Map of Khagrachhari districtIt is believed these recurring incidents are the result of conflict over dominance in the hill tractsAn organizing committee member of the Prosit group of the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) has been shot dead in Khagrachhari. The incident took place when unknown miscreants shot the man and fled in Panchhari Sadar union’s Akshaypara area on Friday. The deceased, Binasan Chakma alias Shushomoy, was a resident of the Ghilachhari area in Rangamati’s Naniarchar upazila. UPDF Organizer Michael Chakma blamed the supporters of Jana Samhati Samity (MN Larma Play Group), one of the ethnic group-based political parties in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, for the activist’s murder. It is believed these recurring incidents are the result of conflict over establishing dominance in the hill tracts region.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 15, 2019 14:26 UTC