The ordinary working people of this country endure unimaginable labour. Look at the farmers, textile workers, auto-rickshaw pullers, rickshaw pullers, vegetable vendors, hawkers, fishermen, traffic-bound peddlers, children’s toy sellers, tea garden labourers, Dalit Bede communities and members of the third gender who beg – the breadth of occupations is astonishing. Why do thousands of youth […]
AFP has attempted to contact a junta spokesman for comment.The Aa are one of several armed ethnic minority groups in Myanmar's border areas, many of whom have fought the military since independence from Britain in 1948 over autonomy and control over lucrative resources. The AA claims to fight for greater autonomy for the state's ethnic […]
The Australian Government, in recognition of its strong commitment to the diversity and inclusion of cultures and languages, supported the translation of the book ‘Cultural Heritage Ki Patra’ – The legacy of the Language Martyrs of Bangladesh and the values reflected in the spirit of International Mother Language Day observed on 21 February to globally. […]
Awami League never calls minorities vote bank and I do not consider it a respectable label. However, since the minorities continue to have faith in the Awami League, our party respects it. It is the Awami League that enacted the Vested Property Act after taking over power in the state in 1996. Later, when BNP […]
Rana Dasgupta is also the General Secretary of Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Oikya Council and Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal. The ruling Awami League, in its 2018 election manifesto, had committed to creating a National Minorities Commission and enacting a special law for effective protection of minority rights. These pledges have not been implemented. […]
The election manifesto of the Awami League for the 11th general election contained a section titled “Path to Prosperity” titled – “Ethnic Groups, Religious Minorities and Backward Communities”. This section included various commitments to minority communities. Restoring the rights of the rightful owners through amendments to the Vested Property Act was one of the top […]
Members of religious minorities, including Hindus, Buddhists and Christians, who were sometimes also members of ethnic minorities, continued to say that the government was ineffective in preventing sectarian violence against minority religious communities. Furthermore, it did not protect minorities from forced evictions and land confiscations stemming from land disputes. Freedom House, a non-governmental organization (NGO), […]