Preservation of languages of marginalized communities

Civil society representatives have urged the government to take concrete steps to preserve the languages of marginalized communities. Speaking at a discussion organized by ALRD on the occasion of International Mother Language Day, they also called on universities to strengthen research on indigenous and minority languages.

The discussion was held on Thursday afternoon, February 26, 2026, at the ADSC Conference Hall in Lalmatia. The session was chaired by ALRD Executive Director Shamsul Huda. Among the speakers were Sanjeev Drong, General Secretary of the Bangladesh Indigenous Forum; Professor Mahmudul Suman of Jahangirnagar University; and Ilira Dewan, Member of the National Human Rights Commission. Development researcher and writer Pavel Partha presented the keynote paper.

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