On 12 June 1996 Bangladesh Army led by Lt. Ferdous abducted Kalpana Chakma (23), a human rights activist from her home at Lallyaghona village. Kalpana Chakma is still missing. It is believed that she might have been killed if she did not agree to marry Lieutenant Ferdous, the officer who led the abduction. Abduction of indigenous women is not unusual in CHT. Abduction and forced marriage of indigenous women are used as a technique to islamize the indigenous Buddhist people of CHT.

Bengali settlers rape and attack an indigenous Buddhist people in Longudu

On July 20, 1986, Anil Kumar Chakma, 30 yrs, son of Jubo Laxman Chakma, of Bamo Atarakchara, P.S. Longudu, was attacked by the VDP personnel Abdul Khaleque and Syedul. The victim was in his plough land when the culprits came and attacked him. He was threatened with death if he would not leave the land that he cultivates.

Reports say that Leut. Saif of 7th EBR from the army camp at Korolyachari is instigating and helping the Muslim settlers to illegally occupy the indigenous lands by force.

On 20 July 1986, Gopadevi Chakma, 16 yrs, daughter of Krishna Laxman Chakma, of Bamo Atarakchara, P.S. Longudu, was raped by the VDP personnel Abdul Khaleque and Syedul in the paddy field she was working. The culprits tied her hands and put a handkerchief in her mouth and raped her.

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