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. Simul Chakma and Mr.Dhiman Chakma, 2 indigenous Buddhist victims of the brutal attack.

Bangladesh army torture an indigenous Chakma Buddhist in Baghaichari

On 20 Nov. 1986, Bangladesh army of 41 EBR from the army camp at Karengatoli led by Major Abdul Bari arrested an indigenous Chakma Buddhist from Tulaban in Baghaichari, Rangamati district. Bangladesh army severely tortured him during custody. The victim is:

1. Mr. Kalpataru Chakma (16) of Tulaban, Baghaichari. He was arrested and taken to the camp. At the camp, he was stripped of his clothes. He was beaten inhumanly and electric shocks were given on his genitals due to which he fainted three times. The Major tore off his clothes and he returned home putting on his torn trouser and shirt.

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, extra-judicial killing, torture, detention withou trial, land grab, rape, religious persecution and ethnic cleansing against indigenous Buddhist, Hindu and Animist people in CHT.

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