Author: Priya Saha

Saha told the US president that 37 million Hindus, Buddhists and Christians had disappeared from the country. The Bangladesh government on Saturday rejected the charges made by activist Priya Saha to United States President Donald Trump about alleged atrocities committed against minority communities in the country, The Daily Star reported. Saha, a citizen of Bangladesh, told Trump that minority communities in her country were subjected to persecution. She spoke to the US president during the Second Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom held in Washington from July 16 to July 18. Among the participants was Yazidi activist Nadia Murad, whose exchange with Trump went viral after…

by Rachel Avraham Dictatorial regimes usually like to bully small ordinary people into submission. They think just because they have absolute power that they will succeed against the underdog. However, famous American writer Mark Twain once wrote, “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight. It is the size of the fight in the dog.” In other words, one does not need to be big and powerful in order to be a heroine. One only needs to have the courage and determination to stand up to a mighty adversary in order to be victorious. Bangladeshi Hindu activist Priya Saha…

At least 100 Hindu were killed and 31 were disappeared in 2017 as a result of communal attack in Bangladesh; according to a report of BJHM (Bangladesh Hindu Mohajot). Moreover, it has been confirmed by the report that 782 Hindu have been forced to leave country or have been threatened to leave the country, 23 Hindus have been forcibly converted to Islam, at least 25 Hindu women and children were raped and at least 235 Hindu temples were vandalized. The report confirms that; the inglorious history of minority attacks which is often referred to the ethnic cleansing; has been continuing…

By Faisal Mahmud Lawyer and activist, Rana Dasgupta, is no stranger to death threats, persecution and a battery of cases filed against him, including charges of terrorism and treason. As general secretary of the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, a Bangladeshi human rights group that works to unite the country’s minorities, he still dreads the thought of facing a treason case filed against him back in 2001.  He was accused of supplying information about minority oppression to a British television channel. “I spoke to Channel 4 of the UK. After the BNP-Jamaat coalition won election in 2001, serious violence erupted against…

People of Hindu, Buddhist and Christian communities today condemned Priya Saha’s statement on oppression of minorities in Bangladesh terming it “false and purposeful” Her statement is unreal and made-up, said the leaders of Hindu Religious Welfare Trust, Buddhist Religious Welfare Trust and Christian Religious Welfare Trust during a press conference at Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka. While meeting US President Donald Trump at White House on Thursday, Priya Saha, one of the organising secretaries of Bangladesh Hindu-Bouddha-Christian Oikya Parishad, said 37 million followers of Hindu, Buddhism and Christianity disappeared from Bangladesh. “Seeking justice from a foreign country over a domestic…

State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, Md. Mashiur Rahman Ranga, MP, has said that a proposal to recognise Dalit Panchayats under village court system would soon be sent to the law ministry for vetting “The Dalit community is eligible for all scopes offered under the government’s social safety net.  However, the community has to know about the scopes and go to places where the facilities are available. It is important to modernise the traditional Dalit Panchayat and giving it recognition under the village court committee,” the minister said He also added that his ministry would take the…

M Serajul Islam: PRIYA Saha, one of the many organising secretaries of the Hindu, Christian and Buddhist Unity Council, a pressure group of the minorities in Bangladesh, is now a household name in the country for the infamy she acquired for her recent anti-Bangladesh actions while she was in Washington. She managed an invitation to the Oval Office as an alleged victim of religious persecution with 16 others from several countries in a similar predicament to share their experiences with the US president Donald Trump. Priya Saha, standing twice removed from the most powerful political leader of the world, narrated…

Jannatul Ferdusy of DOT: After a statement to US President Donald Trump about minority disappearance, there has been a flurry of talks about Priya Saha at home and abroad. Regarding this, she may not come home soon concerning security, reports Bangladesh Today. According to sources close to Priya Saha, she is currently in Washington DC. The announcement made by the Foreign Minister that the government would provide security in return for his arrest or harassment is not credible. As a result she will now apply for religious asylum in the United States. Presently, she is avoiding the journalists and unknown…

Priya Saha complained to US President Donald Trump at the meeting saying that 37 million Hindus, Buddhists, and Christians have disappeared from Bangladesh  Arifur Rahman Rabbi: Bangladesh Hindu Bouddha Christian Oikya Parishad disavowed Priya Saha’s statement and its leaders alleged that a group with “vested interests” is trying to incite communal violence capitalizing on Priya’s statement. General Secretary Rana Dasgupta of the unity council said that there is an attempt by some groups “to fish in troubled waters.” “Some people are trying to use Priya’s statement to incite communal violence in the country. It’s sad and unfortunate,” he said at…

Priya Saha, widely criticised for her recent controversial remarks to US President Donald Trump seeking help to save minority people of Bangladesh, is unlikely to come back home very soon. She took the decision thinking over security concern in Bangladesh though government ensured her to provide all kinds of support if necessary, sources said. A source close to her in New York said that though the Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen announced to provide protection to her as the government is obliged to do so, Priya is doubtful. So she will seek religious asylum to USA government, the source added.…

Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen said yesterday that the ministry had no information on how Priya Saha, who spoke to the US President on alleged incidents of religious persecution in Bangladesh, went to the US. He also advised the organisers of the event in the US that if they want true freedom of religion, they should invite responsible persons to such events and avert controversies like this. “Many Bangladeshi nationals, including Priya Sa3ha, went to America to attend different conferences on religious affairs. We don’t know how they went there. They don’t need any permission from us. Any Bangladeshi having…

The government will not arrest Priya Saha upon her return from the USA and provide protection to her if she seeks it, Bangladesh has conveyed this message to the USA, reports news agency UNB. Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen shared the government’s position with newsmen at his office on Wednesday on what he exactly informed to US official in Washington who is looking after Bangladesh affairs. “The official wanted to know whether we’ll arrest and file lawsuit against Priya Saha. I said, no. We won’t arrest her,” Momen said while talking to a small group of newspersons. The foreign minister…