Robaet Ferdous

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Robaet Ferdous is a professor of Mass Media and Journalism at the University of Dhaka. [1] He is an indigenous people's right activist. [2] [3] [4] He is a member of the Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujon). [5] He is a member of the syndicate board of Northern University Bangladesh. [6]

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In January 2008, Ferdous demanded release of faculty members of the University of Dhaka detained by the Caretaker government following clashes between Bangladesh Army and students on campus. [7]

Ferdous hosted “Our Democracy” program on RTV. [8] He has been critical of the Army Housing Scheme forcing residents of Rupganj to sell their land at low prices to the scheme. [9] He was a judge of Meena Media Award, 2013. [10]

Ferdous condemned a threat by Hefajat-e Islam Bangladesh to Sultana Kamal in 2017. [11] He as a jury of the Migration Media Award, 2017. [12]

In 2019, Ferdous joined members of the civil society in condemning the cancellation venue permit to Arundhati Roy. [13] He was part of a delegation of the Citizens' Platform (Nagorik Samaj) which visited Moulvibazar in June 2021 to protest eviction of Khasia and Garo communities from their lands. [14] He signed a statement calling for the release of Rozina Islam, a journalist of Prothom Alo. [15] He was a judge of the UNICEF Meena Media Awards-2021. [16]

After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, Ferdous supported the creation of a new constitution and establishment of strong state institutions to protect democracy. [17]

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  2. ↑ "No country for indigenous people". The Daily Star. 2019-11-08. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  3. ↑ "'More like a settlement project in the hills'". The Daily Star. 2023-12-09. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
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  5. ↑ "EC Formation: Govt wants law too but it won't hurry". The Daily Star. 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  6. ↑ "Syndicate". Northern University, Bangladesh . Retrieved 25 November 2024.
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  12. ↑ "14 journalists win Migration Media Award 2017". The Daily Star. 2018-04-19. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
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  14. ↑ "'Stop conspiring to evict Khasia-Garo communities from their land'". The Daily Star. 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
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