End racial discrimination
Speakers urge govt
Speakers at a seminar yesterday urged the government to formulate specific law to eliminate racial discrimination and establish equal rights in the society.
They also demanded involvement of the people of Dalit and excluded communities in the national development policy to change their fate.
Bangladesh Harijan Oikya Parishad, Bangladesh Dalit Parishad, and Antyaja Parishad jointly organised the seminar styled "Dalit-Harijan communities in national development policy" at Jatiya Press Club in the city.
Meghna Guha Thakurta, executive director of Research Initiatives Bangladesh, said the government should take short-term and long-term plans to rehabilitate the Dalits.
She also suggested the education ministry to issue an executive order so no Dalit children encounter difficulties in getting admitted to schools and colleges.
Prof Asif Nazrul of Dhaka University urged the government to include the topics of eliminating racial discrimination in the textbooks at primary and secondary level.
Reading out the keynote paper, Bangladesh Harijans Oikya Parishad Secretary General Nirmal Chandra Das placed a 10-point demand including formation of Dalit Commission and making an anti-discrimination policy.
Manusher Jonno Foundation Director Rina Roy moderated the function attended by a number of Dalit people from across the country.
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