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. Mr Paritosh Chakma (left) Chairman of Babuchara Union Parishad and Mr Arun Kanti Chakma (right) Chairman of Magban Union Parishad.

Bengali settlers torture 2 indigenous Buddhist men in Manikchari

On 3 September 2015, Muslim settlers torture 2 indigenous Buddhist men in Manikchari, Khagrachari district. Muslim settlers accused them of being involved in the killing of Abdul Matin at Lafaidong Para.

2 indigenous Buddhist men are identified as Usha Mong Marma (32) son of Chura Aung Marma and Ripurchai Marma (50) son of Momong Shey Marma. Muslim settlers beat them when they went to express sympathy with the family members of Abdul Matin.

Abdul Matin was killed by unknown people at his home on 2 September. Later Muslim settlers handed 2 indigenous men over to the police with false allegation that 2 were involved in the kiling of Abdul Matin.

India was partitioned on the basis of religion in 1947. 98.5% of the CHT population was non-Muslim during the partition. 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 in CHT is to protect the Muslim settlers and carry out massacre, land grab, rape, religious persecution and ethnic cleansing against indigenous Buddhist, Hindu and Animist 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.

Bangladesh army restricts access to Chittagong Hill Tracts to foreign media and tourists. According to IWGIA, Bangladesh army and DGFI train and harbour Islamic extremists in CHT to launch terrorist attack against Myanmar.

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