{"id":4282,"date":"2011-02-23T21:31:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-23T15:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chtnews.com\/english\/?p=4282"},"modified":"2023-02-01T16:01:56","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T10:01:56","slug":"lighting-thousand-candles-sajek-khagrachari-attack-victims-remembered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chtnews.com\/english\/2011\/02\/23\/lighting-thousand-candles-sajek-khagrachari-attack-victims-remembered\/","title":{"rendered":"Lighting thousand candles: Sajek-Khagrachari attack victims remembered"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>chtnews.com<\/strong><br>News No. 37\/2011, February 23, 2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>THOUSANDS of candles have been lighted in a number of Buddhist temples throughout the CHT in memory of those killed in deadly communal attacks in Sajek last year.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hundreds of men and women participated in the \u2018Lighting Thousand Candles\u2019 program today called by Sajek Nari Samaj (Sajek Women\u2019s Association).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today also marks one year since the attack on Jumma residential areas in Khagrachari.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Khagrachari attack was carried out two days after the Sajek attack, which left at least four Jumma people dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The settlers had burnt down 39 houses and business establishments in their brutal attack in Khagrachari.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Khagrachari, the \u2018lighting thousand candle\u2019 was held at Yoongdaw Buddhist temple, Shibli Buddhist temple, Upali Buddhist temple, Dashbal Buddhist temple and Dharmapur Bana Vihar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similar programmes were also held in different temples in Panchari, Mahalchari, Dighinala, Guimara, Laxmichari and Ramgarh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Rangamati, the program was held in a number of Buddhist temples including Ratnagkur Buddist temple, Shankholapara Binoy Ratna Buddhist temple, Borpulpra Shakyomoni Buddhits temple, South Morachengi Moitree Buddhist temple, Gorjontoli Shakyamuni Buddhist temple, Jagonatoli Chittananda Buddhist temple, Banduk Bhanga Bharbochug Bana Vihar and Likyangchara Buddhist temple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>chtnews.comNews No. 37\/2011, February 23, 2011 THOUSANDS of candles have been lighted in a number of Buddhist temples throughout the CHT in memory of those killed in deadly communal attacks in Sajek last year. 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