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He died with shackles on his dignity.Sangmoy Bawm—a man whose name in his native tongue means “elevated radiance”—was no...
02/06/2025

He died with shackles on his dignity.

Sangmoy Bawm—a man whose name in his native tongue means “elevated radiance”—was not a militant, nor a criminal.

He was a sick, aging member of the Bawm community, a Christian Indigenous minority in Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), persecuted not for deeds, but for identity.

On Sunday afternoon, Sangmoy took his final breath in his home in Bandarban.

He had just been granted bail—two days too late.

For over a year, he had languished in jail under unsubstantiated allegations.

No court could convict him.

No evidence could justify his imprisonment. Yet he was detained, denied medical care, and reduced to a skeletal frame by the time he was hospitalized. Even then, justice crawled.

His bail came only when his body had already begun to collapse.

The Chittagong Hill TractsThe Chittagong Hill Tracts, is an online based news portal of Bangladesh.It covers especially Health, Education, Environment, Land, Culture, Agriculture, Change Making, Politics, Podcast and Untold Stories of CHT with details.

“This temple was not just a place of worship—it was our sanctuary, a symbol of our spiritual continuity and cultural ide...
28/05/2025

“This temple was not just a place of worship—it was our sanctuary, a symbol of our spiritual continuity and cultural identity,” said Jugol Chandra Das, the grief-stricken president of the temple committee.

“It was built nearly five decades ago and had never been subjected to such desecration. This attack feels like a deep wound carved into the soul of our community.”

Multiple eyewitnesses stated that the incident appeared to be meticulously premeditated.

Residents reported suspicious late-night activities around the temple in the days preceding the attack.

The Chittagong Hill TractsThe Chittagong Hill Tracts, is an online based news portal of Bangladesh.It covers especially Health, Education, Environment, Land, Culture, Agriculture, Change Making, Politics, Podcast and Untold Stories of CHT with details.

In a brazen concession to religious extremism, the Interim Government of Bangladesh has effectively penalized a respecte...
27/05/2025

In a brazen concession to religious extremism, the Interim Government of Bangladesh has effectively penalized a respected academic for her intellectual convictions and principled defiance of patriarchal orthodoxy.

Nadira Yasmin, formerly Assistant Professor at Narsingdi Government College and an unflinching voice for gender parity, has been unceremoniously transferred to Satkhira Government College under Officers on Special Duty (OSD) orders—an administrative maneuver widely denounced as punitive and politically motivated.

This repressive measure followed a vitriolic ultimatum issued by Hefazat-e-Islam on May 25, 2025, which demanded Yasmin’s removal within 48 hours, accusing her of “defiling the Quran,” “demeaning Islam,” and disseminating “blasphemous” rhetoric.

“The interim government has abdicated its constitutional mandate to safeguard the liberties of its citizens. It has forfeited its moral legitimacy to zealots and demagogues. In doing so, it has broadcast a chilling decree to every educator, intellectual, reformist, and dissenter: that any deviation from prescribed orthodoxy shall be met not with dialogue, but with vilification, suppression, and punitive transfer,” said another senior academic from Dhaka, requesting anonymity out of fear of reprisal.

The Chittagong Hill TractsThe Chittagong Hill Tracts, is an online based news portal of Bangladesh.It covers especially Health, Education, Environment, Land, Culture, Agriculture, Change Making, Politics, Podcast and Untold Stories of CHT with details.

The attack marks yet another chapter in the alarming uptick of communal violence unfolding under the interim leadership ...
26/05/2025

The attack marks yet another chapter in the alarming uptick of communal violence unfolding under the interim leadership of Nobel laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus, who assumed office in August 2024 amid a fragile transition toward democratic restoration.

“While Yunus’s global stature as a microfinance pioneer initially inspired optimism, his interim administration now faces mounting criticism for its failure to safeguard Bangladesh’s religious minorities — particularly Hindus, who constitute nearly 8% of the population.

The Chittagong Hill TractsThe Chittagong Hill Tracts, is an online based news portal of Bangladesh.It covers especially Health, Education, Environment, Land, Culture, Agriculture, Change Making, Politics, Podcast and Untold Stories of CHT with details.

The interim government of Bangladesh, led by Nobel laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus, faces mounting criticism from Human Righ...
22/05/2025

The interim government of Bangladesh, led by Nobel laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus, faces mounting criticism from Human Rights Watch (HRW) over recent legislative actions that the rights group says imperil fundamental civil liberties.

