On 28 January 2012 Bangladesh army backed Muslim settlers attacked a Buddhist temple at Bilaichari of Rangamati. The Muslim settlers broke images of Lord Buddha and plundered valuables of the temple. The attack was in response to the killing of Mohamed Shah Alam (45) on 27 January 2012 by unidentified miscreants.

Bangladesh army rob indigenous people in Naniachar

On 23 Sept 1994, Bangladesh army from Lakshmichari and Naniachar Military Zones jointly attacked and robbed Larmapara village in Naniachar, Rangamati. The robbed indigenous villagers were:

1. Mr. Tung Chakma (25), son of Mr. Ken Mohan Chakma. Bangladesh army robbed his ll cows.
2. Mr. Bhagya Chandra Chakma (56), son of Mr. Dina Mohan Karbari. Bangladesh army robbed cash Taka 226.00, 2 bullocks, 5 utensils and l umbrella.
3. Mr. Priti Ranjan Chakma (35), son of Mr. Sukra Mohan Chakma. Bangladesh army robbed 180 kg of paddy, 2 quilts and l aluminium pitcher from him.
4. Mr. Chandi Lal Chakma (37), son of Mr. Braja Mohan Chakma. Bangladesh army robbed l bullock, 2 quilts and l umbrella.
5. Mr. Marattua Chakma (48), son of Mr. Furulya Karbari. Bangladesh army robbed l bullock and 550 oranges.
6. Mr. Braja Mohan Chakma (68), son of Mr. Furulya Karbari. Bangladesh army robbed l cow.
7. Mr. Sama Chandra Chakma (58), son of Mr. Bakkonya Chakma. Bangladesh army robbed 7 fowls.
8. Mr. Surja Charan Chakma (34), Bangladesh army robbed 2 roosters, 15 papayas and l5 large clusters of bananas.
9. Mr. Purna Kumar Chakma, son of Mr. Birgu Dhan Chakma. Bangladesh army robbed 30 green cocoanuts from him.
10. Mr. Hemanta Kumar Chakma, son of Mr. Birgu Dhan Chakma. Bangladesh army robbed l5 green cocoanuts.
11. Mr. Dina Mohan Karbari (70), son of Mr. Surendra Karbari. Bangladesh army robbed 4 dinner plates, 20 eggs and lO sugarcanes.

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 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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