Bangladesh’s invisible people
Forty years after independence from Pakistan, many Urdu-speaking migrants from India still remain in refugee camps.
Published On 17 Dec 2011
Bangladesh has marked 40 years since proclaiming its independence from Pakistan after a nine-month war.
Up to a million Urdu-speaking Muslims emigrated from India to what was then known as East Pakistan. They were caught up in the fighting – and to this day, many still remain in refugee camps.
Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque reports from the capital, Dhaka.
Source: Al Jazeera