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 torture indigenous Chakma Buddhist in Baghaichari

On 9 Jan 1995, Bangladesh army of Korengatali camp led by Lt. Suja raided Bangaltali village in Baghaichari to search and destroy Shanti Bahini. Bangladesh army arrested Mr. Nitya Lal Chakma (44), the ex-Chairman of the local Union Council and son of Mr. Mojagal Chakma. Bangladesh army suspected him as collaborator of the Shanti Bahini. Bangladesh army tortured him during interrogation and then handed him over to the Police.

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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