Behind wave of Assam evictions, a hungry river, and a land policy loaded against Miya Muslims

Behind wave of Assam evictions, a hungry river, and a land policy loaded against Miya Muslims

[ad_1] “Twenty-five years ago, the Brahmaputra took away our home,” said 38-year-old Safiur Rahman Mondol. “Now, the government has bulldozed it.” Over two decades ago, Mondol’s home on a char, the temporary sandbar islands of Assam which are regularly swallowed by the Brahmaputra, was washed away. The family landed up 10 km away at Churuabakra … Read more