At a protest rally organized in the district town, Rangamati MP and Awami League district unit President Dipankar Talukder said that they would announce tougher programs, including blockades and shutdowns, if the perpetrators of these attacks were not brought to book as soon as possible. He also called for combing operations in the hills to seize all illegal weapons and catch the killers. Unknown assailants opened fire on Suresh Kanti Tanchangya while he and his family members were travelling in a boat from Farua union to Belaichari upazila town on Tuesday. Former reserved seat MP Firoja Begum Chinu, Rangamati Municipality Mayor Akbar Hossain Chowdhury, and other local Awami League leaders also spoke at Wednesday's program. They also urged the government to take immediate action to establish peace in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 20, 2019 15:22 UTC