PCP President, 21 others arrested by army, released later

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PCP President, 21 others arrested by army, released later



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News No. 111/2009, September 07, 2009



The Hill Students Council President Ricoh Chakma was arrested along with 21 others including 5 women in Panchari under Khagrachari district on 4 September.



Army personnel from Panchari zone made the arrest at 3:15pm when PCP leaders were returning from a meeting organised by Democratic Youth Forum. They were arrested from a tea shop at Taltola.



“The army came in two jeeps and caught us without assigning any reason.” Ricoh Chakma told chtnews.com.



The army gave no reason for the arrest and took them to the Panchari police station. However, they were released after midnight.



Among the arrested were PCP Khagrachari district unit president Ratan Chakma, Chairman (in-charge) of Chengi Union Council Mr. Nabo Kumar Chakma, Chengi UP member Khagendra Tripura and businessman Hirohito Chakma.



The arrested also included 5 Jumma women who were returning from a meeting of the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF). All other arrested excepting the PCP members had also taken part in the same meeting.



The army beat up nine of the arrested including Tripti Dhan Chakma, Tinku Chakma and Kamleshwar Chakma.



“We don’t know why they have been tortured. None of them has committed any crime and the army personnel also did not ask them anything; they just beat them up.” Ricoh Chakma said.



“The army tied Tripti Dhan and Tinku to a wooden pole and beat them mercilessly”, he added.



He further said the army released them in phases: the five women were released first from Panchari bazaar after forcing them to sign a bond.



All others were released after midnight.

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Army conducted search in Baghaichari, Rangamati

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Army conduct house searches in Baghaichari

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News No. 56/2009, June 16, 2009

Bangladesh Army soldiers conducted house searches in Jumma villages in Baghaichari under Rangamati district.

Sources said that on the night of 14 June, soldiers from Baghaihat zone led by Lt. Col. Anisuzzaman, Commanding Officer of the camp, took position in Babupara village and began searching houses the next morning.



“They (the army) searched each and every house of the village.” a high school teacher said on condition of anonymity, and added that “the soldiers marked the houses with colours after the search.”



On 16 June, searches were also carried out in the same way in Jeebtoli and Talukder Para.



The army action came on the heels of a HWF rally to mark the 13th anniversary of the abduction of Kalpana Chakma.



The army is blamed for her disappearance on 12 June 1996.

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Three innocent villagers tortured in Nannyechar

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Three innocent Jumma villagers tortured in Nannyechar



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News No. 48/2009, June 12, 2009



Three innocent Jumma villagers were tortured by army in Nannyechar on 9 June, according to independent sources.



Sources said the incident occurred at around 10pm when the victims were returning home in a country boat after selling jackfruits in Rangamati town.



When they reached Komtoli near Burighat some patrolling army personnel from Burighat camp led by Warrant Officer Akbar signaled them to come to the shore, but they took the army for robbers and sped up their engine boat.



However, the soldiers pursued and caught them up at a corner of the Kaptain Lake and beat them mercilessly.



The army freed them after torture.



The victims are Subrata Chakma, age 35, s/o Mongol Mohan Chakma of Mongtola village under Burighat Union, Mithon Khisha, age 16, s/o Anil Kumar Khisha of Mongtola village under Burighat Union and Tontu Bikash Khisha, age 28, s/o Chigon Dhan Khisha of Kengelchari village under Sabekyong Union – were returning home from Rangamati town after selling jackfruits there.

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Six including 3 UPDF members arrested in Laxmichari

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Six including 3 UPDF members arrested in Laxmichari



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News No. 46/2009, June 09, 2009



Six persons including three members of the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) were arrested in Laxmichari, Khagrachari.



Reports reaching from the area said on 7 June at around 1pm a group of army personnel from Laxmichari zone raided the village of East Chailyatoli and picked up three UPDF members and two supporters. They were making preparations for holding a meeting with the villagers when the arrest was made.



The arrested UPDF members have been identified as Bochai Marma alias Monu, age 30, s/o Mong Hla Ching Marma of village Chowdhuri Para, Betbunia, Kawkhali, Rangamati; Shimul Chakma alias Nipon, age 23, s/o Motilal Chakma of village Dujjyapara, Ghagra, Kawkhali; and Dilmoni Chakma alias Pratap, age 26, s/o Harbo Chakma of villlage Durchari, Dullyatoli Union, Laxmichari.



The arrested UPDF supporters are Dipayan Chakma, age 22, s/o Erokko Chakma and Tejendra Chakma, age 30, s/o Nanda Chakma. Both of them hail from East Chailatoli village, Laxmichari.



The army took them to the zone headquarters and beat them so severely that all of them had to be admitted in Laxmichari hospital at 2am the next day. While the two supporters were released later on after medical treatment, the UPDF members were handed over to the Laxmichari police station.



They had been kept in the police station till yesterday, according to sources. It is not known under which section they have been shown arrested.



Another report adds another Jumma villager was arrested on Monday, 8 June, in Laxmichari. The army arrested Nilondo Chakma, age 40, s/o Boidyo Chakma of Badorkaba village from a tea shop at around 1:30pm. He was handed over to the police, but the reason for the arrest could not be known, it said.

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