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.

Bangladesh police rape an indigenous Chakma Buddhist in Matiranga

On 22 December 1986, Bangladesh police personnel from the police camp at Pata Chara, Matiranga rounded up an indigenous Buddhist woman in her house at Pilak Mu Para in Matiranga, Khagrachari district.

She was arrested and taken to the police camp where she was raped by the Subedar (non-commissioned officer) of the camp. She is still being detained at the camp while this report is written. The victim is:

1. Miss. Bhagya Mala Chakma (22 yrs), daughter of late Kali Kumar Chakma of Pilak Mu Para, Matiranga.

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