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Baribindu Chakma
On 25 December 1986 at 6:00 a.m Bangladeshi army personnel from the Dighinala cantonment rounded up Mr. Baribindu Chakma (38) son of Mr. Jatindra Lal Chakma of Sadhok Chara, Dighinala. Bangladesh army tied his hands and then severely beat him. Bangladesh army men laid him on the ground and kicked him like a football. They hammered his fingers. He was released after 8 and 1/2 hours of torture. He took refuge in Tripura state of India.

Bangladesh army torture 3 indiegnous Chakma Buddhists in Kabakhali

On 6 March 1996 The Bangladesh Army personnel arrested 2 PCJSS tax collectors i) Mr. Pradip Chakma and ii) Mr. Ratan Chakma at Chidojyachara in Kabakhali, Dighinala.

The tax collectors were totally unarmed and their tax collection did not breach the ceasefire agreement. Despite that, the Bangladesh Army detained and tortured them. They arrested another indigenous Chakma Buddhist, took him to the local camp, then released him after severely beating him.


Sources:

PCJSS(Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti)
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