The Awami League government has been farcing with the indigenous communities by not fully implementing the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord, said speakers at a rally yesterday.
Attack on minorities: ‘Facebook posts insulting religion’ a familiar tactic
Says delegation after visiting Shalla
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Attack on minorities on the pretext of Facebook post insulting religion has become a familiar tactic, claimed a citizen delegation that visited Noagaon village in Shalla of Sunamganj on March 26 and 27.
The attacks in Pabna s Santhia in 2013, Cox s Bazar s Ramu in 2012, Brahmanbaria s Nasirnagar in 2012 had the same pattern; even though police have arrested the persons behind the Facebook posts, most of the investigation is still incomplete, and the real culprits have never come under justice, the delegates said at a virtual press conference organised for sharing the fact-finding of the visit.
Lakingme Chakma Death: speakers demand prompt action against culprits Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent
Immediate action must be taken against those involved in Lakingme Chakma s death, said speakers at a press conference yesterday.
The girl s parents finally received her body on Sunday and buried her in Ramu of Cox s Bazar 25 days after her mysterious death.
Fourteen-year-old Lakingme was abducted from her Shilkhali Chakma Para home on January 5 last year. Later, she was kept at nearby villages until January 8. On January 9, she was taken to Shahpori island in Teknaf, where she was detained at Kala Monu s home for the next two days, found a 10-member investigation team of rights activists, indigenous community leaders, journalists and teachers.