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Ditch ‘BAME’, but what’s next?
Dr Nighat Arif
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INEQUALITIES AFFECTING FERTILITY AMONG ASIANS
David Lammy MP
Britain is again in the grip of a race debate, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s racial disparities commission is reportedly deciding to recommend scrapping of the usage of the acronym BAME (black, Asian and minority ethnic) by public bodies and companies. It is a key proposal in a report to be published this week by the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities. The Daily Telegraph quoted an unnamed source saying the term has become "unhelpful and redundant", and too broad to describe the experiences of individual groups. The report is to be submitted to Mr Johnson, with a government response coming “in due course”. Though this step has been broadly welcomed, campaigners are wondering what is next? Continued on page 6
Delhi, Dhaka ink 5 agreements, Hasina pushes for Teesta pact
PM Modi and Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka
Rupanjana Dutta & Shefali Saxena
Uma and Sudhir* have recently decided to remain childless after three failed rounds of IVF over 5 years. Though the doctors could not really explain what led to their infertility and what caused the failed rounds of IVF or embryo transfers, the couple is clearly left with no money, after spending over 30,000 Continued on page 6 pounds for private treatments.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina followed up the bonhomie and goodwill exuded on Bangladesh’s National Day with a bilateral meeting on Saturday that saw the two countries signing five agreements in areas ranging from sports and disaster management to trade remedial measures. Hasina again emphasised the need to sign the interim Teesta water-sharing agreement which West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee continues to oppose vehemently. The two sides also discussed issues related to the Rohingya with India saying it was happy to facilitate “safe, speedy and sustainable” return of the forcibly displaced people from Myanmar’s Rakhine state. Continued on page 23