On 19-20 February 2010; Bangladesh army backed Muslim settlers attacked the indigenous people at Baghaichari leaving an indigenous man dead. The aim of the attack was to drive out the indigenous Chakma Buddhists and grab their land. The indigenous Buddhist man gunned down by the Bangladesh army.

Bangladesh army tortures an indigenous Chakma Buddhist in Laxmichari

On 12 Feb. 1989, Bangladesh army of 5 EBR from Dalya Tali Army Camp led by Major Nurul Islam arrested and tortured an indigenous Chakma Buddhist in Laxmichari, Khagrachari district.

Bangladesh army accused him of helping the Shanti Bahini. Bangladesh army tied the victim and severely beat him. During interrogation, Bangladesh army subjected the victim to electric shocks and forced water through his nostrils. The victim is:

1. Mr. Berani Karbari, 50 yrs, son of late Arjun Sen Karbari of Hazachari, Laxmichari.

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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