𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗸𝗺𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗵𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶 𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆.

The All India Chakma Students’ Union (AICSU) has strongly condemned the recent massacre in Guimara, Khagrachari, Bangladesh, where the Bangladesh Army, allegedly killed at least four indigenous Jumma people, injured more than fifty others, and set entire villages ablaze.

On Sunday, September 28 AICSU submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister of India, calling for urgent diplomatic intervention, humanitarian assistance, and international accountability for the atrocities in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT).

According to survivors, the attack began on the morning of September 28, when Bangladeshi forces opened indiscriminate fire on peaceful indigenous protestors in Guimara. Following the shooting, armed settlers allegedly looted and torched homes and shops in Ramsu Bazaar, displacing hundreds of families.

The protest had been triggered by the alleged gang rape of a 12-year-old Marma schoolgirl on September 23 in Singhinala village, Khagrachari. Instead of arresting the perpetrators, the army reportedly detained student leaders, tortured demonstrators, and encouraged mob violence.

“This is not law enforcement — it is state-backed ethnic persecution. The killings, rapes, and arson are part of a systematic campaign of genocide against the Jumma peoples of the CHT,” said Drishyamuni Chakma, President of AICSU.

Reports indicate a disturbing trend of impunity in the region:

Since January 2025, 29 Jumma women and girls have reportedly been raped, assaulted, or tortured by army personnel and settlers.

On May 5, 2025, Chingma Khiyang (29), a Khiyang woman, was gang-raped and murdered in Thanchi, Bandarban — no investigation followed.

Indigenous leaders, including student activist Ukyunu Marma, have been arbitrarily detained and brutally assaulted for seeking justice.