On 12 June 1996 Bangladesh Army led by Lt. Ferdous abducted Kalpana Chakma (23), a human rights activist from her home at Lallyaghona village. Kalpana Chakma is still missing. It is believed that she might have been killed if she did not agree to marry Lieutenant Ferdous, the officer who led the abduction. Abduction of indigenous women is not unusual in CHT. Abduction and forced marriage of indigenous women are used as a technique to islamize the indigenous Buddhist people of CHT.

Bangladesh army rape indigenous women in Dighinala

On 13 Dec. 1991, Bangladesh Army of the 24th Field Artillery Regiment from the army camp at Alamgir Tila in Dighinala led by Subedar Qamrul Hassan launched a military operation against the indigenous people of Boalkhali Mouza in Dighinala, Khagrachari district. During the operation, Bangladesh army gang raped many indigneous women. 2 of the raped victims are:

1. Miss Anjalika Tripura (18), daughter of Mr. Ratha Kumar Tripura of Buddha Kumar Para village.
2. Mrs. Kalamila Chakma, wife of Mr. Brajalal Chakma of Koroitali Joutha Khamar village.

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