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On 3 August 2004, Bangladesh army backed Muslim settlers killed 2 members of an indigenous Buddhist family in Dhandachara village of Bhushanchara in Barkal. At night at around 11 pm the Muslim settlers attacked Mr. Barun Kumar Chakma (33) and his family members with swords and spears. Mr. Barun Kumar Chakma died on the spot and his wife Ms. Subarna Chakma (28) and 11 months old son Kampan Chakma were seriously injured. Next day on 4 August Ms. Subarna died from her injuries. Kampan Chakma got serious injuries at his right leg.

Bangladesh army attempt to rape an indigenous Buddhist house wife in Baghaichari

On 9 July, 1995, Bangladesh army led by Capt. Imdad from Sarbuatali Camp raided the house of Mr. Arun Prakash Chakma of Lalit Mohan Karbari village of Madhya Pablakhali area under the jurisdic­tion of Baghaichari, Rangamati district at about 2am. Bangladesh army forced him and Mr. Shyam Chakma to come out of their house and interrogated them with harassments.

During the interrogation Capt. Imdad entered the house and attacked Mrs. Basana Chakma the wife of Mr. Shyam Chakma and attempted to rape her. But Mrs. Chakma screamed and fought with all her might till the Bangladesh army rapist stopped the attack.

In 1947, India was partitioned on the basis of religion. In 1947, 98.5% of the CHT population was non-Muslim. 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 ethnic cleansing against indigenous people in CHT.

Bangladesh army and Muslim settlers use rape as a tool to terrorize the indigenous people of Chittagong Hill Tracts. Bangladesh army is involved in rape, murder, torture and land grabbing in Chittagong Hill Tracts. Bangladesh army is driving out indigenous people from Chittagong Hill Tracts and settling Muslim settlers in their villages. Their aim is to Islamize Chittagong Hill Tracts by rape and terror.


Sources:

PCJSS(Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti)

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