Judicial probe into Rangamati violence demanded
Condemning the recent "attack" on indigenous people in Rangamati, speakers at two separate human chains yesterday called for a judicial investigation into the incident and exemplary punishment for the culprits.
They also demanded treatment and compensation to the victims of this violence and punishment for all involved in the previous incidents.
Seven political parties formed a human chain in front of Jatiya Press Club in the capital, while three organisations of indigenous people organised the other on the National Museum premises, according to press releases.
Addressing the press club programme, Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon said when an initiative was taken to implement the Chittagong Hill Tracts peace accord, a communal force induced the attack to foil the attempt.
BNP, Jamaat and a section of the government are involved in the attack, he claimed, and alleged that "the army was directly involved in turning a simple scuffle between two or three students into a communal attack".
As no-one was tried for torture on Adivasis in the last 20 years, such incident is repeating, Menon said.
Convener of Gono Oikya Pankaj Bhattacharya and columnist Syed Abul Moksud addressed Jatiya Press Club programme among others.
At least 20 people were injured in a clash between Adivasis and Bangalee settlers in Rangamati town on September 22, ensued from an earlier altercation between two students over sitting in a Rangamati Government College bus.
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