In August 2007, Bangladesh army backed Muslim settlers broke into the boundary of Sadhantila Buddhist Temple in Dighinala and began erecting houses inside the temple boundary. Here the settlers argue with resident Buddhist monk.

Bangladesh army terrorize indigenous Buddhists in Naniachar and Lakshmichari

On 30 Jan 1995, Bangladesh army of Naniachar Military Zone launched military operation against indigenous Buddhist villages of Toichangma, Betchari, Tripurachari, Denachara and Larmapara in Naniachar and Banar Kata, Nunchari and Akbari Para in Lakshmichari. Bangladesh army searched Shanti Bahini guerillas and their camps.

Military operation continued for 4 days during which some Shanti Bahini camps in deep forests were attacked although Shanti Bahini was observing the cease fire. Bangladesh army burned down 3 indigenous Buddhist houses and stole valuables from indigenous homes.

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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