On 2 February 1992 Bangladesh army backed Muslim settlers massacred about 30 indigenous Chakma Buddhists at Mallya. One of them was Bablu Chakma the son of Manek Kumar Chakma. Two bombs exploded on a river ferry at Mallya. The explosion killed a passenger and seriously injured the skipper of the vessel. The survivors swam ashore but the armed Muslim settlers were waiting for them and attacked the indigenous Chakma Buddhists - men women and children.

Indigenous people protest against government's landgrab in Rangamati

On 13 February 2017, indigenous Buddhist and Hindu villagers comprising 27 families of Hatchery area under Rangamati municipality in Rangamati district formed a human chain in front of office of Deputy Commissioner of Rangamati district protesting against government's initiative to acquire their homesteads for setting up Rangamati Medical College and Hospital. They submitted memorandum to Prime Minister, Land Miniter, Health and Family Welfare Minister, State Minister for CHT Affairs and Deputy Commissioner of Rangamati district.

Protesters said that they all are uprooted by the Kaptai dam and also internally displaced families. They were displaced during armed conflict before signing the CHT Accord. They have been staying at Hatchery area since 90s after uprooted from their ancestral lands and homesteads. It is to be mentioned that on 5 February 2017 their houses and homesteads were measured by land staff of Deputy Commissioner's office with the help of police and army without prior notice to them. Indigenous villagers were informed that they will be evicted soon.

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