On 3 April 2006, Bangladesh army and Muslim settlers attacked indigenous Buddhist people in Mahalchari of Khagrachari. Bangladesh army and Muslim settlers gang raped Ms. Krajaima Marma (20) daughter of Chaihla Prue Marma at Saprue Karbaripara.

Bangladesh army backed collaborators attack indigenous people in Khagrachari

On 6-8 February 1996 the HSC, the HPC, the HWF and the local indigenous leaders such as Mr. Hangsadhwaj Chakma Mr. Ananta Bihari Khisa, Mr. Mong Ylong Ching Marma, Mr. Sudhangshu Shekhar Chakma, and so forth planned to hold a meeting in Khagrachari Town on 7 February 1996 to protest the terroristic activities of the Pahari Chatra Parishad ebang Pahari Gana Parishad-er Santras Pratirodh Committee (PPSPC). To foil the said meeting, the PPSPC attacked the workers and supporters of the HSC, HPC and HWF on February 6, 1996, without any provocations from the latter, beat them up and threatened them with guns and dire consequences if they held the proposed meeting. Then, the PPSPC called a public meeting on 7 February 1996 at the same venue with a view to force the HSC, HPC and HWF to abandon the planned meeting. In order to avoid the clash and violence, the peace loving and democratic indigenouss decided to hold the meeting on February 9 1996.

Fortunately, on 6 February 1996, the members of the HSC, HPC and HWF saw two members of the PPSPC getting off a bus (which came from Chittagong Town) just outside Khagrachari Town and carrying a big and heavy bag each. Suspecting the PPSPC members bringing lethal weapons from Chittagong, they asked the PPSPC men to show them the contents of the huge bags. On opening the bags, they found the bags full of long knives and hockey sticks. The two PPSPC personnel also revealed that Mr. Kujendra Lal Tripura, a member of the Khagrachari Hill District Council, had helped them procure the weapons and that those weapons were to be used against the HSC, HPC and HWF members on February 7 1996. Needless to say, the Bangladesh Amy had directed the puppet Hill District Council to support the PPSPC and other secret hit squads. Again on 8 February 1996, the PPSPC men armed with revolvers, pistols, knives and hockey sticks made unprovoked attacks on the HSC and HPC activists in a desperate attempt to prevent the protest meeting scheduled for February 9 1996. As a result, several HSC and HPC activists were seriously injured.

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