On 19-20 February 2010; Bangladesh army backed Muslim settlers attacked the indigenous Buddhist people at Baghaichari. The settlers destroyed many indigenous houses and Buddhist temples. The aim of the attack was to drive out the indigenous Chakma Buddhists and grab their land. One of the Buddhist temples burnt down by the settlers.

Bangladesh army torture 2 indigenous Chakma Buddhists in Baghaichari

On 5 Dec. 1994, Bangladesh army led by Lt. Suja from Korengatali Army camp encircled Betagichara village in Baghaichari, Rangamati. Bangladesh army searched 2 houses and tortured 2 indigenous Chakma Buddhists on a false allegation of collaborating with the Shanti Bahini. They victims are-

1. Angi Raj Chakma (39), son of Dina Ram Chakma
2. Jagulukkya Chakma (14), son of Angi Raj Chakma

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, 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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