Urdu-speaking people seek Manmohan's support
Urdu-Speaking People's Youth Rehabilitation Movement (USPYRM) yesterday sought cooperation from the visiting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for their rehabilitation in Bangladesh.
“Our forefathers migrated here from different states of India leaving behind their property and belongings, but we now live an extreme inhuman life here,” said USPYRM General Secretary Shahed Ali Bablu at a press conference at Dhaka Reporters' Unity in the city.
USPYRM is a youth-based organisation of Urdu-speaking people, popularly known as Biharis, living in 116 camps across the country. Some 4 lakh people currently live in these camps, said Bablu.
“Since it's not possible for Bangladesh to rehabilitate such a huge number of people permanently, we earnestly request the Indian PM to play a role in this regard,” he said.
He also said a section of people own plots on the land where the camps are located in the city's Mirpur-10 and 11 areas. These people evicted at least 90 families from the camps with the help of several realtors violating the High Court orders, he alleged.
He also sought support from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Home Minister Sahara Khatun in this regard.
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