In a statement issued Wednesday, the New York-based watchdog accused the administration of eschewing its commitment to democratic reform in favor of suppressing dissent—particularly targeting supporters of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the Awami League.

“On May 12, the interim government ordered a ‘temporary’ ban on the Awami League, using newly introduced powers under a draconian amendment to the Anti-Terrorism Act,” the statement read.

“The ban includes, among other actions, meetings, publications and online speech supporting the party.”

The Chittagong Hill TractsThe Chittagong Hill Tracts, is an online based news portal of Bangladesh.It covers especially Health, Education, Environment, Land, Culture, Agriculture, Change Making, Politics, Podcast and Untold Stories of CHT with details.

General Waker made it unequivocally clear that the Bangladesh Army would not consider any proposal for a humanitarian or...
22/05/2025

General Waker made it unequivocally clear that the Bangladesh Army would not consider any proposal for a humanitarian or strategic corridor to Rakhine, stressing that such decisions must emanate exclusively from a democratically elected government, following due process.

“There will be no corridor—none whatsoever,” he said emphatically, underscoring that any move to permit passage to foreign entities without political legitimacy or national consensus would be wholly unacceptable.

“Our duty is to protect the national interest,” he added, “and any such decision must reflect the will of the people, not the ambitions of outsiders.”

Addressing ongoing debates around foreign involvement in strategic matters—such as the potential transfer of operations at the Chattogram Port’s New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT)—the Army Chief reiterated that political leaders and citizens must be consulted, and no decision of such magnitude should bypass an elected government.

General Waker also revealed that the Army had not been consulted regarding key UN reports released in mid-2024, and questioned why the interim administration failed to engage with the military on issues of national security and international representation.

“We learned about the UN report through external channels, not through our own government,” he stated, calling it a matter of serious concern.

The Chittagong Hill TractsThe Chittagong Hill Tracts, is an online based news portal of Bangladesh.It covers especially Health, Education, Environment, Land, Culture, Agriculture, Change Making, Politics, Podcast and Untold Stories of CHT with details.

The Bawm community—an indigenous Christian ethnic minority of just over 12,000 people—stands at the precipice of cultura...
20/05/2025

The Bawm community—an indigenous Christian ethnic minority of just over 12,000 people—stands at the precipice of cultural annihilation.

For more than two years, this community has faced relentless state-sponsored persecution: mass arrests, enforced disappearances, forced displacement, restrictions on livelihood, and custodial deaths.

What is transpiring in the hills is not mere collateral damage in a counter-insurgency campaign.

It is an orchestrated attempt to extinguish an entire people—physically, culturally, and spiritually.

The persecution of the Bawm has intensified into a dire humanitarian crisis.

Since 2022, over half their population has been displaced.

Between 3,500 and 4,000 Bawm individuals have fled to neighboring India and Myanmar, where they now endure inhumane conditions in refugee camps, without status or protection.

For those who remain in the CHT, daily life is marked by fear, famine, and systematic repression.

Restrictions on trade, movement, and access to farmland have devastated their means of survival, plunging entire villages into starvation.

The Chittagong Hill TractsThe Chittagong Hill Tracts, is an online based news portal of Bangladesh.It covers especially Health, Education, Environment, Land, Culture, Agriculture, Change Making, Politics, Podcast and Untold Stories of CHT with details.

“My friend’s name was Lal Theleng Kim Bawm. A simple, ever-smiling soul. We lived together in the Monghor hostel for yea...
15/05/2025

“My friend’s name was Lal Theleng Kim Bawm. A simple, ever-smiling soul. We lived together in the Monghor hostel for years. Last year, he was taken in the wake of the so-called bank robbery. For months, he was locked away in Chattogram Jail and became gravely ill. Today, he died in a hospital bed.

Oh State! How many more innocent sons of the hills must be slaughtered before you’re satisfied? How many mothers’ tears and lands must be stolen before your thirst is quenched? You must answer for this injustice.”

In a tragic parallel, Sangmoy Bawm, 55, also detained during the April 2024 operation, is now fighting for his life in a “prisoner-patient” ward at CMCH.

The Chittagong Hill TractsThe Chittagong Hill Tracts, is an online based news portal of Bangladesh.It covers especially Health, Education, Environment, Land, Culture, Agriculture, Change Making, Politics, Podcast and Untold Stories of CHT with details.

