Gaibandha Santals

90 charged for attacking Gaibandha Santal village in 2016

Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) submits a charge sheet against 90 people in a case filed for attacking the village of Santals in Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha on November 6, 2016 which left three indigenous people dead.

Trapped in uncertainty

Santina Tudu, 60, is now all by herself and begging is her sole means of survival.

Santals observe int’l day of indigenous people in Gaibandha

Members of the Santal community in Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha district observe the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples reiterating their demand for establishment of all rights and privileges to the indigenous people as provided by the state.

Eviction of Gaibandha Santals: A year on, yet no sign of redress

Even though a year has passed, the Santals who were evicted from the land of Sahebganj-Bagda sugarcane farm in Gaibandha's Gobindaganj were yet to be rehabilitated and compensated.

SI, constable set fire to Gaibandha Santals’ house

Two police personnel -- a sub-inspector (SI) and constable -- were involved in setting fire to Santal houses in Gaibandha's Gobindaganj upazila on November 6 last year, says a police probe report.

July 28, 2019
July 28, 2019

90 charged for attacking Gaibandha Santal village in 2016

Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) submits a charge sheet against 90 people in a case filed for attacking the village of Santals in Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha on November 6, 2016 which left three indigenous people dead.

November 6, 2018
November 6, 2018

Trapped in uncertainty

Santina Tudu, 60, is now all by herself and begging is her sole means of survival.

August 9, 2018
August 9, 2018

Santals observe int’l day of indigenous people in Gaibandha

Members of the Santal community in Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha district observe the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples reiterating their demand for establishment of all rights and privileges to the indigenous people as provided by the state.

November 6, 2017
November 6, 2017

Eviction of Gaibandha Santals: A year on, yet no sign of redress

Even though a year has passed, the Santals who were evicted from the land of Sahebganj-Bagda sugarcane farm in Gaibandha's Gobindaganj were yet to be rehabilitated and compensated.

March 9, 2017
March 9, 2017

SI, constable set fire to Gaibandha Santals’ house

Two police personnel -- a sub-inspector (SI) and constable -- were involved in setting fire to Santal houses in Gaibandha's Gobindaganj upazila on November 6 last year, says a police probe report.

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