Comprehensive Report: Violent Attack and Killing of Indigenous Peoples in Khagrachari and Guimara Following the Rape of a Marma Schoolgirl
Photo: Collected Executive Summary: The hill district of Khagrachari in Southeastern Bangladesh has been engulfed in violent unrest since September 23, 2025, triggered by the alleged rape of a 12-year-old Marma schoolgirl. The incident, reportedly perpetrated by three Bengali settlers, sparked immediate and widespread protests led by indigenous student and youth organizations, collectively under the
A Man Arrested for Attempting Rape of an Indigenous Woman in Rajshahi
Police have arrested a man accused of attempting to rape an Indigenous housewife in Godagari upazila, Rajshahi on September 07, 2025. The arrest comes nearly a week after the alleged incident, which has caused widespread concern in the local community. Incident Overview On September 1, 2025, an incident of attempted rape of an indigenous housewife
Land grabbers attack on Santal indigenous peoples in Gaibandha, 3 seriously injured
It has been alleged that the land grabbers attacked on Santal indigenous peoples in Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha district on 15 August 2025. At least 3 people from Santal community were injured in the attack. The land legally owned by the father of Shyambala Hembrom (36) and her uncle Nod Hembrom. It is learnt that,
Indigenous Peoples’ Human Rights Report: 1 January-31 July 2025
After the 2024 July Mass Uprising it was hoped that the overall rights situation of indigenous peoples of the country will improve significantly. It is unfortunate that under the current Interim Government the human rights situation of the Indigenous Peoples has deteriorated. The number of human rights violations including land grabbing, criminalisation, rape, gang-rape, killing
International Day of the World`s Indigenous Peoples 2025: Observing this day across the country
There are an estimated 476 million Indigenous Peoples in the world living across 90 countries. They make up less than 6 per cent of the world’s population, but account for at least 15 per cent of the poorest. They speak an overwhelming majority of the world’s estimated 7,000 languages and represent 5,000 different cultures. In
An Indigenous Tripura Girl Gang Raped in Khagrachari
A brutal act of sexual violence has been reported from Bhaibonchara area of Khagrachari Sadar, where a 14-year-old Indigenous girl of the Tripura community was allegedly subjected to a gangrape by six individuals belonging to the Bengali settler population. According to the sources and the victim’s family, the incident occurred at approximately 9:30 PM on
No EPZ on Santal cropland, say rights activists
Speakers, including rights activists, on Thursday demanded that no export processing zones be built by grabbing the triple-cropping land of the Santals, a plain land national minority community in the Sahebganj Bagda Farm area of Gobindaganj upazila in Gaibandha. They made the demand at a press conference held at the National Press Club, organised by
