Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar

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Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar, also known as C. R. Abrar, is a retired professor of International relations of the University of Dhaka, human rights activist, and executive director of Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit. [1] [2] [3] He is the president of Odhikar, a human rights organization. [4]

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Early life

Abrar studied at the University of Dhaka and the University of Sussex. [2] He completed his PhD from the Griffith University. [2] [5]

Career

Abrar founded the Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit in 1995 along with Tasneem Arefa Siddiqui, Shahdeen Malik, Sumaiya Khair, and Yasmin Ali Haque. [6] [1]

Abrar wrote Aid, Development and Diplomacy in 1999. [7] He coedited Towards National Refugee Laws in South Asia with Shahdeen Malik and published in 2000. [8]

Abrar led a discussion on Ustad Alauddin Khan and Ustad Ayet Ali Khan organised by Ustad Ayet Ali Khan Sangeet Niketan and Mobarak Hossain Khan and attended by Professor Jahanara Begum, advisor to Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. [9]

Abrar had called for the Digital Security Act to be repealed at an event by Nagorik in April 2023. [10] He has spoken for the rights of Stranded Pakistanis in Bangladesh. [5] He has claimed both China and the United States have almost the same policy when it comes to the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. [11] He said the government of Bangladesh should claim responsibility of Rohingya people who flew to Saudi Arabia using Bangladeshi passports but was also critical of Saudi Arabia for pressuring Bangladesh regarding repatriating the refugees. [12] He has written about victims of Enforced disappearance in Bangladesh. [13]

Abrar has been critical of the Indian politicians and medias reaction to the fall of the Awami League government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. [14] He described it as prejudiced. [14]

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  3. ↑ Abrar, C. R. (2023-12-10). "Human rights enjoyment in a red zone?". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  4. ↑ "Dr. C R Abrar". Free Rohingya Coalition (FRC). 2020-06-23. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  5. 1 2 Media, Naya Daur (2019-03-28). "'A forsaken minority': Dr Rafiqul Abrar on stranded Pakistanis in Bangladesh". Medium. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  6. ↑ "About Us | Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit" . Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  7. ↑ "Aid, Development and Diplomacy". The University Press Limited. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  8. ↑ Rahim, Naureen (2022-08-11). "Book Review: Towards National Refugee Laws in South Asia by C R Abrar and Shahdeen Malik (eds)". Dhaka Law Review. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  9. ↑ Kamol, Ershad (18 September 2005). "Ustad Alauddin Khan and Ustad Ayet Ali Khan remembered". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  10. ↑ "Repeal DSA as it targets critical, dissenting voices: Nagorik". New Age. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  11. ↑ Zakaria, A. K. M. (2022-01-16). "'China and the US have almost the same position on the Rohingya question'". Prothomalo. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  12. ↑ "Why Bangladesh is in a fix over Rohingya repatriation – DW – 01/15/2021". dw.com. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  13. ↑ আবরার, সি আর (2021-08-30). "ফুল কিনতে গিয়ে আর ফিরলেন না!". The Daily Star Bangla. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  14. 1 2 Abrar, C. R. (2024-08-18). "Canards of a prejudiced neighbour". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
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