I think it`s very sad that someone like Irene Khan has recently visited Sydney to receive the Sydney Peace Prize, and none of the community organisations have bothered to give her a reception or recognise her achievement.
Yet when those MP's and ministers come from Bangladesh, they are welcomed grandly by the organisations, and the leaders of our community get busy trying to ensure their comfort.
Irene Khan, the first woman, the first Asian and the first Muslim to head the largest human rights movement in the world - Amnesty International, is surely a well deserved citizen of Bangladesh. Is she not worth giving a reception or a show of appreciation? Shame on the Bangladeshi community. Shame on us.
- Ria
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