Minister says about Priya Saha’s comments about minority oppression State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam yesterday said the government would “hear and examine” the allegation made by Priya Saha, who works in a Bangladeshi NGO, to US President Donald Trump about oppression of minorities. In his verified Facebook page, he also condemned her statement. The minister added that he had replied to questions relating to human rights raised by NGOs, both at home and abroad, at the full house of the UN’s Human Rights Council several times. But no one made the type of allegations Priya raised. “It will…
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Donald Trump had some awkward exchanges with survivors of religious persecution during a meeting with them in the Oval Office on Wednesday. When Nobel laureate and Iraqi Yazidi human rights activist Nadia Murad requested aid for the Yazidis, Trump replied: ‘And you had the Nobel prize? That’s incredible. They gave it to you for what reason?’ When asked by a Rohingya refugee about the plan to help his people, the US president replied: ‘Where is that exactly?’
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Stephan Uttom Rozario: Dozens of poor and landless people, mostly from the ethnic minority Pahan community, have been left without shelter by an arson attack on their homes in northern Bangladesh. A gang of thugs allegedly led by a local politician from the ruling Awami League party were behind the arson attack in the early hours of March 26 that stemmed from a long-running land dispute in the Bostabor area of Dhamurhat in Naogaon district. About 110 people from 37 families including 23 Pahan Hindus and some Bengali Muslims were made homeless by the attack. The gang, armed with sharp weapons, beat up…
From a Basket Case to a Development Role Model: The Story of Bangladesh. How has Bangladesh achieved such remarkable success in reducing poverty and achieving sustainable economic growth? What are the key challenges the country still faces today? What lessons from Bangladesh can be useful for other developing countries in Asia and Africa? 3rd Week | Saturday 14th May | 17:00 The Panelists: Dr Kamal Hossain | Architect of the Bangladeshi Constitution, he served as Law Minister 1972–1973, and Foreign Minister 1973–1975, following the independence of Bangladesh. Dr Gowher Rizvi | Scholar and academic who specialises in international relations and…