Probe attack on Chakma Palli
Demand educationalists, politicians and indigenous leaders
(From left) Pankaj Bhattacharya, Sanjeeb Drong, Jona Goswami, Numan Ahmed Khan, Saktipada Tripura and Dwipayan Khisa at a rally at the base of Shoparjito Swadhinata at Dhaka University yesterday. The programme was organised to demand proper investigation of a recent attack on indigenous people at Hoako Chakma Palli under Teknaf in Cox's Bazar.Photo: STAR
Educationalists, politicians and indigenous community leaders organised a rally yesterday demanding proper investigation of a recent attack on indigenous people at Hoako Chakma Palli under Teknaf in Cox's Bazar. They also demanded withdrawal of the “false case” filed against the Palli's residents, immediate release of the arrested residents and withdrawal of the “controversial” policemen from Hoako Police Outpost to restore the confidence of the residents on law enforcers. The rally was held at the base of Shoparjito Swadhinata at Dhaka University with Bangladesh Adivasi Forum General Secretary Sanjeeb Drong in the chair. The speakers said one, Abdul Haque, and his henchmen, assisted by law enforcers, attacked the Palli in Sukna Amtali village on May 29 and 30, assaulted two indigenous teenage girls and looted some three houses over a land dispute. A delegation comprising political leaders, teachers, journalists and human rights workers visited the spot on June 7 and placed a five-point recommendation, including arrest of the perpetrators and compensation to the victims, they said. Parbatya Chattagram Janasanghati Samity Organising Secretary Saktipada Tripura said the frequency of incidents of repression against the indigenous community has been alarmingly growing. Veteran politician Pankaj Bhattacharya, who led the delegation, Dhaka University teachers Prof Mesbah Kamal, Prof HKS Arefin, Robaet Ferdous and Shantanu Majumder, Institute for Environment and Development Executive Director Numan Ahmed Khan and Wasir Rahman Tonmoy of Manusher Jonno Foundation also spoke at the rally.
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