With Global warming threatening to turn Bangladesh into a part of the
Bay of Bengal, the lure Of Lebensraum is fast turning overcrowded
Bangladesh into a global menace .....
http://www.satp.org/sat****gtp/sair/Archives/3_10.htm
SOUTH ASIA INTELLIGENCE REVIEW
Weekly *****sments & Briefings
Volume 3, No. 10, September 20, 2004
...... The population explosion in Bangladesh, with 2.8 million added
every year in one of the poorest and most densely populated countries
in the world, creates the push factors for this silent demographic
invasion. These are, however, compounded by an expansionist political
ideology, implicitly or explicitly sup****ted in the corridors of power
in Bangladesh: the idea of Lebensraum ('living space'), which has been
variously projected by the country's leader****p for a long time,
though the use of the expression itself is relatively recent. In the
early nineties, Sadeq Khan, a former diplomat, stated:
All projections, however, clearly indicate that by the next decade,
that is to say by the first decade of the 21st century, Bangladesh
will face a serious crisis of lebensraum... A natural overflow of
population pressure is very much on the cards and will not be
restrainable by barbed wire or border patrol measures. The natural
trend of population overflow from Bangladesh is towards the sparsely
populated lands in the South East, in the Arakan side and of the North
East in the Seven Sisters side of the Indian sub-continent .....
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Pakistan Marks Illegal Banglade**** Migrants As Security Risk .....
http://www.migrationint.com.au/news/bulgaria/nov_1995-20mn.asp
Pakistan Arrests Illegal Banglade**** Workers
Pakistan arrested or detained nearly 2,000 Banglade****s the week of
October 23 as the government imposed new rules to reduce illegal
immigrants in Karachi, where they are considered a "security risk."
The government considers illegal immigrants a threat because of their
involvement in drug trafficking and weapons and they are a drain on
the country's limited social services and jobs.
Illegal immigrants make up about 16 percent of Karachi's 12 million
inhabitants. About 80 percent of the immigrants are from Bangladesh.
The fi****ng industry is the largest employer, though some are employed
as domestic workers or set up roadside stands selling sugar cane juice
or cigarettes.
To keep immigrant workers out of the fi****ng industry, the government
declared that foreigners were not allowed in the harbor area without
permission. But the government admits that it is difficult for
employers to know who is legal or illegal, especially since fake
Pakistani identity cares and pass****ts are readily available.
Work at the Karachi Harbor has come to a near standstill because more
than 10,000 Banglade****s, representing more than 60 percent of the
harbor workforce, have avoided work since October 21 for fear of being
arrested.
Hasan Iqbal Jafri, "Pakistan plans new strategy to handle streams of
Banglade**** migrants," Deutsche Presse-Agentur, October 26, 1995.
"Pakistan: Labour Disputes," Lloyds List, October 26, 1995. "Pakistan
govt asked not to scare legal immigrations, Reuters, October 22, 1995.
Amir Zia, "Action against aliens hits Karachi fisheries," Reuters,
October 21, 1995.
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Banglade**** Illegal Immigrants De****ted From Siberia !!
http://english.pravda.ru/region/2002/11/13/39457_.html
Pravada
November 13, 2002
Eleven citizens of Bangladesh have been de****ted from Novosibirsk
after they had been detained at the local air****t for border
violations.
RIA Novosti learnt from the press service of the south east regional
department of the Russian Federal Frontier Service that the illegal
immigrants had arrived from Dubai (the United Arab Emirates) and were
detained when pass****t control officers suspected the legitimacy of
their visas.
Verification procedures showed that the citizens of Bangladesh had
received their visas from certain Moscow firms that did not have
licences to issue the necessary invitations. Moreover, the pass****t
details of the majority of the detainees also did not correspond to
their visas.
The immigrants were to meet a middleman who would send them via Moscow
to Europe.
The press service of the regional Frontier Service department re****ted
that the illegal immigrants had already been de****ted to the United
Arab Emirates.
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Illegal Banglade**** immigrants risk life and limb in Japanese
factories
.....
By Rebecca MacKinnon
CNN TOKYO BUREAU
TOKYO (CNN) -- Six-year-old Jakin Prince Alsafa was born in Japan.
The
only language he knows is Japanese. His sister, Saudia, is a top
student in a Japanese school.
But the two children of Banglade**** parents have no legal right to be
living in the only place they know as home. They are part of the
270,000 so-called "undo***ented foreigners" living in Japan long term
who do not officially exist.
"My children will have no future in Bangladesh," said their mother,
Af
Roza Kalam. "They've grown up like Japanese kids."
Their father, Abul Kalam Idrish, came to Japan 12 years ago on a
visitor's visa, found work and then brought his family over to the
nation.
Even in a time of recession and rising unemployment, companies still
have a hard time finding Japanese people who are willing to work long
hours for low pay at difficult, dirty and dangerous jobs so they
openly
hire illegal foreign workers.
