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ANTHROPOLOGY-SEMINAR (with picture)
People’s support vital for protection of ethnic minority rights: speakers
RAJSHAHI, Jan 5, 2018 (BSS) – Academics and researchers at a discussion
here today said mainstream people’s support is vital for protection of rights
of the ethnic minority people.
The observation came at the inaugural session of a two-day long 4th
National Seminar styled “Change, Continuity, and the Marginals in Bangladesh”
at conference hall of Ashrai Research and Training Centre (ARTC).
Department of Anthropology at Rajshahi University (RU) and Institute of
Social Research and Applied Anthropology ((ISRAA) jointly organized the
seminar in association with ARTC.
More than 150 teachers and students from department of anthropology in
Dhaka University (DU), Jahangirnagar University, Chittagong University,
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Comilla University and
the host RU joined the seminar.
Pro-Vice-chancellor of RU Professor Ananda Kumar Shaha addressed the
session as the chief guest while ISRAA Founder and former VC of DU Professor
Anwarullah Chowdhury addressed as the seminar speaker.
With Seminar Convener Professor Ahsan Ali in the chair, Professor
Mizanuddin from RU, Professor Nesbah Kamal and Professor Zahidul Islam from
DU and Professor Imam Ali from Chittagong University also spoke.
Professor Shaha said the mainstream people should protect the rights of
the minority groups and that there should be a harmony between the mainstream
people and the minority ethnic groups.
He urged the government to come up with immediate plans to prevent the
encroachment on the lands of the minority people.
Professor Chowdhury said the government should make special efforts to
look after all those people who are backward and under poverty line in a bid
to take them forward for creating a level-playing field for all citizens and
ensure balanced development.
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