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ABC - Radio Australia - Asia Pacific - Program - BANGLADESH: Tribals strike over peace pact, troops move in CHAKMA: "Common people in the CHT, irrespective of whether they are hill people or Bengalis, do not want to go back to a situation where you have war and continuing military operations. CHAKMA: "In terms of prosecutions, in terms of following up cases, they are more well-informed than the military, which has a military approach to everything to do with law and order, in terms of trying to prosecute those responsible for violations of the law." The Centre's director, Suhas Chakma, says the government should move at once to replace the soldiers with police who have stronger community links. www.abc.net.au /ra/asiapac/programs/s1008351.htm

Ashoka Fellow Profile - Karuna Moy Chakma Karuna Moy Chakma applies specific legal remedies to challenge the human rights violations sustained by the indigenous people of the Chittagong Hill Tracts in southeastern Bangladesh during nearly 25 years of armed conflict in the region. Karuna Moy Chakma, the first human rights lawyer from the tribal communities of the Chittagong Hill Tracts region of Bangladesh, has initiated public interest litigation to protect the individual and community rights of indigenous people living in his country. Karuna Moy Chakma belongs to the Chakma community, the largest of thirteen indigenous groups in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. www.ashoka.org /fellows/viewprofile3.cfm?reid=96892

APRCCN - Cultural Policy & Law About 27 tribal communities have so far been identified, such as Chakma, Marma, Tripuri, Manipuri, Garo, Hajong, Santal etc. The Santals are regarded as the descendants of the Austric race who are the earliest settlers of this soil. It is the mother tongue of all its people except the tribals, who are very few in number and live mostly in the border areas. The educated people of the country can also speak English, Hindi, Urdu, Arabic etc. as and when necessary. www.culturelink.or.kr /policy_bang.html

Untitled Document Chakmas are known as Thek by the Burmes and Tui-Thik by the Kukis.The Chakma tribesmen are scattered throughout the CHT, but a majority of them live in Rangamati district. The Chakma, Murma and Tripura are valley-leaving groups while Khumi Mro,Lushai,Bawm,Khyang Pankhu, Tanchyanga,Chaak, Murong and Riang are leaving on the ridges of the hills. The tribal population is divided into as many as 14 tribes, of whom the numerically superior ones are Chakma,Marmas and Tripuras Corresponding to the geological division of the hills into terrains of sometimes steep -sided hillocks and broad river valleys the ethic groups have chosen different habitants. www.classictours-bd.com /hilltracts/hilltracts1.htm

Ecologist, The: The Fate Of The Chakma - displaced tribal people of Bangladesh Although some of the Chakmas have returned to their homes, the Land Commission which was to have been set up to ensure this was equitably carried out, has yet to come into existence. Many Chakmas are restive, doubting the good faith of the Bangladeshi Government, and some speak of re-joining the dissident groups who never believed in the Accord. The present Chakma king is now a barrister living in Dhaka. www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m2465/is_7_30/ai_66457059

Attack on Jumma people of Chittagong Hill Tract - Aug 03 Ninety-three years old Jayanta Chakma of village Sawmill Para stated that this attack was nothing but the continuation of land grabbing spree of the Bengali settlers and the Government has always been assisting the Bengali settlers. Jena Chakma, d/o Priyadarshi Chakma of village Sawmill Para, a student of Graduation course told that her old and infirm grand parent could not flee away. On the day of occurrence, Chijikko Chakma, baby daughter of Samiran Chakma was killed by smashing against a tree by the Bengali settlers while fleeing to escape the attack. forestpeoples.gn.apc.org /UrgentAction/attacks_on_jumma_report_aug03.htm

Untitled The Chakma and Marma leaders opposed independence and sided to Pakistan due to that they were promised to have a full autonomy. The Chakma and Marma leaders opposed independence and sided to Pakistan which triggered off anger among the freedom fighters and they allegedly committed excesses there. The freedom fighters plundered the area 2 days before the victory, 200 houses were burnt, 22 tribal people were killed in the Kukichhara shelter trench and another sixteen were sloughtered near by jungle. dakbangla.50megs.com /023.htm

Indigenous People and Culture of Chittagong Hill Tracts: Parbatya Bouddha Mission in Bangladesh The head of Chakma society is the Chakma Chief who is descended from the general who led the resistance movement against the British East India Company’s forces in the 1770s. They traditionally attired Tanchangya women will always wear her turban which Chakma women used to a generation or two ago, and the pattern on the border or her homespun skirt will usually be far more intricate than the Chakma skirt. The Chakma have their own script in which their ancient religious literature is preserved in palm leaves. www.pbm-cht.org /indigenous_people.html

Chittagong Hill Tracts: Cruel Games with Peoples’ Human Rights Deb Rani Chakma, Chairman, No. 3 Bermachari U.P. JSS men came and tortured the people of Bermachari Union. Bindukko Chakma and his accomplices halted them on the way, but they were not a match for the villagers. At Dulupara the villagers knew that Bindukko Chakma and his accomplices were not members of the JSS. www.unpo.org /news_detail.php?arg=16&par=1397

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