On 14 December 2011 Bangladesh army backed Muslim settlers attacked indigenous Buddhist people in Baghaichari and Dighinala following the death of a settler named Mohamed Sattar. An indigenous woman named Chikon Mila Chakma was killed in Dighinala and at least 10 indigenous people were injured. Mr. Ronik Chakma was one of the indigenous victims.

Bangladesh army torture indigenous headman in Panchari

On 23 July 1984, Bangladesh army of 30th Bengal Regiment from the Bhaibon Chara Army Camp took Mr. Digendra Lal Tripura (40), son of Mr. Jamini Roaza, of Kuradiya Chara in Panchari, Khagrachari district to the camp on a pretext of holding an urgent discussion. Mr. Tripura is the Headman of Lutiban Mouza.

As soon as he reached the army camp, interrogation started asking him about the Shanti Bahini such as who and how many joined the Shanti Bahini from his area. He was tortured and beaten so severely that he had to be carried back home on a stretcher. He was released only after he agreed to sign on a paper that he was going home in sound health and that he was not tortured.

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