Timeline

Kalpana Chakma was born on May 1, 1976 at New Lalyaghona under Baghaichhari upazila in Rangamati.

In 1993 she started politics as secretary of Pahari Chhatra Parishad and later became organising secretary of the Central Committee of Hill Women's Federation.

On June, 12, 1996, around 1:00 pm, Lieutenant Ferdous Kaiser Khan of Kojoichari army camp along with seven-eight others broke into Kalpana's house in plain clothes and abducted her.

On June 12, 1996, Kalpana's eldest brother Kalindi Kumar Chakma filed the First Information Report with Baghaichhari Police Station.

Eye witnesses named Lieutenant Ferdous and two Village Defence Party (VDP) men Nurul Haq and Saleh Ahmed as the alleged abductors.

In September 1996, the government formed a three-member judicial inquiry committee, which interviewed 94 people including the prime accused Lieutenant Ferdous. The report was submitted to the home ministry but it was never made public.

On May 21, 2010, police submitted the final report of the case without any conclusive remarks on Kalpana's abductors and whereabouts. Kalpana's brother rejected the report.

On September 2012, Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Chittagong Zone submitted the final report of a reinvestigation without any conclusion on her status and whereabouts.

On January 16, 2013, the magistrate court of Rangamati handed over the case to the District Superintendent of Police Amena Begum for another reinvestigation.

On July 20, 2014, SP Amena submitted a progress report to the court, saying “Since the main witness of the case is the victim Kalpana Chakma herself, it is not possible to complete the investigation of the case until the said Kalpana Chakma is rescued or any final decision about her is available.”

The present SP Sayeed Tarikul Hassan now has the responsibility for conducting the investigation.

After extending the date 23 times since 2013, the court at long last fixed July 16 as the next date for the submission of the investigation report.