Bangladesh: ‘Land Grabbing Is The Reason Behind Every Attack in The CHT’

Dec 20, 2014 | Abid Azad, Dhaka Tribune
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Land grabbing is the main reason for the arson attack this Victory Day on homes, shops and a temple belonging to non-Bangalis in Naniarchar upazilla in Rangamati,  residents of the area told the Dhaka Tribune.

They said most attacks on minorities in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) had been carried out in connection with the encroachment of land by Bangali settlers in the region.

Those affected by the attack in Naniarchar’s Suridas Para said they believed the attack took place in retaliation for the destruction of a five acre pineapple farm in the Chouddo Mile area.

Victims of the attack denied involvement in the destruction of the pineapple farm and said references to the farm attack was just a pretext to evict them from their land.

Land grabbing is the main reason for the arson attack this Victory Day on homes, shops and a temple belonging to non-Bangalis in Naniarchar upazilla in Rangamati,  residents of the area told the Dhaka Tribune.

They said most attacks on minorities in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) had been carried out in connection with the encroachment of land by Bangali settlers in the region.

Those affected by the attack in Naniarchar’s Suridas Para said they believed the attack took place in retaliation for the destruction of a five acre pineapple farm in the Chouddo Mile area.

Victims of the attack denied involvement in the destruction of the pineapple farm and said references to the farm attack was just a pretext to evict them from their land.