Bangladesh army kills four tribals, injures 40 others in indiscriminate firing in CHT, RRAG calls for India’s downgrading of diplomatic relations with Yunus govt

The Bangladesh Army personnel today morning killed at least four tribal people and injured over 40 others in indiscriminate firing and thereafter, allowed the illegal Muslim settlers to burn down tribal houses at Guimara area under Khagrachari district of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Sunday (September 28). The targeted tribal people mainly belong to the Marma/Mog community.

The indigenous peoples under the banner of Jumma Chatra Janata have been protesting for the last five days demanding justice after an 8th standard indigenous Marma girl was gang-raped by the illegal settlers on September 23 at Singhinala village, Khargrachari. As the culprits were not arrested, the protest spread.

“Instead of arresting the rapists, the Bangladeshi Army personnel have been violating the rights of the indigenous peoples’ protestors and today resorted to the killing of the peaceful protestors by indiscriminate firing. The indiscriminate killing by the Bangladesh Army and thereafter allowing the illegal Muslim settlers to burning down the houses of indigenous peoples at Ramsu Bazaar area under Guimara shows that the killings are premeditated.”- stated Mr Suhas Chakma, Director of the Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG).

The RRAG called upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene against the systematic attacks on the indigenous peoples in the Chittagong Hill Tracts by the Bangladesh Army under Dr Mohammad Yunus by downgrading diplomatic relations with the unelected government of Dr Yunus.

The RRAG also stated that the killing of innocent indigenous peoples will be raised at the ongoing 60th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva this week.