Bengali settles attack indigenous Mro people in Alikadam

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On 17 January 2026, the Muslim settlers and the so called Rohingyas carried out two rounds of attacks on the indigenous Mro people at Janali Para of Noyapara union in Alikadam, Bandarban district. At least 14 Mro people were injured and 3 were critically wounded. The injured individuals are:

 

1. Longsan Mro (30), son of Pacco Mro, Karbari

2. Aungsong Mro (30), son of Kotngang Mro

3. Kotngang Mro (50), son of Kai In Mro

4. Langching Mro

5. Kainpa Mro

6. Nganoai Mro (27), son of DongRui Mro

7. Menru Mro (40), son of Khain Doi Mro

8. Thongiya Mro

9. Chingiyak Mro

10. Bangtak Mro

11. Kangwai Mro

12. Shantoi Mro; 

13. Dhangroi Mro; 

14. Langching Mro (30), son of Mopom Mro.

The critically injured are:

1. Amar Tripura (50), son of Naya Chandra Tripura

2. Dangya Mro (52), son of Mensa Mro

3. Prekikya Mro (26), son of Mangin Mro

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The accused, Zafar Alam (45), son of Faridul Islam of Ward No. 5 under Noyapara Union is a so called Rohingya. Multiple theft cases have been filed against him with the Alikadam Police Station. He served several jail sentences in those cases. With the assistance of certain officials in the administration, he had obtained Bangladeshi citizenship.

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For a long time, the accused had been stealing bananas, cattle, goats, poultry from the Mro people. On 17 January, at around 9:00 a.m., local residents caught Zafar Alam red-handed while he was stealing four bunches of bananas from a banana plantation belonging to Longsan Mro (30), son of Pacco Mro, the karbari of Janali Para.

The villagers restrained him and informed the chairman of Noyapara Union, Phogya Marma, about the incident. On behalf of the chairman, instructions were given to keep the accused Zafar Alam in the para along with the stolen banana bunches. However, before the chairman could arrive at the scene, at around 10:00 a.m., Zafar Alam’s son Mofiz Uddin (25), along with Zia Uddin (21) and 10–12 so called Rohingyas and Muslim settlers, attacked the house of Longsan Mro. When villagers attempted to resist, Prekikya Mro (26) and Aungsang Mro (30) were brutally assaulted, sustaining injuries to the upper part of the left eye, face, chest, and back.

At one point, so called Rohingyas and the Muslim settlers forcibly took Zafar Alam away in a violent manner. The injured Prekikya Mro and Aungsang Mro were then taken by the villagers to the Alikadam Government Hospital for treatment.

Following the incident, so called Rohingyas and the Muslim settlers issued death threats against Longsan Mro and other villagers.
Fearing for their safety, the Mro indigenous residents of Janali Para informed the local union chairman and other respected community members and filed a case with Alikadam Police Station. Later, at around 11:00 a.m., after Officer-in-Charge Alamgir Hossain of Alikadam Police Station assured the villagers of cooperation, they returned to their village.

Later, at around 5:00 p.m., villagers received a phone call from the Alikadam Police Station asking them to come to the station. When they arrived, the Officer-in-Charge informed them that the call had been made by mistake.

Subsequently, at approximately 7:00 p.m., while the villagers were returning to their village from the police station in two taxi vehicles, they reached the area near the Noyapara graveyard. At that point, more than 25–30 Muslim settlers and so called Rohingyas blocked the road and launched a sudden attack on them using sharp machetes, iron rods, knives, and sticks. As a result, among the 18 people traveling in the taxi vehicles, 8 were seriously injured.

Later, Longsan Mro, Amar Tripura, Daiya Mro, Prekikya Mro, Aungsang Mro, Kotngang Mro, Langching Mro, Kainpa Mro, Nganwai Mro, Menru Mro, Thongiya Mro, Chingiyak Mro, Bangtak Mro, Kangwai Mro, Shantoi Mro, and Dhorei Mro, among others, were taken to the Alikadam Government Hospital in an injured condition. Due to the critical condition of Dangya Mro, Amar Tripura, and Prekikya Mro, they were immediately referred to the Cox’s Bazar Medical College Hospital.

The Muslim settlers and so called Rohingyas forcibly took four mobile phones from the Mro indigenous people, along with cash amounts of 20,000 taka from Dangya Mro, 8,000 taka from Amar Tripura, and 7,000 taka from Kotngang Mro.

At that time, Longsan Mro filed a case with Alikadam Police Station as the complainant, naming 10 accused persons and mentioning 7–8 unidentified individuals. The accused are:

 

1. Zafar Alam (45), son of Faridul Islam

2. Mofiz Uddin (25), son of Zafar Alam

3. Zia Uddin (21), son of Zafar Alam

4. Ali Madan (40), father unknown

5. Riaz Uddin (38), son of Moulovi Abu Taiyab

6. Md. Jahir (20), son of Md. Siraj, residents of South Noyapara, Ward No. 6

7. Md. Mubin (22), son of Md. Siraj, residents of South Noyapara, Ward No. 6

8. Md. Iskandar (38), son of Faridul Alam

9. Rezaul Karim (32), son of Faridul Alam

10. Rahima Khatun (30), wife of Iskandar.