Land lost, so is livelihood
65 Mro families in Bandarban’s Lama say rubber company grabbed 200 acres of their jhum land
Photo: Ahnaf Akeef & Darshan Chakma/Star/File
Around 65 Mro families of three villages in Bandarban s Lama upazila are living in fear of eviction from their ancestral homes with no source of livelihood after land grabbers illegally occupied their jhum land last month.
Residents of the three villages Tripura Para, Langkom Mro Para, and Rengyan Mro Karbari Para alleged that Lama Rubber Industries Limited grabbed around 200 acres of their ancestral jhum land.
This latest move came following earlier threats and a false case filed against members of the community several years ago, they said.