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Jyoti Ranjan Chakma, victim of Muslim settler attack at Jaliapara
On 17 April 2011 Bangladesh army backed Muslim settlers attacked the indigenous Buddhist people at Ramgarh leaving at least 2 indigenous people dead and scores injured and missing. The aim of the attack was to drive out the indigenous Buddhists and grab their land. At Jaliapara, the Muslim settlers stopped every vehicle and looked for indigenous people. Senior government official Jyoti Ranjan Chakma was taken off a bus and severely beaten up.

Bangladesh army detains and tortures indigenous Chakma Buddhists in Matiranga

On 13 January 1987, Bangladesh army of 32 EBR from the army camp at Matiranga arrested 2 indigenous Chakma Buddhists from their houses in Matiranga, Khagrachari district. Bangladesh army severely beat them and took them to the army camp.

The victims are still held under Bangladesh army custody when this report is prepared. The victims are:

  1. Mr. Jatra Kumar Karbari (60 yrs), son of late Jugol Das Chakma of Matiranga.
  2. Mr. Dharma Mohan Chakma (30 yrs), son of Mr. Biraj Moni Chakma address as above.

Sources:

PCJSS(Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti)
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