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The Marginalized and Excluded Communities
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 remuneration of taka 550 a month! Sukon Bashfor, a Harijan cleaner, employed by...
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 call to competent candidates.
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. Most of them are non-Bangalee, lower caste Hindu, Adivasis, Bihari...
Unity is Key to Resist Violence Against Women
“Violence against women is widespread and multidimensional. Besides physical and psychological abuse, there is another dimension of violence and that is hatred and contempt against women and girls that systematic in society. In Bangladesh, there are very few people to...
Kick-off Workshop: Brattyajan Resource Center (BRC) Launched
Dedicated to the marginalized and excluded communities of Bangladesh, a long-cherished national entity—Brattyajan Resource Centre (BRC)—was officially launched on 28 May 2022 in Dhaka. Eleven books and monographs and a documentary film on the marginalized communities...
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 Bangladesh Cha Sramik Union (BCSU), let alone any tea worker, was seen...
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 word means people who are devout, honest, simple and peace-loving....