Chattogram Port—Bangladesh’s strategic maritime fulcrum—is drawing intensified international attention, as interim Chief...
13/05/2025

Chattogram Port—Bangladesh’s strategic maritime fulcrum—is drawing intensified international attention, as interim Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus is poised to visit the facility on May 14, mere days after U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Tracey Ann Jacobson’s discreet yet consequential inspection of the same site.

The back-to-back presence of two pivotal figures—one domestic, the other diplomatic—at the same sensitive location has ignited fierce speculation of a coordinated maneuver to entrench Western influence in Bangladesh under the guise of economic and humanitarian cooperation.

Ambassador Tracey Ann Jacobson’s May 6 visit to Chattogram Port, officially described as an inspection of U.S. exports like cotton, soybeans, animal feed, and metals, has raised eyebrows across political and public spheres.

While the U.S. Embassy portrayed the visit as a step toward enhancing trade efficiency, its timing—amid rising regional unrest and the controversial “humanitarian corridor” to Myanmar—has fueled suspicions of a deeper, more strategic agenda.

Chattogram, responsible for over 90% of Bangladesh’s trade, is now a focal point of geopolitical tension, with critics questioning whether Jacobson’s presence signals a broader push for U.S. influence in the region.

The Chittagong Hill TractsThe Chittagong Hill Tracts, is an online based news portal of Bangladesh.It covers especially Health, Education, Environment, Land, Culture, Agriculture, Change Making, Politics, Podcast and Untold Stories of CHT with details.

A 30-year-old indigenous woman from the Khiyang community was found murdered in a remote village of Bandarban’s Thanchi ...
05/05/2025

A 30-year-old indigenous woman from the Khiyang community was found murdered in a remote village of Bandarban’s Thanchi upazila on Monday morning , hours after she went missing on her way to work in a jhum field.

Her family alleges she was abducted, r***d, and murdered by settlers.

The victim, Chingma Khiyang, a mother of three—including an 16-month-old breastfeeding daughter—left her home around 6:00 AM to transplant paddy in her jhum field.

She failed to return. Several hours later, local residents of remote Mongkhyaw Para stumbled upon her lifeless body in a secluded hillside area, bearing unmistakable signs of a savage and violent assault.

Superintendent of Police Md. Shahidullah Kawsar confirmed the incident.

“Our team visited the location and recovered the body. The autopsy will reveal further details,” he stated.

However, the victim’s family has unequivocally alleged that she was abducted, and murdered in a premeditated act of violence, he added.

The Chittagong Hill TractsThe Chittagong Hill Tracts, is an online based news portal of Bangladesh.It covers especially Health, Education, Environment, Land, Culture, Agriculture, Change Making, Politics, Podcast and Untold Stories of CHT with details.

This development signals a troubling shift under the interim administration, where rigorous journalism is no longer safe...
29/04/2025

This development signals a troubling shift under the interim administration, where rigorous journalism is no longer safeguarded but penalized—eroding the foundations of democratic accountability.

The state appears to be fostering a culture of fear, emboldening vigilante-style digital mobs to dictate newsroom policies.

“What we are witnessing is an unambiguous collapse of journalistic independence,” said a senior Dhaka-based editor under condition of anonymity.

“To lose your job for asking a question is not just repression—it is a grotesque perversion of democratic norms.”

The Chittagong Hill TractsThe Chittagong Hill Tracts, is an online based news portal of Bangladesh.It covers especially Health, Education, Environment, Land, Culture, Agriculture, Change Making, Politics, Podcast and Untold Stories of CHT with details.

Bangladesh stands at a pivotal moment, where its future hinges on whether it can shape its own destiny or fall prey to f...
28/04/2025

Bangladesh stands at a pivotal moment, where its future hinges on whether it can shape its own destiny or fall prey to foreign manipulation.

The Silkhali Corridor holds the potential to be a lifeline, but only if Dhaka can separate it from the dangers of proxy warfare.

Otherwise, each convoy risks becoming a tool of conflict, every aid shipment a weapon for insurgents.

History will judge interim chief Dr. Muhammad Yunus—whether he will succumb to the allure of temporary foreign favor to maintain power or rise as a symbol of sovereign strength, protecting Bangladesh’s independence and resisting external control.

The Chittagong Hill TractsThe Chittagong Hill Tracts, is an online based news portal of Bangladesh.It covers especially Health, Education, Environment, Land, Culture, Agriculture, Change Making, Politics, Podcast and Untold Stories of CHT with details.

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