Bandarban villagers protest plan to acquire land

Indigenous people of three villages in Ruma upazilla formed a human chain and held a rally in the town yesterday, demanding cancellation of BGB's plan to acquire 25 acres of land in Paindu mouza and Poli mouza areas.
They also urged the government to exempt the villages where around 500 Marma families live.
At the rally, the speakers said scores of people of the villages will become totally landless if the plan of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) to acquire the lands is implemented.
Among others, Gong Bache Marma, a union parishad member, headman Mong Bau Marma, Mi Aung Prue Marma and Kaisa Aong Marma, spoke.
Later, they submitted a memorandum to the prime minister through upazilla nirbahi officer Mohammad Marufur Rashid Khan in favour of  the demand.
Shafiz Ahasan, sector commander of BGB, Bandarban, said acquisition of land was under process to build BGB battalion headquarters in the two mouzas as no people reside in the areas.