"The Hindu population in East Bengal had declined from 33% in 1901 to 28% in 1941. It fell to 22% by 1951 due to the Partition and the post-Partition exodus, and to 18.5% in 1961. By 1971, it had fallen to 13.5%, partly due to the 1971 massacre by the Pakistani Army, partly due to intermittent waves of emigratiĀon. The 1981 figure was 12.1%. In 1989 and 1990, due to "large-scale destruĀction, desecration and damage inflicĀted on Hindu temples and religious institutions", "clandestine migratĀionĀĀĀ by the Hindus to India went up"."
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Elst, Koenraad. (1997) The Demographic Siege, ch 2
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