Summary

In the Mirpur district of Dacca, ethnic Bihari people find themselves stranded in a camp at the conclusion of the Indo-Pakistani War and the establishment of independent Bangladesh An elderly Bihari man relates the food rations are running out and the people worry about starving Indian soldiers carrying rifles patrol the camp grounds Bihari people were declared stateless as Bangladesh did not recognize them as citizens due to their support of Pakistan during the war

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Master ID: 92793
Title: Bihari Elder Talks About Food Shortage
Date: 12/27/1971
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Description: In the Mirpur district of Dacca, ethnic Bihari people find themselves stranded in a camp at the conclusion of the Indo-Pakistani War and the establishment of independent Bangladesh An elderly Bihari man relates the food rations are running out and the people worry about starving Indian soldiers carrying rifles patrol the camp grounds Bihari people were declared stateless as Bangladesh did not recognize them as citizens due to their support of Pakistan during the war

Keywords

70s 1970s 1971 Bangladesh Bihari Biharis camp camps child children cooking Dacca Dhaka food food shortage food shortages gun guns homeless hunger hungry Indian Indians IndoPakistani War military Mirpur patrol patrols poor ration rationing rations refugee refugees rifle rifles soldier soldiers starvation stateless troop troops weapon weapons
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