Bangali college students from the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) this day (20 September) held a rally at Dhaka University nerve-racking the lengthen of military camps in CHT and recovery of all kinds of illegal weapons within the house to verify the safety of the voters.
The demonstrators, below the banner of “College students for Sovereignty”, held the rally and fashioned a human chain in front of Dhaka University’s Raju Memorial Sculpture this afternoon, protesting the hot killing of a Bangali and alleged assaults on mosques, looting and arson in CHT.
The protesters also entreated the federal government to establish “armed terrorists” in CHT and carry them below the law and rob steps to repeal the “unconstitutional” clauses of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Settlement.
Speaking on the rally, student Minhaj Murshid Tauki acknowledged, “The oldsters of the hilly areas must not safe thanks to some tribal terrorists. They killed a Bangali named Md Mamun by accusing him of theft. They’ve raised a quiz to provide the hill subject Jummaland. They’ve started it since 1974.”
Mosaddek Hossain, one other student, acknowledged, “Terrorist groups are growing an unstable subject in CHT. They’re dwelling in Bangladesh and chanting anti-Bangladesh slogans. The neighbouring shriek is many instances attempting to foment a communal get up.”
“Make mass resistance in opposition to folks which can perhaps per chance be doing mob violence and attacking our brothers,” he entreated.
Earlier on the day, demonstrators gathered at Shahbagh within the capital, blockading the intersection to articulate in opposition to the hot assaults on indigenous folks in Khagrachhari’s Dighinala upazila.
They gathered on the Raju Memorial Sculpture around 10:30am and demanded exemplary punishment for those all for the assaults, arson, and vandalism on the properties and stores of the hill tracts folks.
Round 11:45am, they marched in the direction of Shahbagh and blocked the intersection for about 20 minutes.
On 18 September, a particular person named Md Mamun used to be beaten to demise on suspicion of theft in Khagrachari. Following the demise, Bangali college students brought out a articulate rally the day gone by. Many animated speeches had been given, in accordance with peek-witnesses.
At one point, heated arguments broke out between the Bangalis and the indigenous folks.
Clashes ensued and at one point, miscreants dilemma fire to about 50 stores at Larma Square in Dighinala upazila. 5 folks had been injured within the incident.
Later at evening, there had been shootings in Narankhaiya home of Khagrachari sadar the set three folks had been killed and nine folks had been injured.
