fighting between them. These gave the then so-called great leaders most footings claiming the division of India based on religion. Ultimately the division took place in August 1947 with a fashion of unique & peculiar instance in the world history till date that a newly named country of Pakistan with its two parts differing each 1200 miles from the other at two opposite sides of the country with its original name of India. It seems a great success to leaders of both communities. Irony is that India was declared as a union state of secularism. On the other hand, the founding father of Pakistan declared that there was no more division by religion in Pakistan, instead, every one there would be treated as the Pakistani, not as a Muslim or as a Hindu, with equal rights. Both became in the same streamline of non-communalism. This is really pathetic to opine that leaders themselves were exposed to be hypocrites differing their basic theory of 2-nation within only few hours of difference, i.e., hours of 14-15 August of 1947. This has become the most dilemmas in the history of Indian sub-continent that what the leaders did, they did it seems with their full of conscious that religious commonality were not the essential engine for building of a country or a nation. However, despite many other opinions, it is better to comment that they might think that they were able to prevent the people of the sub-continent from quarreling with each other such that sooner the separation was over, quicker they try to became secular. Further, they might think that the people of both India & Pakistan would enjoy the independence under which the communal feelings would be buried. But they were mistaken being the reality has become the cruelest and long lasting that seems to be never-ending and regular event of prosecution of the majority over the minority in each of the now three countries of India , Pakistan and Bangladesh . It is painful to pass any negative comments on the farsightedness of great leaders of the sub-continent that they totally miscalculated the human psychology, especially while they become motivated politically and cruder to say religiously, in particular in case of millions of non-educated people who had blind religious belief with communal feelings & superstitions. Again it is heartache to tell that it was their (leaders') ridiculous act of cutting off tree from its bottom and then watering its branches to rejuvenate. Once the division was sharp, and decision of migration of Hindus from Pakistan to India and the vice-a-versa by virtue of 2-nation theory was must, and thus the communal riots in each part of India and Pakistan (both east & west) were imminent, this was plain & simple. Neither Mr. Gandhi nor Mr. Jinnah could control anything, and as a result there were random massacres in terms of lives, wealth, identity, family & social relations, roots of livelihood for thousands of years in ones homeland. Irony happened such that both of the leaders (Gandhi and Jinnah) were escaped not to experience much such that they passed away within few months of division of India . However, their followers could not be escaped and being persecuted for years together, because evacuation of a certain community or certain religion from a certain part of the world is impossible unless all of them are killed or suicide or converted to other religion in any way. This has become crudely true for the Hindus of the then East Pakistan and present Bangladesh . Simple assertion hereunder is the clarity of the statement.

There was around 43 million population in this part on the day of division of India in 1947, of whom 37% were counted as to around 16 million Hindus. However, the minorities were rich in all respects here in possessing & controlling the wealth & economy, educational & cultural advancement and socially & politically. Having had political debacle, they were psychologically weaken and at the same time were threatened by the majority by virtue of the political decision to leave their (the Hindus) homes of thousands years and relations rooted to the deepest of their birthland. Millions migrated to India and other millions were left in the then East Pakistan , however, with full of uncertainty and under continuous threat of life, prestige, wealth and what not, only just because of great affection to the home of their own. On such natural home-sick, they had to pay the highest at numerous times as in 1948, 1952, 1962 and 1964 while the majority jumped on them cracking everything each time. Their only wrong is why they love their homeland and why not they leave that forever. Yes, the majority community was success at all the times to kill & conquer the lives of innocent minorities, their wealth and women. Cruelty does not know any mercy that the majority gets the only characteristic that later possesses as the main output of 2-nation theory! This the independence of Indian sub-continent brought to the fate of minorities of this part of the world.

