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.

BGB start cleaning jungle to establish camp on indigenous land in Ruma

Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) initiated to acquire indigenous owned land for establishing a camp at Bethel and Betlehem village in Ruma, Bandarban district.

If BGB set up their camp in Bethel and Betlehem areas, more than 100 indigenous families will be uprooted from their ancestral homes. On 24 January 2014 the indigenous peoples submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister of Government of Bangladesh.

India was partitioned on the basis of religion in 1947. 98.5% of the CHT population was non-Muslim in 1947. 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 can arbitrarily confiscate indigenous people's land with the excuse of establishing military camps. Needless to say Chittagong Hill Tracts is one of the most militarized region on earth. Bangladesh army can harass and intimidate the indigenous people from these camps until indigenous people leave their villages and homes. After indigenous people leave, Bangladesh army settles Muslim settlers in their villages. Their aim is to Islamize Chittagong Hill Tracts by terror.

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