News
No.178/2015: Friday, December 11, 2015
AN
attack on an international human rights day rally left three Jumma participants
injured in Manikchari, Khagrachari district yesterday, according to sources.
A
Jumma organzation styled Student and Youth Committee for Protection of Land in
Manikchari had planned the rally at Sudurkhil Bazaar in Manikchari on the
occasion of International Human Rights Day.
The
participants were about to hold the rally at Tetultola after parading Sudurkhil
Bazaar in a procession when a group of illegal Bengali settlers attacked them.
The
Jummas were demanding an end to human rights violations including illegal land
grabbing in their area.
The
injured Jummas have been identified as Laxmiram Chakma, 36, son of Merakazi
Chakma, Uthoiching Marma, 25, son of Mong Hla Pru Marma and Monabo Chakma, 38,
son of Gopal Chakma.
Some
of the attackers have been identified as Md. Jahangir, 65, Majid (a member of
Ansar Battalion), 45, Fazlul, 60, Noor Alam, 40, Sumon, 32, Noor Hossain and
Shafiq.
A
contingent of army and police appeared at the scene after the attack, but they
took no action against the attackers.
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