This way the minorities (Hindus) started becoming homeless, wreathless & rootless and their population came down to 15% in the late 60s while there was, of course, certain deviation in terms of change of mentality of the majority community towards the minority during the movement of independence of the Bangladesh during 1970-71. However, still the later had to pay the highest to be targeted by the Pakistan admin & their allies in this part to be blamed as the spy of India , though participation by the people at the movement was irrespective of religion identity as a whole to fight against the occupant. One of the main ideological pillars of the independent movement was secularism, that's why this could able to remove the communal feelings of the people here most significantly. As a result, out of four, secularism was declared as a state ideology constitutionally. However, the non-communal or secularist character of the country could prevail only for a little more than three years. Soon after the killing of Mujib in mid 1975, this was crossed out from the constitution replacing with Islamic vise communal character of the constitution alias the country. So, again the torture started by the majority Muslims over the Hindus. In spite of regular and continuous communal treatment in each corner of the society, the most two eminent incidents occurred during in 1990 under the guidance of the then government of General Ershad and in 1992 under the guidance of the then government of Begum Khaleda. These times the victims were so poor in all respects that they could resist nothing, but to be tortured in all the ways by the majority, and started migrating to India very silently due to changing political scenario in the sub-continent, clearly to say that India was obliged to accept the migrants from the then Pakistan under the tri-party (Britain-India-Pakistan) agreement before the independence of Bangladesh, after which they (India) were no more obliged to accept any migrant from Bangladesh. Thus the situation became more critical for the Hindus as infiltrated migrants to India . They became at a nowhere position, they could resist and protect nothing from the attack of majority. Result is that till mid 1996 their population came down to 10% from 15% in total population of Bangladesh . There was slide improvement of the situation during mid 1996 to mid 2001 while a moderate political situation prevailed due to rule of the a comparatively secular government in the country. However, again the communality started thriving on the eve of general election of 2001 and the got the highest form after the 1 st October election. The then new government totally denied the torture, though the culprits were their followers and the administration helped them all the way for such inhuman torturing over the minority. They had nothing to give except their lives and women. They could not even file any case to any legal authority, if they would do it simply they would be killed and the government is here to protect the killers telling that there nothing happens to the minority, they are fine, the vested corner is diminishing the image of the country through information terrorism. What a fate! What a liar! Thus again what to do, the Hindus of present Bangladesh, being one of the most destitute communities of the world are at the edge of being vanished forever, simple to say it's ethnic cleansing. Within these three years (2001-2004), they have declined to less than 9%. This indicates that the Hindu population in the geographical boundary of Bangladesh has been declined more than 75% from 1947 to 2004, whereas the total population here has been increased by 300% during this period. If calculated, for the same period, statistically it is found that only the Muslim population has increased here by 400% during the same period, and if it is take as a normal population growth rate, while Hindu Population could be here 64 million at present Bangladesh, provided all of them could stay here, however the number is approximately 14 million at present. Where have these 50 million Hindu people gone? Yes most of them have migrated to India , are migrating to India every day, will be migrating to India , if the condition is not improved in Bangladesh . Also few of them are migrating to other countries of the world, while also few of them are converted to Muslims.

If anyone could visit India and travel over train can see hundreds of kilometers at either side of the rail lines, there are thousands of huts and slams, further, if anyone could visit deserts and forests in the middle India namely the Dandakaranya, and again if s/he could visit slams nearby Delhi and Mumbai, also can find people and just could ask who are they, where were their original homeland? Simply could know they are none but the most wretched people of present Bangladesh . All of them are living inhuman lives.

Thus, it is evident that Hindus either living in Bangladesh or migrated from Bangladesh are at threat with their identity and survivorship.

What the crime the Hindus do in this part of the world? What is their fault? Are not they human? Cannot they expect humanitarian help and shelter from the world community? Could anyone please tell?

It is found that world community are coming forward to rescue several aborigines and other destitute communities of human beings in different parts of the world. The Serbia and Bosnia & Herzegovina are the examples where all the humanitarian efforts were taken to save Muslims there. There is such other several examples.

Likewise, it is possible to save the Hindus, who in all the ways are civilized and talented with their culture and heritage from the ancient time, and who love and want to live peacefully in their land of thousands year where their forefathers also lived peacefully, though once in the past.

Yes, the world community could come up in response to this SOS ( S ave O ur S oles) message and could obviously save the Hindus still living in Bangladesh where they want to live and to contribute for the development of their birthland to bring it at the level of developed world, for which they possess the ability no less than any other community.

The process could start through try establishing comparatively secular forces in the state power. It seems the present electoral process in Bangladesh , though under so called non-party neutral caretaker government, has failed to ensure such takeover of power. These are more bitterly and rudely true for the Hindus who become the victim most community during the period starting from eve of the polls, on the day of polls and the process of atrocities continues long after the election over. Again, their only fault is that why they want to choose candidates of their won choice, seemingly a secular force they want to see in the state power and whom they think could assure a safe home for them. But, fact is that the evil forces of Islamist communalism prevent the Hindu voters in Bangladesh to apply their voting rights. Only a narrow percent of Hindus can caste their votes, again the rewards are the highest. Yes, they have to pay for their work done with their lives, houses, land & wealth, wives & daughters and finally to leave their beloved motherland. The October 2001 election of Bangladesh could be termed the worst instance in this regard.

Thus, it is proven that the present system of non-party caretaker government is absolutely incapable to ensure the voting rights of the Hindus and more of all their survivorship in Bangladesh . So, there needs purification of the total process of non-party caretaker government and national polls under this system of government such that the Hindus here could apply their voting rights without any fear and threat and then also they could survive being saved from the cruelty of the islamist forces. To do so, both internal and external impetuses simultaneously are inevitable.

So, the Hindus of Bangladesh send the SOS message to the whole world community of UN bodies, humanitarian organizations, government of welfare, secular & democratic states, democratic institutes, secular forces, media and erudite societies to formulate and come forward to save them.