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.

Bangladesh army tortures 2 indigenous Chakma Buddhists in Mahalchari

On 14 Sept. 1988, Bangladesh army from Kyanghat camp arrested 2 indigenous Chakma Buddhists at Kyanghat in Mahalchari, Khagrachari district. Bangladesh army took the victims to army camp for interrogation and torture. The victims are:

1. Kr. Kanungo Chakma, 38 yrs, son of Mr. Chandra Mohan Chakma, of Rangapani Chara, No. 3 Longadu Mouza, Longadu.
2. Mr. Bira Sen Chakma, 60 yrs, son of Mr. Sadhan Mani Chakma, address as above.

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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