Dalit

“Dalit” most deprived community in Bangladesh Dalit is a Bengali word, stands for “oppressed”. Many also decode Dalit as untouchable. Dalit people have not been socially included in mainstream due to their so called “impure” profession e.g. skinning, tanning, shoe polishing, sweeping, sewerage cleaning, burying of dead bodies, saloon, drum beating, washing, etc. Literacy rate among the Dalit’s is about 25% which is far behind from the national average. The organization has been named “Dalit” to represent the Dalit/ marginalized community people. Some Dalit people were the visionary-dreamers of Dalit and autobiography of Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar was their immense inspiration.