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Human chain in Joypurhat
Indigenous people of Joypurhat district yesterday formed a human chain urging the government to include all their communities in the upcoming population and housing census 2011. The census would begin today. Jatiya Adivasi Parishad of Joypurhat unit organised the hour-long programme in front of Joypurhat Central Mosque in the town at around 10:30am. Out of the 46 indigenous communities, only 27 were included in the last census while in the coming census, over 10 lakh indigenous people would be enlisted as general population, they said.
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