Yesterday was the 39th anniversary of "Gumti Massacre".
On 26th June in 1981, indigenous Jummas Buddhists, Hindus came under attack from thousands of islamists settler supported by Bangladesh army in Khagrachari district, Bangladesh. Many Hindu, Buddhist villeges were burnt to
On 26th June in 1981, indigenous Jummas Buddhists, Hindus came under attack from thousands of islamists settler supported by Bangladesh army in Khagrachari district, Bangladesh. Many Hindu, Buddhist villeges were burnt to
the ground. Thousand families fled to neighbouring India. Atleast 500 Jummas were killed within few days & many more died in India as refugees. On the fateful day, after friday prayer islamists settler with Army launched a prelanned attack shouting " Nara e takbeer allahu akbar".
Many Jumma villegers fled to Jungle but later some were captured and killed. Many victims were beheaded. It was one of the earliest massacres in the history of CHT.
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#Chakma #Tripura #ChittagongHillTracts #JummaPeoples #Massacre #SaveBDMinorities
