UK urged to press for protection of minorities in Bangladesh

Representatives of the UK chapters of Bangladesh Hindu, Buddhist and Christian Unity Council Europe, and Jagannath Hall Alumni Association urged the UK to pressurise the Bangladesh government into protecting the lives and properties of minority communities.
During a June 4 meeting with Kerry McCarthy MP, shadow minister for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, they expressed concern over the violence unleashed on minority communities after the International Crimes Tribunal February 28 verdict.
The verdict sentenced Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delawar Hossain Sayedee to death on war crimes charges. The representatives requested McCarthy to urge the Bangladesh government to introduce a “Minority Protection Act” and form a “Minority Commission” to implement legislations and monitor its effect.
They stated that no Hindu citizen would be left in Bangladesh after 20 years due to their current migration rate from Bangladesh.
They also pointed out that Hefajat-e Islam's recent 13-point demand was unconstitutional and against the fundamental values and principles on which Bangladesh was established.
The representatives also urged the UK to investigate allegations that funds raised through various UK charities were being used to radicalise hundreds of youngsters in Bangladesh's madrasas against the UK and the West.