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Spotlight on Tragic Wages of Harijans and Tea Workers
Chief guest Dr. Hossain Zillur speaking at the discussion. Photo. Sanjoy Kairi What a tragic story of wage deprivation! A Harijan in Sreemangal Municipality, who cleans the streets, gets a...
Call for Proposal for Evaluation
The Society for Environment and Human Development (SEHD) is pleased to call proposal from experts for an external evaluation of a project. For details see the attachment. Please also circulate the...
Books Explain Tea Workers’ Deprivation
The story of tea plantation workers of Bangladesh is one of captivity, deprivation and exploitation that has no end. Descendants of the indentured labour force, they remain tied to the tea gardens....
Book Launch : Books Explain Tea Workers’ Deprivation
The story of tea plantation workers of Bangladesh is one of captivity, deprivation and exploitation that has no end. Descendants of the indentured labour force, they remain tied to the tea gardens....
চা শ্রমিকের বঞ্চনা বিষয়ক দু’টি গ্রন্থের মোড়ক উন্মোচন
বাংলাদেশে চা শ্রমিকের অধিকাংশই বাঙালি নন, নিম্নবর্ণের হিন্দু, বিহারি মুসলমান ও বিভিন্ন জাতিগোষ্ঠীর মানুষ। সাসাইটি ফর এনভায়রনমেন্ট অ্যান্ড হিউম্যান ডেভেলপমেন্ট (সেড) প্রায় দুই দশক ধরে চা শ্রমিক এবং...
Include them in govt census
Say speakers on under-represented minorities Staff Correspondent Various under-represented minorities of the country have been facing discrimination and marginalisation. Due to lack of government...
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রাবার চাষে প্রাকৃতিক বনের মৃত্যু
বান্দরবানে পাহাড়ের ঢালে জঙ্গল পরিষ্কার করে রাবার চাষের জন্য প্রস্তুত করা হচ্ছে। ছবি: ফিলিপ গাইন প্রাকৃতিক রাবারের বিকল্প আছে এবং আমাদের কৌশল হওয়া উচিত আর রাবার চাষ না বাড়ানো। সরকার যেখানে সম্ভব...
Rubber A death sentence to natural forests
Hills in Bandarban terraced for rubber plantation. PHOTO: Philip Gain March 2, 2024. I am standing in the middle of a thorough ruination of nature in Madhupur sal forest in Tangail. Planted around...
Tea workers’ wages finalised Owners win, workers lose | Philip Gain
Philip Gain | The Daily Star Tea workers striking in August 2022, demanding a daily wage of Tk 300. PHOTO: PHILIP GAIN The Minimum Wage Board, which was initiated in October 2019, finally published...
The National Tea Day Celebrated
The National Tea Day was celebrated for the second time on 4 June 2022 at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium in Dhaka. Last year the day was celebrated also at the same place. Last year no leader from...
Brattyajan Resource Centre
Brattyajan is a Bangla word (Brattaya meaning devotee + jan meaning people) that well defines the excluded and marginalized groups and communities of Bangladesh. From ancient times (Vedic age), the...