On 3 August 2004, Bangladesh army backed Bengali Muslim settlers killed 2 members of an indigenous Buddhist family in Dhandachara village of Bhushanchara in Barkal. At night at around 11 pm the Muslim settlers attacked Mr. Barun Kumar Chakma (33) and his family members with swords and spears. Mr. Barun Kumar Chakma died on the spot and his wife Ms. Subarna Chakma (28) and 11 months old son Kampan Chakma were seriously injured. Next day on 4 August Ms. Subarna died from her injuries. Kampan Chakma got serious injuries at his right leg.

DGFI terrorize an indigenous Buddhist activist in Naniachar

On 26 January 1993, DGFI (Directorate General of Forces Intelligence) harassed an indigenous activist Eldin Chakma while he was distributing pamphlet at Naniachar bazaar in Rangamati district for the upcoming Hill Student Union conference. Eldin Chakma is the Secretary of Hill Student Union of Naniachar branch.

DGFI snatched Hill Student Union pamphlets, Tk 95.00, donation receipts from Eldin Chakma. DGFI accussed him of Shanti Bahini tax collector. DGFI forced a Hindu businessman of Naniachar bazaar to give false evidence against Eldin Chakma that Mr. Chakma extorted money from him (businessman) on behalf of Shanti Bahini.

India was partitioned on the basis of religion in 1947. 98.5% of the CHT population was non-Muslim during the partition. The indigenous people of CHT opted to join either India or Burma. But Muslim League conspired with the Boundary Commission and illegally annexed CHT with East Pakistan in violation of the principle of partition. Successive Bangladesh governments have been sponsoring Muslim settlers from plain land to dilute the indigenous people of CHT.

Bangladesh army's role in CHT is to protect the Muslim settlers and carry out massacre, land grab, rape, religious persecution and ethnic cleansing against indigenous Buddhist, Hindu and Animist people in CHT.

Bangladesh army restricts access to Chittagong Hill Tracts to foreign media and tourists. According to IWGIA, Bangladesh army and DGFI train and harbour Islamic extremists in CHT to launch terrorist attack against Myanmar.

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