chtnews.com
News No. 42/2012, Saturday,
June 30, 2012
THE
ILLEGAL Bengali settlers have grabbed approximately 10 acres of land belonging
to a Jumma in Pilabhanga village under Navanga Mouza No. 237, Patachara Union
in Ramgarh Upazila of Khagrachari distrct, villagers and other sources alleged.
Since
last week, the settlers have been building houses on lands belonging to Purno
Chandra Chakma, 80, son of late Mayur Dhwaj Chakma.
The
BGB (Border Guards Bangladesh) is providing full protection to the settlers.
“The
settlers are building houses under BGB protection. The BGB members have
surrounded the whole area and no Jumma is being allowed to go there.” one
villager told chtnews.com.
‘We
have heard that 45 Bengali families will be settled here.’ he added.
There
is a sign of growing discontent among the Jumma villagers over the illegal
grabbing of their land.
‘We
can’t accept it (the illegal land grabbing); we must protest this gross
injustice.’ another villager said.