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محصور پاکستانی | |
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| Total population | |
| 150,000–300,000[1][2][3] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Bangladesh | |
| Languages | |
| Urdu, Bengali and Bihari languages | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Indo-Aryan peoples |
| Islam in Bangladesh |
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Stranded Pakistanis in Bangladesh (Urdu: محصور پاکستانی, mahsūr pākistānī, Bengali: উদ্বাস্তু পাকিস্তানি, romanized: udbāstu pākistāni) are Muslim migrants with homelands in present-day India (then part of British India) who settled in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) following the partition of India in 1947.[4][5][6][7][2][8]
This identification can encompass several groups of people. The first among them are Bihari Muslims. Although, most of this population belonged to the Bihar Province of British India, there are many from other Indian states such as West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and U.P. (United Provinces).[9] There are still others, who had settled in what is now known as Bangladesh in the late 19th century. The second term of reference for this group coined by themselves after the creation of Bangladesh is "Stranded Pakistanis". In Urdu media in Pakistan and elsewhere this was translated as "Mehsooreen" or the "Besieged". [citation needed]
Biharis who were minors in 1971 when Bangladesh became independent, or born later, were stateless until 2008 when a judgement by the Dhaka High Court gave them right to Bangladeshi citizenship. The judgment does not cover refugees who were adults at the time of Bangladesh Liberation War.[1] In March 2015, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan said that more than 170,000 Biharis had been repatriated to Pakistan and the remaining 'stranded Pakistanis' are not its responsibility but rather the responsibility of Bangladesh.[3]
- ^ a b "Citizenship for Bihari refugees". BBC News. 19 May 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ a b "SC rejects plea regarding repatriation of stranded Pakistanis in Bangladesh". The Express Tribune. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Stranded Pakistanis in Bangladesh not Pakistan's responsibility, FO tells SC". The Express Tribune. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Stranded Pakistanis Dreaming of Deliverance". The New York Times. 13 May 2000. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Vote for 'stranded Pakistanis'". BBC News. 6 May 2003. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "'Stranded Pakistanis' living in camps in Bangladesh – in pictures". The Guardian. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "SC rejects plea for repatriation of stranded Pakistanis". Dawn. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Repatriation of stranded Pakistanis". Daily Sun. Dhaka. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ Alexander, Claire; Chatterji, Joya; Jalais, Annu (6 November 2015). The Bengal Diaspora: Rethinking Muslim migration. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-33593-1.