A controversy surrounding the construction of a mosque on indigenous lands in Bangladesh reveals how nationalist narratives hide and disregard the realities of military-led and exploitative tourism that continues to harm the region’s indigenous communities.
Bangladesh’s political trajectory has been shaped by leaders driven by the consolidation of power and the persistence of dynastic politics. The ruling party, the BNP, embodies this tradition.
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When a child is forced to leave their family home to become a live-in servant at a stranger’s home, when middle-class families exploit the impoverished class by employing live-in child servants, we as a society are complicit in causing harm. And we must stop defining such incidents with the vague and impersonal terms of ‘tragic’ and ‘unfortunate.
Historically, the indigenous groups of Bangladesh have been given little opportunity to meaningfully participate in its electoral politics. The upcoming national elections are unlikely to break the trend.
“Native peoples will continue to exist and flourish whether or not we are recognized legally, and you can bet on the fact that terms and definitions will continue to evolve” – Chelsea Vowel (âpihtawikosisân), Métis writer and lawyer from Alberta, Canada in her book Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis & Inuit Issues
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