Speakers stressed on ensuring social justice and development of living and livelihood conditions of ethnic minority communities in the country’s northwest region. Time has come to free the ethnic people from their deprivation of land rights, food, healthcare, education and cultural facilities, so it is important to ensure their fundamental rights.
The observation came at a view-sharing meeting with all stakes titled “Effective Law Amendment to protect Land Rights of Ethnic Minority People in Plains” held recently at Cookie Jar Restaurant in Rajshahi. Rajshahi unit of Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) organized the meeting. More than 50 people comprising academics, professional leaders, development activists, volunteers, students and all other stakeholders including ethnic minority representatives joined the meeting. Convener of Indigenous Affairs Parliamentary Caucus Fazley Hossain Badsha, MP, addressed the meeting as chief guest with President of BLAST Advocate Sunirmal Shaha in the chair.
Retired Justice of Appellate Division and BLAST Chief Legal Adviser Nizamul Haque spoke on the occasion as focal person while its Adviser (Advocacy and Capacity Building) Advocate Tazul Islam presented a concept paper on the issue.
