Sajek Correspondent, CHT News
Thursday, October 22, 2026
Bangladesh Army personnel have been accused of
brutally beating an indigenous woman in Ujobaazar, Sajek, in Rangamati
District.
The incident reportedly occurred at around 5 p.m. on
Thursday, October 22, 2026.
The woman, identified as Samapti Chakma, 30, is the
wife of Chibabu Chakma and a resident of Uluchhara village in Sajek, Rangamati.
According to reports, Samapti had traveled to
Khagrachhari to care for her sister-in-law, who was ill. She was returning home
at around 5 p.m. when she arrived in Ujobaazar, where army personnel were
stationed. The soldiers allegedly forced her out of the vehicle and subjected
her to a severe beating, leaving her with injuries to various parts of her
body.
Earlier that day, at around 11 a.m., army personnel
allegedly attacked protesters enforcing a road blockade called by the Sajek
Public Rights Protection Committee and the Sajek Karbari Association. The
soldiers reportedly launched a heavy baton charge and fired blank shots to
disperse the crowd. More than 60 men and women were reportedly injured in the
incident.
Local residents suspect that the alleged assault on
Samapti Chakma was connected to the earlier confrontation between the army and
protesters during the blockade.
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