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Bangladesh police abduct and forcibly marry an indigenous Buddhist girl in Khagrachari

On 19-20 February 2010; Bangladesh army backed Muslim settlers attacked the indigenous Buddhist people at Baghaichari. The settlers destroyed many indigenous houses and Buddhist temples. The aim of the attack was to drive out the indigenous Chakma Buddhists and grab their land. Indigenous Chakma boys in grief after the attack.

On 7 August 1984, the members of the Bangladesh Reserve Police from the Bhaibon Chara Police Camp attacked the house of Miss Sukra Bala Chakma (18), daughter of Mr. Lochonya Chakma at Pradeep Para in Jurmorong, Khagrachari.


They abducted her at gun point and forcibly married her to a Muslim policeman from the Comilla district against her will.

Sources:


PCJSS(Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti)

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