Urdu speaking people demand rehab
Urdu speaking people in Bangladesh yesterday demanded that the government ensures their proper rehabilitation, welfare, education and treatment facilities.
They raised the demands at a human chain arranged by Urdu Speaking Peoples Youth Rehabilitation Movement in front of Jatiya Press Club in the capital.
Shahid Ali Bablu, general secretary of the organisation, said, "We were born and grew up in the country. We are now Bangladeshi. It is pathetic that the Bangladesh government does not want to take our responsibilities."
According to Shahid Ali, the people, popularly known as Biharis, have been living in 116 camps across the country since the country's liberation.
There is no government school in the camps. Poor families can not afford education of their children at any primary schools outside of the camps, he said.
Despite getting rights to be enlisted in voter list following a directive of High Court in 2008, they are still fighting for citizen rights, Shahid Ali said.
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