A letter to the PM

Honourable Prime Minister, for your information, under Section 3(b) (i) of Vested Property Act of 1974, property of a deceased Hindu minority can be designated as Vested Property, and consequently can be seized by the government. Furthermore, if a Hindu minority migrates somewhere outside Bangladesh, his, or her property can also be classified as the Enemy Property. Such law is not only biased but also despicable, unconstitutional, and very well goes against the principles of Islam, and democratic values of Bangladesh.

The majority of the Hindu minorities are law abiding Bangladeshi citizens. They are born in Bangladesh, and sing the same national anthem that you and I sing for our beloved motherland. A minority identifies himself as a Bangladeshi, not as Hindu. Their love and attachment with Bangladesh are no less than that of ours. So, I ask you, why tag them as Enemy of the State? In this 21st century, there can be no justification, or decency to keep such an act on our nation's law book.

Only 16% of the Bangladesh population is Hindu minority. In contrast, an astounding 83% of the population is Muslim majority. We, the stronger, must not fail to protect the constitutional rights of the weaker, and the underprivileged. As a self-correcting democratic nation, we must not turn a blind eye to this sort of systematic discrimination against our own citizens.

I appeal to you to revoke the Vested Property Act of 1974, by power vested and entrusted upon you by the citizens of Bangladesh. I ask you to honour the forgotten souls of all races, and religions, who fought magnanimously against the oppressors & the occupiers for the independence of a small country, where citizens can live side by side with social equality, dignity, and justice regardless of race, religion, and gender.