On 17 February 2011; Border Guards of Bangladesh and Muslim settlers attacked the indigenous Buddhist people at Longadu leaving at least 2 indigenous people seriously injured. The aim of the attack was to drive out the indigenous Chakma Buddhists and grab their land. A Chakma couple pick up the pieces after the house was burnt down by the settlers.

Bangladesh army torture indigenous Chakma Buddhists in Baghaichari

On 23 Jan 1995, Bangladesh army of Barnachari camp in Barkal surrounded the house of Mr. Kripa Ranjan Chakma, Chairman of Rupban Panchayet (council)under Baghaichari, Rangamati. Bangladesh army harassed him and ransacked his house. They also tortured 2 other indigenous Buddhist villagers:

1. Mr. Prem Lal Chakma, son of Mr. Sadhan Kumar Chakma
2. Mr. Ashastama Chakma, son of Mr. Chiji 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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