Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, USA is a tax-exempt non-profit organization of Bangladeshi minority community of Bangladeshi who are living in the USA. The organization is registered in New York State in 2015. “Religions For Individuals, State For All” is the slogan of the organization. Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, USA (Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Oikyo Parishad, USA/বাংলাদেশ হিন্দু বৌদ্ধ খ্রিস্টান ঐক্য পরিষদ, ইউএসএ) was formed to represent and provide a platform for Bangladeshi Hindu, Buddhist, Christian religious people and all other indigenous and ethnic minorities living in the USA. All Hindus, Buddhists, Christians, Indigenous people of Bangladeshi origin of the age of 18 or older who live in the USA who conform to the mission and goal of the organization are eligible for memberships. Individual memberships fee is $25 each year. Membership fees for the Executive Member is $200.
The goal of the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council USA:
- To ameliorate the situation-political, economic and social- of the Hindus, Buddhists, Christians, Indigenous and ethnic minorities living in Bangladesh through:
(a) Human rights advocacy in the USA, in the UN and before other Governments and Non-governmental organizations;
(b) Rehabilitation of the victims;
(c) Seeking punishments of the perpetrators-direct or indirect;
(d) Drawing attention of the Bangladesh governments;
(e) International human rights forums including but not limited to International Court of Justice, UN Human Rights Commission etc.;
(f) Asking and recovering compensations from the Government of Bangladesh for the victims of atrocities due to the direct action(s), negligence, inability, connivance of the Government, its different departments, agencies or by the private group or groups;
(g) Holding the Government of Bangladesh responsible and accountable in all relevant world forums; - To help religious, indigenous and ethnic minorities of Bangladeshi origin in seeking remedy for the past injustices, and
- To ensure religious freedom and equal rights both in theory, under the Constitution of Bangladesh and other international Human Rights instruments, and in practice.
- To provide framework for adequate protections for the religious and ethnic minorities of Bangladesh from future violations against them through awareness, advocacy, interfaith dialogues, and other peaceful and legal means.
- To ensure religious freedom, equal civil, political and social rights by promoting, fostering, and upholding the principal tenets of Independence War of Bangladesh, particularly the Secularism, as well as ensuring a just, peaceful, dignified and humane living environment for all religious, indigenous and ethnic minorities in Bangladesh based on equal rights and equitable and proportionate representations in legislature, executive and in judiciary of Bangladesh.
The organization has Advisory Board, Board of Governors, Executive Committee.
Board of Governors
Ashok K. Karmaker, Chairman
Chandan Sengupta, Member Secretary
Nayan Barua
Sujon Roy
Rina Saha
Swapan Das
Priyatosh Dey
Sushil Saha
Nabendu Dutta
Bhajan Sarker
Bishnu Gope
Pallab Sarker
Subir Rosario
Rev. James Roy
Partha Talukder