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 terrorize indigenous people in Lakshmichari

From 20 to 23 Sept l994, about 6,000 Bangladesh army personnel of 3 Brigades stationed at Rangamati, Khagrachari and Kaptai carried out a massive combing operation in the areas of Furamoun, Akbaripara, Ramsupari Para, Lakshmichari and Toichangma. Bangladesh army subjected many indigenous people to severe torture and harassment. Some of the victims were:

1. Mr. Anga Chakma (20), son of Mr. Ajoddya Moni Chakma of Bamer Banorkata village in Lakshmichari, Khagrachari.
2. Mr. Punna Kumar Chakma (48), son of Mr. Bipin Chandra Chakma of the above address.
3. Mr. Suresh Chandra Chakma (37), son of Mr. Nabindhan Chakma of the above address.
4. Mr. Chandra Mohan Chakma (55), son of Mr. Chenpudibap Chakma of the above address.
5. Mr. Ananda Kumar Chakma (33), son of Mr. Mereia Chakma of the above address.
6. Master Binoy Chakma (16), son of Mr. Mereia Chakma of the above address and so on.

India was partitioned on the basis of religion in 1947. 98.5% of the CHT population was non-Muslim (Buddhist, Hindu and Animists) 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, land grab, rape, religious persecution and ethnic cleansing against indigenous Buddhist, Hindu and Animist people in CHT.

Bangladesh army restricts access to Chittagong Hill Tracts to foreign media and tourists. According to IWGIA, Bangladesh army and DGFI train and harbour Islamic extremists in CHT to launch terrorist attack against Myanmar.

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