Three killed in Bangladesh ethnic riots

monstersandcritics.com

Apr 17, 2011,

Dhaka – At least three people were killed in a series of clashes between ethnic minorities and Bengali settlers in the country’s south-east – the scene of a previous two-decade long insurgency.

Police and witnesses said the Bengalis, who had migrated to the Chittagong hills, also torched at least 40 homes belonging to the tribal groups and drive away residents of at least three villages in Khagrachhari district, some 260 kilometers from capital, Dhaka.

Dispute over land ownership is one of the major causes of conflict between Bengalis and the tribal groups in the Chittagong Hill area, a home to at least 15 tribes. Read more…

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Khagrachari (Bengali: খাগড়াছড়ি) is a district in south-eastern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chittagong Division and the Chittagong Hill Tracts

~ par Alain Bertho sur 18 avril 2011.

Publié dans émeutes, riots