Abul Kalam Idrish lost the tip of one finger and damaged his thumb in
separate accidents at work. He said his employers use lower safety
standards for foreign workers than for Japanese employees. He wants
to
apply for a resident's visa despite the risk of refusal and
de****tation.
"They never think Japanese and foreigners are the same. Always, they
think we are different," said Ali Syedshujait, a Pakistani worker who
said he lost an arm in a factory that had inferior safety standards.
Some illegal immigrants have become increasingly vocal, demanding
enforcement of safety standards regardless of a worker's visa status.
The Japanese public has reacted mostly with apathy. No television
crews
showed up for a recent demonstration by illegal immigrants seeking
increased workplace protections.
But some Japanese said they want their government to recognize the
reality that the economy needs unskilled immigrants.
"Even if they live here for 100 years, they are still illegal," said
Katso Yo****nari of the Asian People's Friend****p Society. "At the
same
time, they have become part of Japan's industrial system, so the
government can't and won't just send them home. As a result, their
human rights are not protected."
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Malaysia getting tough with Banglade**** illegal immigrants .....
"Advanced Age" Bangladesh students drawing scrutiny ..... Banglade****
illegal immigrants caned .....
http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/03/15/d60315060271.htm
Daily Star, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Malaysia to go tough with Banglade**** students
Malaysian Home Affairs Ministry will review the procedure and
regulations in issuing student visa especially for Banglade****
students in order to prevent them from being illegal workers in
Malaysia.
Minister Radzi Sheikh Ahmad said local employers were prohibited from
recruiting Banglade**** workers two years ago, so the ministry would
pay close attention on Banglade**** students when they issued the
student visa.
"We will review all countries (student visa issuant), especially
Bangladesh, because our country doesn't allow Bangladesh citizens to
work here, other countries have no problems," he added.
According to the news re****t, there were four colleges was being
monitored by the ministry. A total of 1,700 Banglade**** students were
suspected in misusing student visas and they worked illegally in
different sectors.
"I have discussed this matter with Higher Education Ministry and they
promised to revoke the college licence if they violate any rule,"
Radzi told a press conference after attending the monthly assembly.
"We look at the issue seriously. We hope that we are not made fool by
others. Therefore, we have to prevent others from causing loopholes in
the laws," he continued.
Radzi said the Home Affairs Ministry was responsible in enforcement
and handling the visa application, therefore the ministry had given
some constructive suggestions to Higher Education Ministry.
"Malaysia encourages the foreign students came to Malaysia to pursue
their studies as our country will become the higher education hub in
this region. However, government doubts when many foreign students are
"advanced age" students," he added.
"It's acceptable if only few of them aged 25 among two or three
hundred students. However, it's doubtful if there are 180 students
aged 25 among 200 students."
He said Higher Education officers went overseas to promote Malaysia
education and it might cause some misunderstandings which brought
Banglade**** "students" worked illegally here.
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Banglade**** Illegal Immigrants Caned In Malaysia .....
AI Index: ASA 28/003/2002 12 August 2002
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
PRESS RELEASE
AI Index: ASA 28/003/2002 (Public)
News Service No: 141
12 August 2002
Malaysia: Caning should be abolished
Following the first caning sentences imposed under the tough new anti-
immigration law, Amnesty International today urged the Malaysian
government to rid the country of this cruel punishment.
"Whipping someone with a cane is cruel, inhuman and degrading.
International standards make clear that such treatment constitutes
torture. Such a punishment should have no place in today's world," the
organization said.
The seven people to be sentenced, two Banglade****s and five
Indonesians, were found to be working in Malaysia illegally and
sentenced to between one and two strokes of the cane, as well as six
months to two years imprisonment.
The amendments to the Immigration Act impose mandatory whipping of up
to six strokes of the cane, fines and up to five years imprisonment
for foreigners who are in Malaysia illegally. Amnesty International is
concerned that hundreds of undo***ented workers and asylum seekers are
at risk of being whipped.
Various human rights groups have condemned the crackdown saying that
undo***ented workers are ignorant of procedures and are themselves
often victims of deceit at the hands of migrant worker traffickers or
unscrupulous employers. Malaysians and others who employ more than
five undo***ented workers are now also liable to mandatory whipping
and up to five years in jail.
The law came into force after a four-month amnesty ended on 31 July
2002 during which time an estimated 300,000 undo***ented workers left
Malaysia.
Over a dozen more cases will re****tedly be brought to court next week,
and scores of other cases are being investigated. Amnesty
International urges the Malaysian authorities not to carry out the
caning, to ensure that no further caning sentences are handed down,
and to abolish cor****al punishment in law.
"Caning as a punishment is unnecessary and is unlikely to deter
economic migrants or asylum seekers," the organization said.
Background
Caning is used in Malaysia as a supplementary punishment for at least
40 crimes even though it contravenes international human rights
standards.
A Malaysian human rights group, SUARAM, re****ted that from January to
November last year, thirteen people were sentenced to whipping by
courts for various crimes ranging from rape cases, ***ual abuses and
drug possession. SUARAM re****ted that this represented a significant
decrease from 53 people in 2000.
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