If a suitable government land (khas) is available, we will set up cemeteries and crematoriums there. Regarding Dhaka, he said, "We have a similar plan for the capital. "The deputy commissioners have been instructed to find spaces within government domain," he added. "We had proposed that space be allocated next to the crematorium adjacent to the Rajarbagh Kali Temple or inside the Basabo Buddhist monastery."Ĭontacted, Faridul Haque Khan, state minister of religious affairs, said, "We've made plans to build cemeteries and crematoriums for people from the Christian and Buddhist communities across the country.
"Unfortunately, that's not happening due to lack of suitable space," he said. The average estimated release of mercury vapor per cremated body with the dental implants is 3g. Per the EPA, the maximum safe exposure level of mercury vapor for humans over one year < 25g. "As a result, most of the Buddhists take their (deceased) bodies to their respective areas and cremate them, which costs both time and money," she added.Īddressing this issue, Joy Datta Barua, secretary of the Buddhist Religious Welfare Trust, said the government had taken steps to establish a separate crematorium for Buddhists. Research tells a different story Per the Crematory Association of North America, the average number of bodies cremated annually per CREMATORY is 400. From casket choices to funeral flowers, we will guide you through all aspects of the funeral service. Our staff of dedicated professionals is available to assist you in making your arrangements. Not everyone can be cremated at Rajarbagh crematorium." Toledo Cremation Society by Habegger Funeral Services provides individualized funeral services designed to meet the needs of each family. Nipu Barua, a representative of the Buddhist community living in Dhaka, said, "We have been demanding a separate crematorium for Buddhists for a long time. However, outside Dhaka, there is a crematorium under the auspices of Ashulia Buddhist Monastery and Chattogram City Corporation. On the other hand, Buddhists are cremated in Hindu crematoriums.īuddhists cremate their deceased in the Hindu crematorium adjacent to the Rajarbagh Kali temple in East Bashabo. Sometimes its the simple fear of burial itself, which may stem. As we said earlier, people choose cremation over burial of casketed remains for any combination of reasons. We have been advocating at length for a big cemetery for years now." The Cremation Association of North America describes cremation as, 'The mechanical and/or thermal or other dissolution process that reduces human remains to bone fragments'. "There exists three cemeteries, and each has its own management.