Re: [bangla-vision] 'Remove Bangalee settlers to preserve CHT heritage'

On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 4:06 PM, Isha Khan <bd_mailer@yahoo.com> wrote:

Saturday, April 25, 2009        'Remove Bangalee settlers to preserve CHT heritage'     Prof Ajoy Roy speaks at a view exchange meeting titled 'Compendium on IP laws in Bangladesh' at the National Press Club in the city yesterday. On his left are Justice Gholam Rabbani and Ayesha Khanam and on his right are Dalim Chandra Barman and Raja Debashish Roy. Photo: STAR                                       Preserving Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) with its tradition, culture and heritage would not be possible unless Bangalee settlers are removed from there without any delay, said the speakers at a view exchange meeting yesterday. "If we want to see Bandarban, Rangamati and Khagrachhari as a land with its diversity, beauty and heritage, we must ensure that Bangalee settlers and armed forces are removed from the hill districts immediately," said Prof Ajay Roy who presided over the meeting. He said deployment of army in hill districts in the present way is creating innumerable problems and showing a colonial attitude towards ethnic people. Referring to a recent census, Prof Ajay mentioned that the tradition, heritage and diversity of the hill districts are at risk as 56 percent of their total population are now Bangalee. "At the present situation we must also talk about indigenous people living in plain land as over the years their recognition has disappeared," said Raja Devashish Roy while presenting a keynote paper. "Unless language and culture of ethnic minorities in the hill districts are preserved, we will forget our history. Once a nation forgets its history, the nation dies," said Justice Golam Rabbani. He also demanded setting up of comparative language study institute in all universities and an exclusive university mainly for indigenous students in the hill district. The speakers also underscored the need for a uniform law to ensure coexistence of diverse ethnicity in the country. Bangladesh Mahila Parishad President Ayesha Khanam, Bhorer Kagoj Editor Shyamol Dutta and Adivashi leader Sanjib Drong also spoke at the meeting.

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