Monday, March 3, 2008

Army announcement in Sajek

chtnews.com
News No. 44/2008, March 03, 2008

On 1 March 2008, a group of army personnel from Baghaihat under Baghaichari Upazilla in Rangamati district went to Sajek and made a public announcement that they would "install a market" at Ruilui and asked all to give currency to it .

The army called Mr. Lal Thang Pankua, headman of Ruilui Mouza, and Mr. Sumittang Pankua, headman of Kamlak Mouza, to Ruilui BDR camp and asked them to tell the Chakmas to open shops at the bazaar. "Otherwise, we will bring in Bengali shopkeepers from elsewhere", the army warned.