On 3 August 2004; Bangladesh army backed Bengali 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 terrorize indigenous Buddhist people in Lakshmichari

On 8 August 1995, Bangladesh army of Lakshmichari Military Zone carried out a massive combing operation in the hilly areas of Binajuri village, Dudhya Khola village and Lakshmichari village in Lakshmichari, Khagrachari district.

During the operation, the Commanding Officer ordered the Headmen of Barmachari, Lelang and Muktachari Mouzas to submit the list of unsettled hills and forests in their respective Mouzas to the said Military Zone Headquarters so that those unsettled hills and forests could be re­settled with newly arrived Muslim settlers.

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.

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