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Khasis Demand a Ban on Logging in Northeast Bangladesh November 17th, 2008

A public gathering demanding a “Ban on Cutting Trees in Khasia Punji & Hilly Forest” was organized by APRA, BAPA on November 15 in the school grounds of Aliachhara Punji, Bahubal, Habiganj. Around four thousand environmentalists, indigenous people, and media persons from different parts of Sylhet Division participated in the event.

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Khasi Village Under Threat in Bangladesh October 17th, 2008

Nahar Tea Company Limited, a tea estate in northeastern Bangladesh has cut some 4,000 trees on land that is traditionally owned by the Khasi people. The Khasis rely for their livelihood on the cultivation of betel leaves, which grow on the tall trees being cut.

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