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.

Bengali settlers rape 3 indigenous Chakma girls in Barkal

On July 12, 1995, 3 indigenous Chakma girls of Ahjachara village of Barkal, Rangamati district were going to Kasalong Mukh by boat. When they arrived at Baranachari Mukh, 3 Muslim settlers attacked and raped them

3 indigenous girls and victims were identified as-

1. Miss Surekha Chakma (17), daughter of Mr. Amar Dhan Chakma
2. Miss Punangalata Chakma (16), daughter of Mr. Amar Dhan Chakma
3. Miss Suralata Chakma (18), daughter of Mr. Ananda Mohan Chakma

3 Muslim settlers and rapists were indentified as-

1. Mohammad Nazrul Islam, son of Mohammad Maksud Ali
2. Mohammad Sirajul Islam, son of Mohammad Samsher Ali
3. Mohammad Habibur Rahman, son of Mohammad Solaiman

In 1947, India was partitioned on the basis of religion. In 1947, 98.5% of the CHT population was non-Muslim. 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 is to protect the Muslim settlers and carry out ethnic cleansing against indigenous people in CHT.

Bangladesh army and Muslim settlers use rape as a tool to terrorize the indigenous people of Chittagong Hill Tracts. Bangladesh army is involved in rape, murder, torture and land grabbing in Chittagong Hill Tracts. Bangladesh army is driving out indigenous people from Chittagong Hill Tracts and settling Muslim settlers in their villages. Their aim is to Islamize Chittagong Hill Tracts by rape and terror.

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