Chittagong Hill News
Bangladesh army and BDR torture indigenous Chakma Buddhists in Baghaichari
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. Muslim settlers attacked this indigenous Buddhist girl with machete.
On 7 July 1985, Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) from Marishya Camp and Bangladesh army from Karengatali Army Camp inhumanly beat and tortured indigenous Buddhist inhabitants of Jhagra Bil in Baghaichari, Rangamati district. The attack was in reprisal to armed clash that occured between the Shanti Bahini and the BDR on the same day. The victims are:
Upaya Nanda Chakma (18), son of Kali Das Chakma of Jhagra Bil, Baghaichari.
Prahlad Chakma (20), son of Bishnu Chakma of Jhagra Bil, Baghaichari.
Paritosh Chakma (18), son of Bishnu Chakma of Jhagra Bil, Baghaichari.
Sushil Kanti Chakma (28), son of Chikonya Chakma of Balukhali, Baghaichari. He was taken to Karengatali Army Camp by Capt. Amin of 12th Bengal Regiment, Bangladesh Army on 7 July 1985. He was mercilessly beaten and tortured with sticks.
Sources:
PCJSS(Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti)