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Bangladesh: Jumma man hacked to death by settlers after speaking out over land thefts
22 August 2008 Jumma man Ladu Mani Chakma was hacked to death on Tuesday by a group of Bengali settlers at his home in the Sajek area of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh. His wife, Shanti Bala Chakma, was also attacked.
UK: Jumma representative tells British MPs of repression of tribes
21 May 2008 A representative of the Bawm people, one of the eleven ‘Jumma’ tribes of the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh, spoke to British MPs and peers yesterday about the violent repression faced by his people.
Bangladesh: Seven Jumma villages burnt down in Chittagong Hill Tracts
24 April 2008 Seven villages belonging to the ‘Jumma’ tribal people of the Chittagong Hill Tracts were burned to the ground on Sunday by Bengali settlers, with the support of the Bangladesh army.
Bangladesh: Independent team denounces repression of Jumma tribes
15 February 2008 A group of prominent Bangladeshis have spoken of their ‘grave concern’ for the Jumma tribal peoples of the Chittagong Hill Tracts after a fact finding trip to the region.
Bangladesh: Jumma king’s government appointment gives tribes fresh hope
17 January 2008 Bangladesh’s caretaker government has given fresh hope to the Jumma tribal people of the Chittagong Hill Tracts by appointing a Jumma king to run the affairs of the area.

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