Hill Watch Human Rights Forum
NEWS No. 03/2007, April 16, 2007
Members of the Bangladesh military have conducted targeted house searches in Kawkhali under Rangamati district.
The searches were carried out in the villages of Hajachari and Shuknachari by a group of army personnel led by Subedar Nurul Huda from Panchari camp yesterday, 15 April. It lasted about 4 hours from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm.
The Jummas whose houses have been searched include Rabi Chandra Chakma, a member of the UPDF, in Hajachari village and Lakshmi Lal Chakma and Amit Chakma in Shuknachari village.
There were none in the houses when searches were carried out. The adults and sometimes the whole village usually flee into the jungle when they see the army coming in the direction of their villages.
In the house of Rabi Chandra Chakma the soldiers entertained themselves with biscuits and banana stored for his 4-year-old son Bhalettya Chakma. They also took away his wife’s new hand bag.
Army raids and house searches are still common in most of the CHT. The HWHRF also received the following reports on house searches in Kawkhali:
28 March 2007
On the night of 28 March 2008 a group of army personnel from Talukder Para camp in Kawkhali searched the houses of Binimoy Chakma, Etu Chakma and Bipikachong Chakma in Talukder Para village of Kawkhali under Rangamati district.
The soldiers harassed the inmates of the houses and took away Taka 700 from the house of Binimoy Chakma and Taka 400 each from the houses of Etu Chakma and Bipikachong Chakma.
28 February 2007
At around 8am army personnel from Talukderpara camp in Kawkhali, Rangamati led by Major Yasin raided the house of UPDF activist Rabi Chandra Chakma in the village of Hajachari.
The soldiers searched his house and found some party documents which are available for the public. As he was not at home during the search, the army personnel threatened his wife to show his whereabouts and shouted: "tell us where your husband hid the firearms."
The army personnel took away Taka 1,500, books, kit box of a pump machine, two bags, one shirt, one pants, one waist belt, one lungi, under garments, his 3-years old son Bhalettya's vaccine card, household items and some photographs.
The army also took village head's son Moroccha Chakma to the camp. However he was released later.
4 March 2007, Sunday
A group of army personnel led by Subedar Nurul Huda from Talukderpara camp in Kawkhali under Rangamati district searched the houses of ex-UPDF activist Amrita Lal Chakma, Joy Kumar Chakma, Tatto Chakma and Nirmal Chakma at Talukderpara.
17 March 2007, Saturday
Army personnel led by Talukderpara Panchari army camp commander Nurul Huda in Kawkhali under Rangamati district picked up Nirmal Chakma from his home in Panchari village. He was taken to the camp and was interrogated about the whereabouts of the UPDF members.
In the evening he was handed over to the local UP members and village elders.
28 March 2007, Wednesday
Army personnel led by Talukderpara Panchari army camp commander Nurul Huda in Kawkhali under Rangamati district searched the house of Sunder Mohan Chakma in Dhebhachari village in the name of investigating an incident of robbery, which was committed in his house on 22 March. The soldiers stole Take 300 during the search.
29 March 2007, Thursday
At around 10 am a group of 10-15 army personnel led by Nurul Huda, commander of Talukderpara Panchari camp in Kawkhali under Rangamati district, carried out search operations in the village of Talukdarpara (west side). The soldiers broke into the houses and stole Taka 700 from Binimoy Talukder, Take 400 plus from Tontu Chakma and Taka 400 from Ripika Chakma during the searches.
NEWS No. 03/2007, April 16, 2007
Members of the Bangladesh military have conducted targeted house searches in Kawkhali under Rangamati district.
The searches were carried out in the villages of Hajachari and Shuknachari by a group of army personnel led by Subedar Nurul Huda from Panchari camp yesterday, 15 April. It lasted about 4 hours from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm.
The Jummas whose houses have been searched include Rabi Chandra Chakma, a member of the UPDF, in Hajachari village and Lakshmi Lal Chakma and Amit Chakma in Shuknachari village.
There were none in the houses when searches were carried out. The adults and sometimes the whole village usually flee into the jungle when they see the army coming in the direction of their villages.
In the house of Rabi Chandra Chakma the soldiers entertained themselves with biscuits and banana stored for his 4-year-old son Bhalettya Chakma. They also took away his wife’s new hand bag.
Army raids and house searches are still common in most of the CHT. The HWHRF also received the following reports on house searches in Kawkhali:
28 March 2007
On the night of 28 March 2008 a group of army personnel from Talukder Para camp in Kawkhali searched the houses of Binimoy Chakma, Etu Chakma and Bipikachong Chakma in Talukder Para village of Kawkhali under Rangamati district.
The soldiers harassed the inmates of the houses and took away Taka 700 from the house of Binimoy Chakma and Taka 400 each from the houses of Etu Chakma and Bipikachong Chakma.
28 February 2007
At around 8am army personnel from Talukderpara camp in Kawkhali, Rangamati led by Major Yasin raided the house of UPDF activist Rabi Chandra Chakma in the village of Hajachari.
The soldiers searched his house and found some party documents which are available for the public. As he was not at home during the search, the army personnel threatened his wife to show his whereabouts and shouted: "tell us where your husband hid the firearms."
The army personnel took away Taka 1,500, books, kit box of a pump machine, two bags, one shirt, one pants, one waist belt, one lungi, under garments, his 3-years old son Bhalettya's vaccine card, household items and some photographs.
The army also took village head's son Moroccha Chakma to the camp. However he was released later.
4 March 2007, Sunday
A group of army personnel led by Subedar Nurul Huda from Talukderpara camp in Kawkhali under Rangamati district searched the houses of ex-UPDF activist Amrita Lal Chakma, Joy Kumar Chakma, Tatto Chakma and Nirmal Chakma at Talukderpara.
17 March 2007, Saturday
Army personnel led by Talukderpara Panchari army camp commander Nurul Huda in Kawkhali under Rangamati district picked up Nirmal Chakma from his home in Panchari village. He was taken to the camp and was interrogated about the whereabouts of the UPDF members.
In the evening he was handed over to the local UP members and village elders.
28 March 2007, Wednesday
Army personnel led by Talukderpara Panchari army camp commander Nurul Huda in Kawkhali under Rangamati district searched the house of Sunder Mohan Chakma in Dhebhachari village in the name of investigating an incident of robbery, which was committed in his house on 22 March. The soldiers stole Take 300 during the search.
29 March 2007, Thursday
At around 10 am a group of 10-15 army personnel led by Nurul Huda, commander of Talukderpara Panchari camp in Kawkhali under Rangamati district, carried out search operations in the village of Talukdarpara (west side). The soldiers broke into the houses and stole Taka 700 from Binimoy Talukder, Take 400 plus from Tontu Chakma and Taka 400 from Ripika Chakma during the searches.
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