Ramgarh Correspondent, CHT News
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Indigenous residents have expressed concern after Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel were seen moving around Hachuk Para in Ramgarh Upazila, Khagrachhari, accompanied by several Muslim settlers. The BGB personnel reportedly questioned local residents and photographed and videotaped their homes.
According to local sources, at around 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 26, approximately 15 BGB personnel from the Taichhala Camp entered Hachuk Para via Sonaia Para, accompanied by two to three Muslim settlers.
The BGB personnel reportedly asked residents where they had come from, who had given them permission to build houses and settle in the area, and whether they had any links to the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF).
Residents also alleged that the BGB personnel photographed and videotaped their homes, as well as the residents themselves.
During the visit, a local resident reportedly told the BGB personnel that the residents had not come from elsewhere to establish settlements. He said the land had historically been owned by Indigenous hill communities and that the residents were living there on that basis.
The resident was reportedly videotaped while making the statement.
After remaining in the area for an extended period, the BGB personnel visited a local church and stayed there for some time. They then reportedly proceeded about halfway toward the TNO Garden before turning back toward Hachuk Para and leaving the area through a stream known as Taisagara, according to local residents.
Residents suspect that the BGB’s presence in Hachuk Para, accompanied by two to three Muslim settlers, may have been part of an alleged attempt by Mohammad Yunus and others from the Sonaia area to exert pressure over land in the locality. Locals also said they heard a BGB personnel discussing land boundaries with one of the Muslim settlers accompanying the patrol.
The presence of BGB personnel accompanied by settlers, along with their questioning of residents and photographing and videotaping of homes, has caused concern among Indigenous residents. They fear that the photographs and videos could later be used to falsely implicate them.
Meanwhile, reports have emerged that approximately 12 Muslim settlers were clearing forested land on property belonging to an indigenous resident of the Nangel Para area. However, details of the incident remain unclear.
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