Category: Indigenous Rights
Allegation of occupation of cremation ground of indigenous Kol people in Porsha by land grabbers
Hill Voice, 24 July 2020, Naogaon: It has been accused of trying to occupy the cremation ground of indigenous Kol people of Porsha upazila in [Read More…]
Grave land of indigenous Hindus occupied by Muslim land robbers in Tarash of Sirajgonj
Hill Voice, 23 July 2020, Sirajgonj correspondent: Recently grave land of local indigenous communities at Khirpota village has been allegedly illegally occupied by a group [Read More…]
Santals demand justice for murder and return of ancestral land in Gaibandha
Hill Voice, 21 July 2020, Gaibandha: In Gaibandha, the Santal peoples have organized protest rally demanding 7 points including the trial of indiscriminate killing of [Read More…]
Indigenous people protest against false cases, torture and eviction in Chapainawabganj
Hill Voice, 19 July 2020, Chapainawabganj: In Chapainawabganj, the oppressed indigenous people of Tongpara village have staged demonstrations and protest rallies against the attacks, lawsuits, [Read More…]
Allegation of demolition of a 150-year-old Buddhist temple in Chokaria
Hill Voice, 19 July 2020, Cox’s Bazar: Allegations of vandalism have been found in the more than 100-year-old Rakhine Gunameju Buddhist monastery in Rakhine Para [Read More…]
A Garo woman abducted in Mymensingh, raped her for detaining 6 days
Hill Voice, 15 July 2020, Mymensingh: An indigenous Garo woman from Fulbaria upazila of Mymensingh district has been accused of forcibly picking her up and [Read More…]
Allegations of possession of land of a Santal against a police officer in Naogaon
Hill Voice, 12 July 2020, Naogaon: A police officer in Niamatpur of Naogaon district has been accused of forcibly occupying the land of an innocent [Read More…]
Santal Uprising: The spark of rebellion among the oppressed
Khokon Suiten Murmu 30 June 2020 marks the 165th anniversary of the Santal Uprising. [Read More…]
Attack on Rakhine family to occupy land in Kalapara, 3 women injured
Hill Voice, 26 June 2020, Patuakhali: An indigenous Rakhine family was attacked by a local Muslim land robber with the intention of occupying the land [Read More…]
Indigenous family beaten up in Nawabganj, 4 accused
Hill Voice, 26 June 2020, Dinajpur: It has been alleged that an indigenous family has been beaten up over a land dispute in Nawabganj upazila [Read More…]