On 4 December 2007, Bangladesh army backed Muslim settler raped indiegnous Buddhist girl Miss Ruikrashu Marma (10) when she was going to school in Ramgarh of Khagrachari district. Indigenous women and girls in CHT are in constant threat of rape.

Bengali settler rapes an indigenous Marma girl in Manikchari of Khagrachari district

On 7 April 2006 at 4.00 p.m. Mohammed Alamgir, a Muslim settler of Manikchari raped Domra Ching Marma (16) daughter of Mr. Mong Chai Marma, of Badnatali under Manikchari upazila in Khagrachari district while she was collecting drinking water from a well near the village. A case was filed against the rapist at the Manikchari police station. But the police did not take any action. Reliable sources alleged that Dr. Tozammel Haque Zoarder, Resident Medical Officer of Khagrachari hospital intentionally destroyed some symptoms of raping.

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