International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples

THE SHELF / 'Joli No Udim Hitte': 5 Books to read on International Indigenous People’s Day

The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, observed each year on August 9, serves as an important reminder of the many injustices that take place in the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh

International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples / Will the interim government be truly anti-discriminatory?

We expect that those who form the interim government will respect difference–be it of gender, religion, ethnicity, or language.

International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples observed

Ethnic minorities in Bangladesh observe the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples with a call for recognising them as indigenous people in the constitution.

Ensure equal rights, dignity

It was their day. They gathered, joined hands and spoke up to draw the government's attention to their demands for their rights and

Event / Two-day indigenous fair held in Dhaka

9 August marks International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. Dhaka, through various social and cultural organisations, has observed the day.

August 9, 2024
August 9, 2024

'Joli No Udim Hitte': 5 Books to read on International Indigenous People’s Day

The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, observed each year on August 9, serves as an important reminder of the many injustices that take place in the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh

August 9, 2024
August 9, 2024

Will the interim government be truly anti-discriminatory?

We expect that those who form the interim government will respect difference–be it of gender, religion, ethnicity, or language.

August 9, 2017
August 9, 2017

International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples observed

Ethnic minorities in Bangladesh observe the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples with a call for recognising them as indigenous people in the constitution.

August 10, 2016
August 10, 2016

Ensure equal rights, dignity

It was their day. They gathered, joined hands and spoke up to draw the government's attention to their demands for their rights and

August 18, 2015
August 18, 2015

Two-day indigenous fair held in Dhaka

9 August marks International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. Dhaka, through various social and cultural organisations, has observed the day.

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