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. Buddhist monks gather in a meeting after the attack.

Bangladesh army torture indigenous Buddhists in Manikchari

On 28 Sept 1994, a Bangladesh army man from the Ghilachari camp under the Manikchari Military Zone within Rangamati District tortured at a sentrypost the following innocent indigenous people without any reasons:

1. Mr. Mangal Dhan Chakma (35), son of Mr. Buddha Ranjan Chakma of Sayandarpara village in Naniachar
2. Mr. Mono Ranjan Chakma (20), son of Mr. Jamini Kumar Chakma of the above address
3. Mr. Tikku Dhan Chakma (20), son of Mr. Buddha Ranjan Chakma of the above address
4. Mr. Bimaleshwar Chakma (18) and his younger brother, sons of Mr. Jatin Kumar Chakma of the above address
5. Master Joti Lal Chakma

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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