Michael was released in a blindfolded state somewhere in Chattogram in the early hours of WednesdayThe United People’s Democratic Front or UPDF leader Michael Chakma has returned home five years after we went 'missing.' His release was confirmed by Niran Chakma, an official of the UPDF on Wednesday. According to Niran's statement, Michael was released in a blindfolded state somewhere in Chattogram in the early hours of Wednesday. On Apr 9, 2019, Michael went ‘missing’ on his way back to Dhaka from Narayanganj’s Kanchpur. UPDF Central Vice President Nutan Kumar Chakma in a statement said: “Michael Chakma was picked up and imprisoned for more than five years on the orders of the fascist Awami League government.”He expressed gratitude to everyone who held various protest programmes to rescue Michael Chakma in the last five years.
