Arrest of Indigenous Leader Ringrong Mro and Ongoing Land Grabbing in Bandarban
On the evening of Saturday, February 22, 2025, Ringrong Mro, a prominent leader of the land protection movement in Lama Upazila, Bandarban, was arrested by law enforcement officers in civilian clothes in Langkam Para, Sarai Union in Lama Upazila. Locals alleged that his arrest was based on a false case fabricated by Lama Rubber Industries
Attack on Indigenous Students during a peaceful demonstration and rally in Dhaka
Picture Source: Collected. Background of the incident: On January 15, 2025, a violent attack was occurred out on Indigenous Students by a group of students in front of the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) building in Motijheel, Dhaka. The Indigenous students had gathered for a peaceful protest against the removal of an image of
Beating and setting fire of a Santal Indigenous family in Gaibandha
Pic: Collected. It has been alleged that, an Indigenous Santal family members were beaten and their house was torched by the land grabbers over a land dispute at Rajbirat village of Gobindaganj Upazila under Gaibandha District on 3 January 2025. It is learnt that, Md. Rafiqul Islam Master, a local Union Council Chairman with his
Attack on Indigenous Peoples in CHT: 4 killed, several injured
Photo: Collected It is alleged that, Bengali settlers carried out communal attack on the indigenous peoples in Khagrachari and Rangamati District on 19 and 20 September 2024 respectively. In these two different attacks 1 person was killed, 54 injured and 19 were admitted at Rangamati General Hospital[1] in Rangamati District on 20 September 2024 while
An Indigenous Woman was killed by miscreants in Rajshahi
P.C: Collected It’s been alleged that, an Indigenous woman (48) was killed by cutting her throat by miscreants in her house at Roy Para near Raipara cemetery of Shahmokdum Police Station of Rajshahi Division on 16 September 2024. The deceased is known as Srirani Paharia wife of late Ajay Paharia. On the incident day at
An Indigenous Marma girl gang raped in Khagrachari
P.C: Protidiner Khagrachari It is alleged that, an indigenous Marma girl (16), student of Khagrachari Mohilla College was gang raped by three Tripura persons at Shilachara Waterfall of no.3 Ward Bagan of no.3 Golabari Union Parishad under Khagrachari Sadar Upazila on 12 September 2024 at around 3.30 pm. The perpetrators are-(1) Tutul Tripura (45) son
Flash Flood submerged thousands of Indigenous people’s houses in Khagrachari and Moulvibazar District
All Photos Source: Collected For the last few days’ heavy rain, the country’s north-eastern and south-eastern regions are flooding and the rivers therein flowing above the danger level leading to a worsening flood situation in Khagrachari, Chattagram, Feni, Cumilla, Noakhali, Rangamati, and Moulvibazar. According to the media report, a total of 43 upazilas of several
