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David McGill, Clerk/Chief Executive of the Scottish Parliament welcomes newly elected MSP’s to the chamber at Holyrood on May 10, 2021 in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Andrew Cowan – Pool/Getty Images) The 2021 Scottish Parliament election has witnessed the victory of some ethnic minorities, elected as the Member of Scottish Parliament. Read about them below: FOYSOL CHOUDHURY: First Bangladeshi origin to mark presence in Scottish Parliament Scottish Labour’s Foysol Choudhury becomes the first ethnic minority MSP in the Lothians. He is a Bangladeshi-born British businessman and chairman of the Edinburgh and Lothian’s Regional Equality Council (ELREC). As a teenager, Choudhary was involved…

He posted a photo of her mother Sharmila Chowdhury, who is also an actor, on Facebook on Saturday to celebrate the Mother’s Day.The post also registered protest against a “diminishing appearance” of side characters like mothers in Bangladeshi dramas seemingly to save money.His fans were quick to wish Chanchal and his mother well. But religious zealots also pounced on, making abusive comments for Sharmila being a Hindu. Chanchal was also targeted.Chanchal, who works on stage, TV and film, turned to poetry for protest. He posted a clip of him reciting his Bangla poem “Dhormo” or religion on Monday.Roughly translated in…

Published: May 10, 2021 20:00:26 Popular actor Chanchal Chowdhury has taken a poetic path with his colleagues rallying on social media in his support to protest against abuses he faced on Facebook over religion on Mother’s Day. He posted a photo of her mother Sharmila Chowdhury, who is also an actor, on Facebook on Saturday to celebrate the Mother’s Day, reports bdnews24.com. The post also registered protest against a “diminishing appearance” of side characters like mothers in Bangladeshi dramas seemingly to save money. His fans were quick to wish Chanchal and his mother well. But religious zealots also pounced on,…

When the government ordered women in her mostly Muslim community to be fitted with contraceptive devices, Qelbinur Sedik pleaded for an exemption. She was nearly 50 years old, she told officials in Xinjiang. She had obeyed the government’s birth limits and had only one child.It was no use. The workers threatened to take her to the police if she continued resisting, she said. She gave in and went to a government clinic where a doctor, using metal forceps, inserted an intrauterine device to prevent pregnancy. She wept through the procedure.“I felt like I was no longer a normal woman,” Ms.…

Catholic priests and nuns at a recent debate on minority rights urged Christians in Pakistan to avoid demanding the repeal of blasphemy laws.“It is impossible to abolish blasphemy laws. Our struggle to end it will fail. It is wrong to raise such slogans. It creates unrest. We are heralds of hope but we should not give false hope to others. People don’t listen,” said Father Khalid Rashid Asi, director of the Diocesan Commission for Harmony and Interfaith Dialogue in Faisalabad Diocese.“If I speak openly, my family and people will be burned. What role can a pastor play here? The courts are…

As a US-returned young Pakistani who got caught up in law I had this unshakeable faith in democracy and civilian constitutional rule. It was because of this feeling that one supported the lawyers’ movement and eventual ouster of the dictator but what do we have to show for it. A hybrid system less transparent that Myanmar’s short-lived “democratic” stint? A country where one cannot breathe freely because of fanatic religious groups that target minorities and where the space for reasonable discourse has been shrinking since the assassination of Salmaan Taseer? This is a shamelessly populist majoritarian electoral democracy at best…

A stronger divisive communal brand of politics in India will also make the same brand of politics stronger in Bangladesh, discussants said yesterday. Speaking at a webinar, they urged all South Asian countries to work for secularism and against the divisive politics of religion. For all latest news, follow The Daily Star’s Google News channel. Study Group on Regional Affairs organised the webinar on election results in neighbouring Indian states of West Bengal and Assam and its probable impact on Bangladesh. Jahangirnagar University Prof Anu Muhammad said any kind of political, economic and cultural change in India has an impact…

On 6th May, a BJP karyakarta divulged to us the information about questionable incidents which happened on the day of counting, 2nd May. He began by saying, “When the counting began for the Magrahat constituency of South 24 Parganas, we found out that the very first EVM was haywire. We also noticed that some parts of the machine were loose. My own elder brother was present there. But nobody was doubtful. The next thing we noticed was that despite our polling day being 6th April, almost a month earlier than the result day, the EVMs were charged at 95-99% levels.…

A bomb exploded at a girl’s school in Afghanistan on Saturday, targeting women and a majority Shi’ite neighborhood in west Kabul, according to reports. It reportedly occurred as girls were leaving school. Some 30 people were killed, and 50 were wounded.The Taliban has condemned the attack, which means that focus on the perpetrators will shift to ISIS in Afghanistan. The attack comes as the US is in the process of withdrawing from Afghanistan, and other foreign forces are likely to depart the region as well.Many countries that generally support extremist groups, such as Iran, Turkey, Qatar and Pakistan, appear to…

The lawmakers said they were not convinced with NUG’s policy on the mainly-Muslim ethnic minority Several US lawmakers have voiced against the recognition of Myanmar’s newly formed pro-democracy National Unity Government (NUG) expressing concerns about the group’s exclusion of Rohingya issue.In a virtual hearing entitled the Unfolding Crisis in Burma, US House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs members questioned Kyaw Moe Tun, Myanmar’s permanent representative to the United Nations regarding the NUG position on the Rohingya. The UN ambassador faced some tough questions from members of Congress who probed him about why the 27-member NUG did not include a single…

The recent resolution of the European Union Parliament exposes Pakistan’s internal dynamics laced with radicalization and increasing hold of religious fundamentalists over the state. If an “alarming” increase in the use of blasphemy accusations in the country was not enough, the rising number of online and offline attacks on journalists and civil society organizations has dangerous portents not only for Pakistan but for its neighbourhood as well.Islamist party of the Barelvi school of thought Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) played a major role in fomenting anti-French protests in Pakistan. Although the government has announced the group’s dissolution, it remains a potent group…