Screw Eco-Park Project

I seriously don't know what pisses me off more the ‘CHT’ where crimes  greatly involving incineration of villages occur every day against indigenous peoples by the mainstream population or the eco park project which would lead to the imprisonment of indigenous peoples as though they are caged animals in the zoo. After having a conversation with some of my friends whose hometown is in Mudhupur, it somehow became unavoidable to remain in the state of shock and speechlessness for the next 10 minutes as, I can assure, the level of stupidity happening there has gone beyond borders.

Piren Snal's Wife protests against the Project

The very first unbelievable fact which already happened is known as the ‘wall’. Well, I prefer calling it ‘the Great Wall of Bangladesh’ since it surrounds the entire Madhupur forest imprisoning the indigenous peoples who are entirely dependent on this very land. Moreover, whenever the indigenous peoples have the intention of going outside the closed walls, they would need a ‘COUPON’. I am like ‘Seriously, what’s going on bro?’ Although the great wall has already been a success, the coupon failed to be a requirement as the Eco-Park project has not yet been completed. Whatsoever, if this project ends up being successful, super ‘coupon’ would be obligatory for the Indigenous peoples who intends to move to the other side. Sigh!

Want to know more hilarious incidents that have been going on in Madhupur? Majority population who are Bengalis visit the Eco-Park area, enter the houses of the indigenous peoples without seeking permission as if they are animals or human with no conscience.  The other ridiculous thing that they usually do which I call the ‘perverted motive’ is that the Bengalis tend to take photographs of the indigenous peoples women taking shower in the pond without asking. Talk about Women’s Rights or Privacy Rights! They are just incapable to think that Indigenous Peoples are humans. According to me, what’s left is masturbation in public!

There has been a lot of protest against eco park project which cost the lives of many Indigenous Peoples. Mr. Piren Snal was a martyr who died for the cause and a 16 year old boy became paralyzed. You might be asking, how did this happen? During the Protest, there were gun fires by the police who also ended up beating the hell out of the indigenous peoples who protested betting their lives on it.  In order to achieve human rights, one must not give up.  Their death and injury need to have a meaning. The movement is still on. However, it is not as persistent as before. 

Now, I bet you are asking me who would lead this ’ultimate stupidity’ to happen? My answer is, ‘bro, it’s the damn government’. And when the Government is asked, ‘why are you doing  this very project?’ she replied, ‘to protect the environment’, I am like ‘DAFUQ bro, go there and check how you are destroying the forest and the lives of the inhabitants’

-By Jojo