Bangladesh: Constitutional Recognition Demanded By Indigenous Peoples In Rajshahi

Bangladesh: Constitutional Recognition Demanded By Indigenous Peoples In Rajshahi   The indigenous peoples of the north Bengal demanded constitutional recognition as ‘indigenous people’, but not as 'small ethnic groups’. The demand was made in a huge human chain and public gathering at Rajshahi held on 3 May 2011 organized by Jatitya Adibasi Parishad, central committee. The speakers of the human chain and public gathering also demanded to establish a separate land commission for plain land...

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