3 men attack buddhist monk This is stupid. Why would anyone attack a buddhist monk? they are harmless. no need to violently attack!
Stupidity at it's finest attacking a guy that preaches non-violence . Ya that will teach them . No wonder Bangladesh is 3rd world country (I'd call it 5th bu that's just my opinion) .
That is a horrible story. Nothing like killing an unarmed pacifist with weapons. It might be the definition of the word coward. Kwai Chang Kane would have kicked their asses (before he hung himself in a closet in Thailand, with an electrical cord connected to his testicles ).
The news is being twisted by the media. Things are not how they appear. People are trying to project things as if it's a religious attack which isn't the real fact. People of Bangladesh live peacefully irrespective of whatever religion they follow. There hasn't been a single religious riot in Bangladesh since it's independence. It's a secular independent progressive(not 3rd world)country where people of all religion have equal rights unlike India(The so called developed country where Muslims lead their life like 2nd class citizens).
India is a developing country and Bangladesh is a 3rd world country - Source : Faculty of Geography Professors .
You don't stamp people/nation by some bookish stats. Compare the morale values of the two nations, you will get your answer. India is certainly financially thousand times solvent as compared to Bangladesh. But, morally speaking they are not even close to the bighearted secular Bangladeshis. And, by progressive, I meant progressive by mind, not by financial development.
I couldn't care less about India or Bangladesh , those are simply the statistics . As for morality it can't be quantified , maybe except by crime statistics .
Buddhism preaches non-injury and it is very unfortunate that such an incident took place in that part of the world.
Declining Hindu population in Bangladesh region Year Percentage (%) 1941 28.0 1951 22.0 1961 18.5 1974 13.5 1981 12.13 1991 11.62 2001 9.2 [3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism_in_Bangladesh wonder why minority in every muslim majority country follows a similar path.
Well, percentage wise a decline is a must, with reproduction among Hindu's being the least and they being the educated mass. In addition, a lot of the Hindus have migrated since the independence either to India or to Nepal. Whatever statistics you are presenting has nothing to do with Muslim's approach towards minor communities.
The reasons are not all so rosy as you think Wikipedia: Persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh Bangladesh slammed for persecution of Hindus
After reading any of the Wikipedia links on the matter, as well as related links of human rights organizations, it would seem the Hindus are leaving Bangladesh because they are being persecuted and robbed of their land by something called the "Vested Property Act". Forgive me for my dim wits, but that seems neither big hearted or secular. On the bright side, once all the Hindus are gone, I'm guessing the rapes reported will drop down to practically zero.
well actually its how you see things. if you compare with saudi arabia, yemen, pakistan etc, bangladesh seems to be an adobe of peace.
The article might have elaborated a Little on the above - "tensions between two rival religious parties" sounds a little less than quiescent religions.