Bangladesh indigenous people

Who is 'Indigenous?'

The recent debate on “Indigenousness” has thrown up many questions on the appropriateness of the “Indigenous” identity of the peoples of Bangladesh

2022 proved how far we still are from peace in the CHT

Human rights violations of Indigenous peoples, especially land-grabbing, continued unabated

Protect Munda community from land grabbers

Legal action must be taken against all involved in recent attacks

Indigenous groups miscounted in census?

Authorities must guard against bias in data collection

Ensure constitutional rights of Dalits, indigenous people

A recent TIB study shows that the Dalits and indigenous communities of the plain lands in Bangladesh have been facing widespread socio-economic discrimination, often being deprived of education, healthcare, even government's basic immunisation programmes, and employment as well as other basic human rights.

Mro life on the Sangu bank

The lady of the house carried the first batch of drinking water from the nearby dying Sangu River with her two-month-old daughter in tow.

Indigenous people want 5% quota allocation in govt job

A group of indigenous people demands to keep five percent allocation of quota privileges in government job recruitment system.

Indigenous People of Plains: Forming land commission not enough

Forming a separate land commission for the indigenous people of the plains would be of little impact unless the land belonging to the

It's far from acceptable

The overall human rights condition of the country's indigenous people remained far from acceptable in the year 2017 and little effort

September 24, 2024
September 24, 2024

Who is 'Indigenous?'

The recent debate on “Indigenousness” has thrown up many questions on the appropriateness of the “Indigenous” identity of the peoples of Bangladesh

January 4, 2023
January 4, 2023

2022 proved how far we still are from peace in the CHT

Human rights violations of Indigenous peoples, especially land-grabbing, continued unabated

September 9, 2022
September 9, 2022

Protect Munda community from land grabbers

Legal action must be taken against all involved in recent attacks

August 10, 2022
August 10, 2022

Indigenous groups miscounted in census?

Authorities must guard against bias in data collection

March 12, 2019
March 12, 2019

Ensure constitutional rights of Dalits, indigenous people

A recent TIB study shows that the Dalits and indigenous communities of the plain lands in Bangladesh have been facing widespread socio-economic discrimination, often being deprived of education, healthcare, even government's basic immunisation programmes, and employment as well as other basic human rights.

May 7, 2018
May 7, 2018

Mro life on the Sangu bank

The lady of the house carried the first batch of drinking water from the nearby dying Sangu River with her two-month-old daughter in tow.

May 4, 2018
May 4, 2018

Indigenous people want 5% quota allocation in govt job

A group of indigenous people demands to keep five percent allocation of quota privileges in government job recruitment system.

April 6, 2018
April 6, 2018

Indigenous People of Plains: Forming land commission not enough

Forming a separate land commission for the indigenous people of the plains would be of little impact unless the land belonging to the

March 30, 2018
March 30, 2018

It's far from acceptable

The overall human rights condition of the country's indigenous people remained far from acceptable in the year 2017 and little effort

June 6, 2017
June 6, 2017

Probe Rangamati arson attacks, Amnesty urges Bangladesh government

Human rights watchdog Amnesty International (AI) has urged Bangladesh government to conduct an independent and impartial investigation into Friday’s arson attacks on indigenous people in Longadu upazila of Rangamati.