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Topic: Bengali Muslims

What’s now called ‘Bangladeshi’ language was excluded by secular sadhu-bhasha long ago

Amit Malviya is correct that Sylheti is not the same as Bengali. But what he and his team seem to lack is any sense of the history beyond that statement.

Bengali Muslims were ridiculed by Hindus & Urdu speakers. This changed in 1920s

'Crossing Paths in America and India' contains articles, essays, and book reviews by Leonard A Gordon on nationalism in India.

‘Natives’ vs Bengali-speaking ‘Miyas’: Why Assam govt has named 5 Muslim groups as indigenous

Assam govt Tuesday announced 'indigenous' status for Goriya, Moriya, Deshi, Julah & Syed communities. Opposition accuses BJP of sowing division between Assamese & Bengali-speaking Muslims.

‘Not cows to be milked’ — Muslims in Bengal, Kerala, Assam are now assertive, want recognition

Bengal, Kerala, Assam — each key state election has a serious ‘Muslim party’ in fray. A lot of young voters are drawn to them, but others are sticking with tried-and-tested ‘secular’ parties.

BJP wants to segregate Assamese Muslims from Bangladeshi Muslims, but some ask how

The Assam govt has announced plans to start a census to segregate the state’s indigenous Muslims from ‘illegal migrants’.

Assam NRC a tool for targeting religious minorities: US commission on religious freedom

The Commission said that many organisations have expressed concern that it is a "targeted mechanism to disenfranchise Assam's Bengali Muslim community".

Like with Rohingyas, Facebook aiding hate speech against Bengali Muslims in Assam: Report

Report by NGO Avaaz says posts terming Bengali Muslims as “criminals”, “rapists” & ”terrorists” were shared over 1,00,000 times and viewed at least 5.4 million times.

Assam wanted an end to its ethnic conflict. In the end, it got an NRC that nobody accepts

Nobody seems to be willing to accept the final NRC list. The outcome of a long-drawn exercise has merely revealed the problems.

Assam’s Muslims who didn’t make it to NRC feel betrayed and angry

Residents & officials in Assam believe NRC exercise to detect undocumented migrants has been plagued by basic clerical errors and mistaken identities.

Muslims of West Bengal are no longer Mamata Banerjee fans but they have no real option

Muslims in Bengal are fighting for their right to live peacefully without compromising their religious identity.

On Camera

My first meeting with Modi ji in 1996 gave me a living model of leadership: ML Khattar

As Modi enters his seventy-sixth year of service to the nation, I join millions in wishing him strength and success.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

China navy achieves breakthrough with new fighter jet launch system. What are electromagnetic catapults

China’s most advanced aircraft carrier—Fujian—uses electromagnetic catapults, a core component of future aircraft carriers.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.