Bangladesh Army’s Attempted Land Grab Sparks Buddhist Community Outrage in Khagrachari

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In Lakhi Chari Village of Khagrachari District — known among Rakhine as the Palang Htaung area — tension erupted after the Bangladesh Army reportedly attempted to seize land belonging to the Ariya Kalyana Buddhist Monastery for the construction of a new military camp.

Eyewitnesses and video footage revealed that monks and local residents from the Marma and Rakhine Buddhist communities gathered in protest, accusing the army of unlawfully occupying monastery land that has long served as a sacred religious site.

Protesters emphasized that the disputed land has been recognized for decades as part of the Ariya Kalyana Buddhist Monastery compound, a central place for religious worship, meditation, and cultural activities for local Buddhist residents. They urged authorities to immediately halt the encroachment and preserve the monastery grounds as a protected heritage site, symbolizing peace and spiritual unity in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.


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