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A view-exchange meeting on the draft amendment to the Forest Act, 1927 and the draft of Wildlife (Preservation) Act, 2010, jointly organized by Maleya Foundation, Movement for the protection of land and forest in CHT, and Bangladesh Indigenous Peoples’ Network on Climate Change and Biodiversity was held at Dhaka press club on July, 08, 2012.

National Human Rights Commission Chairman Mizanur Rahman yesterday urged stakeholders concerned of the country’s forests to submit their objections on the draft amendment to the Forest Act, 1927 and the draft of Wildlife (Preservation) Act, 2010 to the commission.

In the name of bringing about harmony, the local administrations in CHT are trying to control the development activities of NGOs, alleged the speakers at a workshop in Rangamati, on June 27, 2012, further adding that communal peace and harmony in CHT is in jeopardy as NGOs are to make it clear about how many indigenous and non-indigenous Bengali staff work in each project.

The Maleya Foundation (Maleya) is an indigenous peoples’ organization working on environment, human rights and development in Bangladesh, with a high focus on indigenous peoples’ rights.