Violation of ethnic rights
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No doubt, we are a peaceful nation, and even the people across the globe recognize us likewise until they find the report in which thousands of ethnic people are stated to have been attacked by a group of musclemen. When I looked at the report, and thereby knew that some local musclemen led by one Nur Hossain Master demolished a community in which indigenous people live in, the whole thing stopped me for a while, as I was thinking about the national identity. At the same time, it was haunting me, I wanted to know the multiple answers: why did thousands of people lose their accommodation rights? Why were they oppressed severely by the land grabbers? Why did the attackers damage and torch their homes? Where is the provision to stop the heinous crime? Moreover, what makes the situation more dire is the do-nothing behaviour of local people and even law enforcers--meaning that the former witnessed the situation as silent audience while the latter, local police station, were busy abetting the attackers. The administration must treat it as a critical issue and respond accordingly.
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