Case closed· Land grabbing · Rangamati
Chattogram Hill Tracts Indigenous Land Eviction
Filed at: 18 May 2021Court: CHT Land CommissionLast updated: 1 December 2023
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Summary
An indigenous family was evicted by force from land they had cultivated for three generations. Documentation of the eviction was confiscated by the local administration.
Key facts
- Fact 1
- Family traditional land documents confiscated on site
- Fact 2
- 40 personnel carried out eviction; no court order produced
- Fact 3
- Land Commission ruled against family; appeal pending
Context
The Chakma family had been farming a 12-acre plot in Barkal upazila of Rangamati since at least 1958. A private company secured a commercial lease from the district office in March 2021 covering the same parcel.
Timeline
2 entries
- 2021-05-18Media report· 18 May 2021
Indigenous family evicted; land documents confiscated
- 2023-12-01Verdict
Land Commission rules against family; appeal planned
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Sources
- [1]Indigenous family forcibly evicted in Rangamati; documents seized
- [2]CHT Regional Council Legal Aid Desk: complaint filed on behalf of Chakma familyPrimary filing· CHT Regional Council· 14 July 2021
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