Rights group allege Bangladesh Army was inactive while indigenous people attacked in CHT

In a setback to the inter-ethnic harmony, more than one hundred houses and shops belonging to indigenous communities were burnt down by miscreants in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) in the southeastern part of Bangladesh. Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG), a human rights group based here that tracks the community situation in CHT has said the attack was carried out in multiple locations and said such a large scale assault on the indigenous community has taken place for the first time since 2007.

Suhas Chakma, Director of the Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) accused the Bangladesh Army of providing tacit support to the attackers whom he described as “illegal plain settlers”. “Consequently, there is no Chakma left in the Dighinala sadar area. We are still waiting for details of casualties or other violence at this stage,” Mr. Chakma said.

Source:thehindu.com