Indians killing Indians
From time immemorial, people are crossing borders for the purposes of travel, trade, migration, education etc. Many people cross borders for having a better life and better income.
I lived in New Zealand for some time. There are many immigrants in New Zealand. Many of them use New Zealand as a stepping stone. When they are in New Zealand, their access to other countries becomes easier. I personally know many Bangladeshis, Indians, Asians, Pacific Islanders etc, who migrated to Australia. Many white New Zealanders also migrate to Australia from New Zealand. The white New Zealanders have better opportunities because their academic degrees and certificates are recognized all over the world. Many immigrant doctors migrated to Australia for passing the medical course there. They said that New Zealand was conservative. They could not pass the medical examination in New Zealand to work as a physician. They worked as medical technicians in New Zealand. They migrated to Australia and achieved their degrees there. They started working as physicians in Australia. Australia has wider, diverse and developed economy than that of New Zealand.
Some Government officers left Bangladesh and they were able to work for the Government of Australia. They said that Australia tried to place people in jobs so that they could have job satisfaction. This approach is conducive to productivity which facilitates economic growth.
All over the world, there are legal and illegal immigrants. In most cases, they manage to live in those countries permanently. The worst scenario tells us that they are deported. There are illegal immigrants in Australia, New Zealand, Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, UK, Canada, South Africa, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Thailand, Kazakhstan etc. There are Afghan illegal immigrants in Pakistan. There are Pakistani illegal immigrants in India.
In no country, people are being shot dead for illegal immigration. Capital punishment is not applicable for illegal immigrants. President Trump wants to build walls for preventing illegal immigration from Mexico, but he has no plan to kill them.
Now Bangladesh has 1000,000 (Ten lacs) Rohingya refugees. They are illegal immigrants to Bangladesh. Are we killing them for crossing the border? We have given them, food, shelter, medical treatment and all basic necessities of life. Even the local people are helping them.
India is killing us at our border. I think this is a savage, barbaric and brutal international crime. They can arrest them or send them back to Bangladesh. They can discuss the matter with the Government of Bangladesh, but why should they murder us? This is human hunting.
During our liberation war, they helped us tremendously. They saved our lives. They saved our souls. We are profoundly grateful to them for their assistance to us.
As Bangladesh was liberated, both Bangladesh and India were benefitted. We got a sovereign state. India could divide and weaken Pakistan. Bangladesh could provide them trade opportunities, transit facilities etc. All is good, but why are they killing us now? During Pakistan period they did not do it. At that time also there were illegal immigrants from Bangladesh to India. It might be so that the Indians thought of Pakistan to be strong. Now, they are thinking that Bangladesh is weak. They do not kill Pakistani illegal immigrants at the border.
In effect, they are killing their own people. The Bangladeshis belong to Indian ethnic group. We are all Indo- Europeans and Indians. We have Indian facial features. Our culture, lifestyle, food habits, moral and social values etc, are very much Indian. Our language is Indo-European. Our mother tongue emerged from Sanskrit. We are of Hindu blood. Before 11947 we were citizens of one country. So, is it not true that the Indians are killing their brothers?
Especially the people of West Bengal are our closest brothers and sisters. We speak the same language, we eat the same food, we wear the same clothes, we share the same values, tradition and culture. In fact, we are families. I request the people of West Bengal to protest and condemn this brutality on the Bangladeshis very strongly.
The Bangladeshis were converted to Islam. The Muslim invaders, travellers, traders, scholars and preachers came to India. People of the lower castes wanted a better life. They adopted Islam. Should they be punished for this?
Since our independence from Pakistan, the Indian Border Security Force( BSF) killed a total of 1,391 Bangladeshi civilians and personnel of Border Guard Bangladesh, formerly known as Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) along the border of India and Bangladesh (Reference: The Independent: dated 21 October 2017)
Wikipedia says that Felani Khatun, a 15-year old Bangladeshi girl was shot and killed by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) on 7 January 2011, at India-Bangladesh border. A photograph, showing Felani Khatun’s dead body hanging on a border fence made of. barbed wire was picked up by international media and the publication of this photograph evoked international concern.
The BSF trooper Amiya Ghosh was responsible for this barbaric, brutal and savage killing. He faced two phases of trial in an internal court. In both cases, he was acquitted. We got no justice. India could afford it because we are weak. The communal feelings of India killed our Felani. They could not order even a minimum punishment to the murderer, Amiya Ghosh. We have no friend. We are surrounded by enemies.
Border killings are still continuing. So far 46 Bangladeshis were killed at the border by BSF in 2015. At least 236 Bangladeshis were killed by BSF in the last six years between 2010 and 2015 (Reference: The Daily Star, dated 07 January 2016.)
I am very sad. My heart breaks into pieces when I see that my brother is killing me and my daughter, Felani Khatun. I don’t want to see my brother’s stained hands reddened with my blood and my daughter, Felani Khatun’s blood. Let us stop this barbaric, savage brutality. Let us stop this cruelty. Let us love and respect each other.
