Chittagong Hill News
Bangladesh army rape and torture indigenous Chakma Buddhists in Naniachar
On 17 April 2011 Bangladesh army backed Muslim settlers attacked 5 indigenous Buddhist villages in Ramgarh and 2 indigenous villages in Manikchari in Chittagong Hill Tracts. In this attack around 200 indigenous houses including 2 Buddhist temples were torched. At least 20 indigenous people were injured and at least half dozen indigenous people were missing. An indigenous woman in front of her burnt house.
On 19 November 1984, Bangladesh army of 505 Brigade from Thal Chara Army camp raided Chillonya Thum Para in Naniachar, Rangamati district. During the raid, Bangladesh army raped indigenous Buddhist women and tortured indigenous Buddhist men. The victims are:
Mr. Vaul Kumar Chakma. BD army took away his 24 years old wife to the army camp. She was already pregnant for 5 months. Still she was brutally raped as a result of which she had a miscarriage next day.
Mr. Murati Mohan Chakma. BD army raped his wife until she became senseless.
Mr. Utpalendu Chakma (18), son of Mr. Monindra Karbari. BD army blindfolded and took him to the army camp, tied him on a tree upside down and poured water through his nose and mouth.
Mr. Sushil Jiban Chakma (28), son of Mr. Jagadish Chandra Chakma of Chillonya Adam in Naniachar. BD army arrested him, beat him, gave him blows and took him to Bakchari APB (Armed Police of Bangladesh) camp. They kept him in a dirty pit whole day and night.
Sources:
PCJSS(Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti)