Nur Khan
Desk Report, CHT News
Thursday, October 2, 2025
Prominent Bangladeshi human rights activist Nur Khan
has blamed the Bangladesh Army for the attack on the Marma community in
Guimara, Khagrachhari. He said, “The army opened fire indiscriminately in
Guimara.”
He made this statement during an interview with
Deutsche Welle on October 1. He said, “The video footage of the incident that
we have seen clearly shows that the army fired indiscriminately in Guimara.
Local Bengali civilians were also present with the army.”
He further added, “It wasn’t a difficult task to
handle a rape case and arrest the perpetrators. But instead of doing that, when
the situation deteriorated, we saw the Home Affairs Advisor shifting the blame.
Just like before, when any incident occurred, it used to be blamed on BNP and
Jamaat-Shibir; now they say it’s the fascists and their allies. Sometimes the
blame is shifted onto a neighboring country. But the necessary steps were not
taken.”
Human rights activist and women’s rights leader Khushi
Kabir described the statement issued by ISPR (Inter-Services Public Relations)
as one-sided.
Speaking to Deutsche Welle, she said, “If everyone
involved in the rape had just been arrested, the situation would have remained
under control. But instead, three people were killed, homes and businesses were
attacked and set on fire. This is completely unacceptable. And the statement
from ISPR was entirely one-sided. This has only deepened the mistrust among the
indigenous communities. They are now even more fearful. And is it not possible
to protest for justice in a rape case? We’ve seen time and again that unless
there is protest, justice is not served, and the accused are not arrested.”
Nur Khan believes, “This crisis will not be resolved
by blaming others. Those who are truly responsible must be identified and
brought to justice. And a political solution must be sought. This must be done
in the national interest.”
Read the full Deutsche Welle report
here:https://www.dw.com/bn/%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%A3-%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A3%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE/a-74195294
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