Friday, August 14, 2009

Army conduct house searches in Baghaichari

Army conduct house searches in Baghaichari
chtnews.com
News No. 56/2009, June 16, 2009
Bangladesh Army soldiers conducted house searches in Jumma villages in Baghaichari under Rangamati district.
Sources said that on the night of 14 June, soldiers from Baghaihat zone led by Lt. Col. Anisuzzaman, Commanding Officer of the camp, took position in Babupara village and began searching houses the next morning.

“They (the army) searched each and every house of the village.” a high school teacher said on condition of anonymity, and added that “the soldiers marked the houses with colours after the search.”

On 16 June, searches were also carried out in the same way in Jeebtoli and Talukder Para.

The army action came on the heels of a HWF rally to mark the 13th anniversary of the abduction of Kalpana Chakma.

The army is blamed for her disappearance on 12 June 1996.