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Chittipudi Chakma of Mallya Massacre
On 2 February 1992 Bangladesh army backed Muslim settlers killed at least 30 indigenous Chakma Buddhists at Mallya. One of them was Chittipudi Chakma (6 months) daughter of Manek Kumar Chakma. Two bombs exploded on a river ferry at Mallya. The explosion killed a passenger and seriously injured the skipper of the ferry. The survivors swam ashore but the armed Muslim settlers were waiting for them and attacked the indigenous Chakma Buddhists - men women and children.

Bangladesh army murder an indigenous Chakma Buddhist in Dighinala

On 15 June 1992 the Shanti Bahini attacked a military patrol and one member of the security forces was wounded. In a reprisal, Bangladesh army led by Lieut.Col. Shahabuddin attacked Babuchara cluster village in Dighinala, Khagrachari district. Bangladesh army arrested Mr. Amar Kanti Chakma who was unable to escape, and beaten him to death.

The government controlled local newspapers reported that he had been killed by the Shanti Bahini.


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PCJSS(Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti)
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