Source: PCJSS
On 20 May 2012 anti-accord terrorist group United Peoples’
Democratic Front (UPDF) made a grenade attack on unarmed Jumma students at
Kalyanpur area in Rangamati town. At least 14 activists of Pahari Chhatra Parishad
(PCP) (Hill Students’ Council) were injured in this attack. All of the injured
were taken to Rangamati General Hospital. Six of them were later shifted to
Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) and three who are seriously injured
were referred to Dhaka Orthopedic Hospital by the CMCH.
It is learnt that PCP organised a public meeting at
Gymnasium premises in Rangamati town on 20 May 2012 marking its 23th founding
anniversary and 17th Council. Hundreds of Jumma students attended the meeting
in which president of Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS) Jyotirindra
Bodhipriya Larma and convenor of Gono Oikya Committee Pankaj Bhattachariya from
Dhaka were present as guest.
After attending the public meeting, like other students who
came from different parts of the district, students of Swedish Polytechnic
Institute of Kaptai started to return to their hostel in Kaptai by bus. On the
way, they halted at patrol pump situated at Kalyanpur area to wait other some
fellows. At that time around 3.30 pm, a grenade from a running auto-rickshaw bound
to College Gate was thrown targeting the students of Swedish Polytechnic
Institute and blasted leaving 14 students including one passerby seriously
injured.
Of the injured, Jibon Chakma and Kamanashish Chakma (21)
s/o Arabindu Chakma were admitted at Dhaka Orthopedic Hospital and Babudhan
Chakma (20) s/o Punya Ranjan Chakma was at Dhaka Heart Institute. Other three
injured namely Mongsa Ching Marma (20) s/o Kyaw Ching Marma, Nipun Chakma s/o
Ushamoy Chakma and Joni Chakma (18) d/o Kulapradip Chakma were undergoing
treatment at CMCH. Besides, Bhushan Chakma (20) s/o Chittamoy Chakma, Ronel
Chakma (16) s/o Biplab Chakma, Kushal Chakma (20) s/o Tarun Bikash Chakma and
Belal s/o Kalu were undergoing treatment at Rangamati General Hospital while
Mongma Marma (20) s/o Chathui Prue Marma, Chainu Prue Marma s/o Suisathong
Marma, Abuching Marma s/o Mongsuri Marma and Kamalesh Chakma were released
after first aid.
It is learnt that the chest and legs of Jibon Chakma are
almost smashed. Condition of Kamanashish Chakma and Babudhan Chakma are very serious.
It is worth
mentioning that since its inception, anti-accord element UPDF have been
conducting terrorist activities including kidnapping, killing, extortion etc.
in order to hinder implementation of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Accord
signed in 1997 between the Government of Bangladesh and the PCJSS and to
fulfill its vested interest by making CHT situation turmoil. After the signing
of the Accord, UPDF killed more than 250 supporters of CHT Accord including 85
PCJSS members. UPDF also made several armed attacks on president of the PCJSS
and chairman of the CHT Regional Council Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma, though
Mr. Larma could narrowly escape from killing.
As part of
its killing activities, on 19 May 2012 early in the morning armed group of UPDF
made an armed attack on the house of Anil Chakma at Jurgachari under Laxmichari
in Khagrachari. In this attack, Anil Chakma who was chairman of Laxmichari
union and president of Laxmichari branch of PCJSS was shot death and two other
villagers namely Shanti Ranjan Chakma (25) s/o Samiran Chakma and Mohendra Chakma
(42) s/o Jagat Chakma sustained bullet injuries. Anil Chakma was targeted as he
joined to the PCJSS protesting terrorist and autocratic activities of UPDF and is
organising general public in Laxmichari area to oppose terrorist activities of
UPDF.
