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| Inside view of a home after the search—belongings scattered by soldiers. |
Naniarchar Correspondent, CHT News
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
The Bangladesh Army conducted daylong operations in several villages
under Ghilachari Union of Naniarchar Upazila in Rangamati district, including
Keretchari, Digolchari, Dajjyachari, Punorbashon, Gorahaba, Hatimara,
Maischari, and Nuoadam. During the operations, army personnel conducted
house-to-house searches and harassed villagers under the guise of
interrogation. One individual was taken to the Rangamati Army Brigade, where he
was harassed and later released.
In the early hours of Tuesday (September 9, 2025), around 4 AM,
100–150 army personnel from various camps under the Naniarchar Zone—including
Burighat and Kudukchari camps—split into several teams and entered the villages
via engine boats and speedboats. The soldiers carried out searches in at least
11 villagers’ homes.
The villagers subjected to these searches include the following
residents of Dajjyachari village in Ward No. 9:
1. Manikya Devi Chakma (50),
wife of Munya Chakma
2. Badi Mila Chakma (40),
wife of Kinadhan Chakma
3. Shimul Chakma (32), son
of Sadhana Chakma
4. Sweety Chakma (27), wife
of Amar Bijoy Chakma
5. Humayun Chakma (24), son
of Nakkocan Chakma
6. Nakkocan Chakma, son of
the late Rabakke Chakma
7. Sneh Kumar Chakma (45),
son of Dhansukh Chakma
8. Dipu Chakma (29), son of
Golokchandra Chakma
9. Pratimoy Chakma (from
Gorahaba village), a former member of Ward No. 9. Allegations state that he was
harassed during the search of his home.
10. Tukkuchan Chakma
(45), son of Chandrakanta Chakma (from Nuoadam village, Ward No. 5 of
Ghilachari Union)
Additionally, the home of Chandan Chakma (55), son of the late
Bangalya Karbari—a former union council member—was also searched. He resides in
Chegeachari village, Ward No. 2 of Kudukchari Union, Rangamati Sadar Upazila.
During the operation, 20–22 villagers from different areas were
detained for several hours at the Dajjyachari market while they were on their
way to their daily activities. They were subjected to harassment under the
pretense of interrogation.
Among those harassed were:
• Humayun
Chakma (24), son of Nakkocan Chakma
• Nakkocan
Chakma (45), son of the late Barakke Chakma
• Sneh
Kumar Chakma (45), son of Dhansukh Chakma
• Dipu
Chakma (29), son of Golokchandra Chakma
• Uzzal
Chakma (33), son of Shanti Kumar Chakma, from Nuoadam, Ward No. 5, Ghilachari
Union
The names of the remaining detainees could not be confirmed.
The army also picked up Ritimoy Chakma (42), son of the late Arbindu
Chakma—a local traditional healer—from a shop in Dajjyachari village and took
him to the Rangamati Army Brigade. There, he was allegedly harassed and
mentally tortured under the guise of interrogation before being released around
4 PM.
In addition to house-to-house searches and harassment, army
personnel also patrolled the Chengi River using several boats and searched
vehicles traveling along the Ghilachari-Kudukchari road, according to affected
drivers and passengers.
According to the latest information received, after the daylong
search operations, a group of 20–22 soldiers took up overnight position at
Dajjyachari Government Primary School. The remaining soldiers reportedly
returned to the Kudukchari Army Camp.
This daylong military operation caused fear and anxiety among
locals, disrupting their normal life and daily activities.
The local residents have demanded an immediate end to the harassment
and repression of ordinary villagers under the pretext of search operations.
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