According to Polish Jewish author, Raphael Lemkin genocide is, “… the destruction of a nation or an ethnic group… generally speaking genocide does not necessarily mean the immediate destruction of a nation, except when accomplished by mass killings of all members of a nation. It is extended rather to signify a coordinated plan of different actions aiming at the destruction of essential foundation of the life of national groups, with the aim of annihilating the groups themselves.”
What is important and interesting here is the ongoing violence against Hindus and the intent to destroy an entire race. In the light of the recent violence against Hindus and other minorities, Amnesty International has notified the international community of the ongoing violence against Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh:
1950: Killing and Exodus: In the Jamalpur and Koshorgung sub-dvisions of Mymensingh district Killing of Hindus started on February 1, 1950 and continued till Feb 15th . The Hindu houses in the villages of Atkapara, Firozpur and Budda villages were burnt. In Jumpur village, three members of the family of Tarak Saha were killed and their residence burnt. In Jumpur village, three members of the family of Tarak Saha were killed and their residence burnt. The Hindu houses in the villages of Atkapara, Firozpur and Budda villages were burnt. On 12 February, the Hindu passengers in the Akhaura – Bhairab Bazar rail route between Comilla and Mymensingh were massacred On the same day, the Hindu passengers on board were attacked near Sararchar, a railway station between Bhairab Bazar and Kishoreganj . It was report in the London Economist by Taya Zinkin that
the Mymensingh bound trains from Ashuganj were stopped on the Bhairab Bridge on the Meghna. The Muslim mobs attacked the Hindu passengers from both sides of the bridge. Those who dived into the river and tried to swim ashore were hit by brickbats and forcefully drowned. According to eyewitness Pierre Dillani about 2,000 Hindus were massacred on the Bhairab Bridge .
