On 14 December 2011 Bangladesh army backed Muslim settlers attacked indigenous Buddhist people in Baghaichari and Dighinala following the death of a settler named Mohamed Sattar. An indigenous woman named Chikon Mila Chakma was killed in Dighinala and at least 10 indigenous people were injured. Mr. Shanti Priyo Chakma was one of the indigenous victims.

Bangladesh army detain and torture indigenous people in Baghaichari

On 14 Sept 1994, Bangladesh Armed Police from Baghaichari Police Station arrested an indigenous student without any warrant and tortured 5 indigenous villagers without any reason in Baghaichari, Rangamati. The victims are:

1. Mr. Dipta Kanti Chakma (26), son of Mr. Nirod Ranjan Chakma of Tulaban village in Baghaichari, Rangamati. BAP arrested him without any warrant and detained him without charge or trial.
2. Mr. Bhupendra Chakma, son of Mr. Bipin Bihari Chakma of Tulaban village in Baghaichari, Rangamati. BAP detained and tortured him.
3. Mr. Monda Chakma, son of Mr. Birendra Chakma of Tulaban village in Baghaichari, Rangamati. BAP detained and tortured him.
4. Mr. Battya Chakma (25), son of Mr. Bhim Sen Chakma of Tulaban village in Baghaichari, Rangamati. BAP detained and tortured him.

India was partitioned on the basis of religion in 1947. 98.5% of the CHT population was non-Muslim (Buddhist, Hindu and Animist) 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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