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Reasoning

Although there is not expert consensus in the imperial countries about whether the 1943 famine constitutes genocide, individuals searching for Bengali genocide might nonetheless be looking for the 1943 event, as several reputable/scholarly sources have accused Churchill and the perpetrators of the famine of genocide, or at least likened the consequences of British policy to genocide. Search queries for "Bengali genocide" mostly refer to the 1971 genocide that is the subject of this article. The precedent for this change has also clearly been set by pointers to the Holodomor in Ukrainian genocide.

Sources

• https://winstonchurchill.hillsdale.edu/masani-bengal-famine/ (A counter-argument that nonetheless admits that there is a pertinent accusation of genocide in relation to 1943)
• https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/world-history/winston-churchill-genocide-dictator-shashi-tharoor-melbourne-writers-festival-a7936141.html
• https://www.torrossa.com/it/resources/an/5277779 70.134.63.60 (talk) 20:18, 6 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Partly done: Added with alterations to conform to NPOV. Bowler the Carmine | talk 20:21, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Attack on Hindus in 2024

Recent reports indicate a significant increase in violence against the Hindu minority in Bangladesh, particularly following the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August 2024. Numerous attacks on Hindu homes, businesses places of worship have been documented including rapes of Hindu ladies, resulting in injuries, deaths, and widespread displacement. Human rights organizations have condemned these acts, raising concerns about the safety and well-being of the Hindu community in Bangladesh.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/05/india-bangladesh-relations-sour-as-tensions-rise-over-attacks-on-hindu-minority https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/indian-americans-plan-protests-against-attacks-on-hindus-in-bangladesh/article68959733.ece Exposethefacts (talk) 23:32, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

•  Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Aviationwikiflight (talk) 16:23, 10 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Looking at the first citation, a PDF hosted on the expired domain "genocidebangladesh.org" doesn't look academic in nature at all. Self published sources are not reliable and hence not allowed, specially on such a contentious topic.

The citation that supports the claim: "Hindus were especially targeted" i.e. the book "The blood telegram" by Mr. Gary J. Bass does not include specific evidence to support his claim. He doesn't report how many causalities were Hindus as opposed to Muslims to provide concrete evidence that Hindus were specifically targeted. According to the mainstream consensus, the reason of conflict was "which language should be used in Bangladesh Urdu or Bangla" and not religion. At best, I would consider his work to be cited using in-text attribution. See WP:Biased.

While atrocities happened at Bangladesh liberation war, but the mainstream consensus is that the conflict happened due to language and not religion. Promoting the narrative that "Hindus are in danger" is not only dangerous but also serves as propaganda tool to the ruling Indian Hindu nationalist Bhartiya Janta Party and puts the lives of Muslims in neighboring countries in danger.

I would recommend a serious probe into the citations of this article. And correct the tone to make it more objective, disinterested and neutral. Panacia64 (talk) 15:19, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]