organizations, bilateral donors and other national and international donor agencies in
order to ensure a safe and secure future for generations of Urdu-speakers in
Bangladesh. Let’s remove the racism; xenophobia and intolerant attitude which will
be help full to make our country one of the most vibrant multi-lingual and multicultural country in the world.
17. We would like the Special Rapporteur to consider making the below suggested
recommendations to the Government of Bangladesh:
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Revise the draft Citizenship Bill 2016to protect the nationality rights of all Bangladeshis
and prevent the risk of statelessness in Bangladesh
Ensure all the judgments of the Supreme Court are honored and implemented by the
Government without delay.
Issue an official order to guide the issuance of passports, birth certificates, and other
documentation to the Bihari camp dwellers on an equal basis with other Bangladeshis
and without any hassle of investigation officials
Government should develop a master plan for standard housing, water and sanitation
system in the Camp.
Government should ensure access to primary health care and reproductive health
particularly for the females of the community;
Government should remove the obstacle on the employment opportunity of the youths
of the Bihari’s and should generate employment opportunity for them.
Government should take some necessary action to rehabilitate the Bihari camp people
with dignity.
The government of Bangladesh should stop evictions of Bihari Camps.
Provide the quota on education and public service to the Bihari/Urdu-speaking linguistic
minority
The Human Rights of Rohingya Refugees
Introduction
18. This section of the submission focuses on the SR’s requests for information
regarding the cross-border movement of Rohingya refugees, including those depart
for Southeast Asia over land and by boat; and the lack of legal access to the labour
market for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.
19. ISI’s Rohingya programme aims to promote greater understanding of the linkages
between statelessness and persecution of the Rohingya; and how their precarious
legal status intersects with the denial of access to protection and basic human
rights. As part of this initiative, we conduct research projects in Bangladesh,
Myanmar and India focusing on the insecurities and (im)mobilities experienced by
Rohingyas – in particular Rohingya women at risk on the move. Our submission
draws predominantly on the findings from that research including first-hand
accounts from Rohingyas in Bangladesh and Myanmar.
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