Do the Hindus of Bangladesh on the path of Sure Extinction?
Chandan Sarkar
The Hindu community in Bangladesh is slowly but irreversibly moving towards extinction in Bangladesh and it’s not me saying it, this is the inevitable truth that has been reflected by the 2011 Bangladesh census. It is a slow and silent death of a community which has no strong global forum to raise voice against the threat to their existence. Whatever may be the reasons, the fact remains, highlighted by hard figures that there is no strong voice for Bangladeshi Hindus on any forum including UN. That is why the 2011 census religion data available on Bangladesh government’s website since 2013 has gone almost unnoticed. Hindus now remain just over 10.5 percent in Bangladesh. In every decade since 1951, the percentage of Hindus has declined. This decline is without exception in all districts of Bangladesh. Moreover, in nine districts, the Hindus have registered a negative growth as compared to 2001 census which indicates a drastic reduction in Hindu population in this near-contiguous cluster ( Figure shows).
