To see some major genocides and massacres committed by Bangladeshi army against the Jumma indigenous people of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), please click this link.

http://www.angelfire.com/ab/jumma/

The government of Bangladesh has changed its strategy to kill the indigenous people due to the new human rights regime in place world-wide. The new strategy adopted by the government for this purpose is explosion of Bengali Muslim population in the CHT and systematic and gradual integration of the indigenous people and their territory and resources with Bangladesh.

According to the census reports, Bengalis—both Muslims and Hindus—constituted only 1.5% in 1941, 6.29% in 1951 and 11.77% in 1961 of the total CHT population. In 2001, Bengali Muslims have increased to 49% (in fact, the figure is higher than 60%) of the total CHT population in 2001.

The new strategy of the government is locally known as “Islamization policy”. The policy has drastically changed the demographic composition and social fabric of the CHT. It has threatened the very identity and culture of the indigenous people. It is a silent genocide—a crime against humanity.

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