"The Killing Field of Arakan (1942) A Historical Documentary on the Massacre of the Arakanese People by Chittagongnian Illegal Immigrant Bengalis. I. Introduction Purpose and moral intent of this documentary Historical overview of Arakan before 1942. II. The Background Causes British colonial immigration policy (1826–1942) The rise of demographic tension and religious extremism Early warnings and local conflicts before 1942. III. The 1942 Massacre (The Killing Field) Timeline of events (February–May 1942) Key locations of mass killings Eyewitness or recorded testimonies Destruction of 270 Rakhine villages Violence against Rakhine women and elders IV. Aftermath and Population Impact Forced migration, loss of lands, and refugee crisis How the demographic structure changed permanently Silence and neglect from the world. V. Continuing Patterns (Post-1942 to Present) Ongoing attacks on indigenous peoples (Chakma, Mro, Marama, etc.) Parallel cases in Chittagong Hill Tracts and parts o...
Skip to main content Skip to footer Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on YouTube Cracks in the Hills: The Chittagong Hill Tracts and the Fight for Indigenous Rights in South Asia by Parvin Sultana 04/10/2025 Share: Share on WhatsApp Share on Facebook Share on X (Twitter) Share on Telegram Share on Reddit Share on Email The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) comprises of a mosaic of forested ridges, river valleys and distinctive hill societies in southeastern Bangladesh. But it has long been a place where dispossession, state security logic and resource extraction impacted the everyday lives of Indigenous peoples. In recent years those pressures have escalated into recurrent violence, forced displacement and systematic denial of political and land rights. What is happening in the CHT today is not merely a local or law-and-order problem. It is a profound human-rights crisis centered on the dignity, land and political survival of the indigenous tribes of B...
Article PDF Available Conflict between government and the indigenous people of Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh January 2013 IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science 16(5):97-102 DOI: 10.9790/0837-16597102 Authors: Iqthyer Uddin Md Zahed The University of Sydney Download full-text PDF Citations (6) References (23) Figures (2) Figures The Population of CHT: hill Vs non-hill people (1872-1991) … The List of Changing the Names of Various Places of Khagrachari … Figures - uploaded by Iqthyer Uddin Md Zahed Author content Content may be subject to copyright. Discover the world's research 25+ million members 160+ million publication pages 2.3+ billion citations Join for free Public Full-text 1 Content uploaded by Iqthyer Uddin Md Zahed Author content Content may be subject to copyright. IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Scienc e (IOSR-JHSS) Volume 16, Issue 5 (Sep. - Oct. 2013), PP 97-102 e-ISSN: 2279-0837, p-ISSN: 2279-0845. www.Io...
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