IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author): “Information on the Banga Sena and how it is perceived by the government of Bangladesh [BGD11788]”, Document #1248873

Information on the Banga Sena and how it is perceived by the government of Bangladesh [BGD11788]

The main aim of the Bangla Senas, or the "Soldiers of Bengal," is the establishment of an independent homeland for Hindus in Bangladesh (The Daily Telegraph 26 May 1989). The Bangla Sena is based in India and supports the Bangla Bhumi, their homeland which was proclaimed (although never officially recognized) in 1982 (Ibid.). In 1989, the Bangla Sena planned to march to Bangladesh in order to again proclaim the Bangla Bhumi homeland. The Bangladeshi Prime Minister of the time, Moudud Ahmed, invited a firm response from India against those people engaged in "anti-Bangladesh" activities (Ibid.). Earlier in 1983, another party, the Bangladesh Liberation Front, was created in India to call for the establishment of "Bangla Bhumi" (BBC Summary 3 Dec. 1983).

Corroborative or additional information is currently unavailable to the DIRB in Ottawa.

References

BBC Summary of World Broadcasts. 3 December 1983. "Other Reports on South Asia; Bangladesh Liberation Front Set up in India." (NEXIS) The Daily Telegraph [London]. 26 May 1989. Aminur Rahman. "Hindu Threat to March into Bangladesh." (NEXIS)

Attachments

BBC Summary of World Broadcasts. 3 December 1983. "Other Reports on South Asia; Bangladesh Liberation Front Set up in India." (NEXIS)

The Daily Telegraph [London]. 26 May 1989. Aminur Rahman. "Hindu Threat to March into Bangladesh." (NEXIS)

ecoi.net description:: Information on the Banga Sena and how it is perceived by the government of Bangladesh [BGD11788]

Country:: Bangladesh
Source:: IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
Published:: 21 October 1992
Document type:: Response
Language:: English
Document ID:: 1248873 (former ID 170010)