On 22 September 2012 Bangladesh army backed Muslim settlers attacked indigenous Buddhist people in Rangamati. When the indigenous people counter attacked in self defence Bangladesh army took side with the Muslim settlers. 76 indigenous people were injured and numerous indigenous properties were destroyed. The Muslim settlers are attacking South Kalindipur area on 22nd September.

Bengali settlers attack indigenous Buddhist people in Longadu

On 21 November 1995, Bangladesh army backed Muslim settlers attacked indigenous Buddhist people in Longadu.

The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination was taking place at Abdur Rashid Sarkar High School at Korolyachari village in Longadu. During the examination, one indigenous student and one Muslim settler student sought permission to go to the toilet from the attending teacher Mohammad Motaleb. Then Mohammad Motaleb told them that he could not allow both to go out at the same time. So, he permitted the Muslim settler student to go to the toilet first. After the return of the Muslim settler student from the toilet, the indigenous student sought permission again but the teacher refused to let him go to the toilet. Then the indigenous student said that he could not check the pressure of the nature's call anymore and that he needed to go to toilet right away.

Mohammad Motaleb did not tolerate the frank pleading of the indigenous student and began to beat him mercilessly for daring to speak out his genuine complaint. Naturally, all the indigenous students protested at the great injustice and discrimination committed by their arrogant Muslim teacher.

The indigenous students' vehement protest made Mohammad Motaleb angrier. So, he decided to punish all the indigenous students. He left the examination hall, locked the door and rushed towards Korolyachari Muslim cluster village. After a while, Mohammad Motaleb returned to the school with a big group of Muslim settlers armed with knives, machetes, spears, iron bars and big sticks and shouting Islamic and anti-indigenous slogans.

No sooner he and the Muslim settlers had attacked the examination hall, the indigenous students broke open the door and windows, jumped out of the hall and fled. Unfortunately, two indigenous students could not manage to flee in time and were attacked by Mohammad Motaleb and Muslim settlers who kicked and beat them and wounded them with sharp weapons. Later, the injured indigenous students were taken to Al-Rabeta Hospital at Longadu. But their injuries were so serious that they had to be transferred to the Hospital in Rangamati. On the night of 21 November 1995, Mohammad Motaleb and the Muslim settlers set the school ablaze and then blamed the indigenous people for destroying the school with a view to covering up their heinous crime committed against the innocent and helpless indigenous students. Injured indigenous students were:

1. Mr. Mihir Kiran Chakma (22)
2. Mr. Birendra Chakma (21).

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