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Speaking up to save Bangladesh s indigenous languages from dying
About 45 indigenous groups with an estimated population of three million have distinct languages and cultures
Bangladesh s indigenous languages are under threat and some could die without positive action to preserve them.
Catholic and ethnic community leaders have called on authorities to protect several indigenous languages that face extinction due to a lack of government support and community efforts.
The call was made as people, irrespective of faith and ethnicity in Bangladesh and across the globe, marked the United Nations-designated International Mother Language Day on Feb. 21.
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Garo Christians vow to resist eviction in Bangladesh
Rights activists say the move threatens the survival of about 7,000 mostly Catholic villagers
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Garo people stage a protest in Madhupur in central Bangladesh on Jan. 25 against a government move to evict thousands of ethnic villagers. (Photo supplied)
Hundreds of ethnic indigenous people, mostly Catholics from two parishes in central Bangladesh, joined a protest rally against what they called a government move to evict thousands of villagers from their ancestral land in the guise of reclaiming forest reserve.
The protesters held a rally by chanting slogans and forming a human chain in the Madhupur area of Tangail district on Jan. 25.