On 17 February 2011; Border Guards of Bangladesh and Muslim settlers attacked the indigenous Buddhist people at Longadu leaving at least 2 indigenous people seriously injured. The aim of the attack was to drive out the indigenous Chakma Buddhists and grab their land.

Bangladesh army arrest 2 indigenous Chakma Buddhists in Baghaichari

On 1 Feb l995, Bangladesh army from Shijak Mukh Army camp conducted an operation in the area of Thengum. Bangladesh army arrested following 2 indigenous Chakma Buddhists:

1. Mr. Amar Chan Chakma (35), son of Mr. Chandra Bahu Chakma of Ugalchari village in Baghaichari, Rangamati
2. Mr. Nangula Chakma (30) of Rupakari village in Baghaichari, Rangamati

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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