Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Scoop: Jumma Man Killed After Speaking Out On Land Thefts

Jumma man Ladu Moni Chakma was hacked to death on Tuesday by a group of Bengali settlers at his home in the Sajek area of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh. His wife, Shanti Bala Chakma, who was also attacked, was taken to hospital.

Local people believe that Ladu Moni Chakma was targeted because he had given information to members of the recently reformed Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Commission about settlers stealing land from the indigenous tribes of the area. > detail> http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0808/S00337.htm

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