Kalparanjan Chakma
Kalparanjan Chakma | |
|---|---|
কল্পরঞ্জন চাকমা | |
| Minister of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs | |
| In office 1 January 1998 – 15 July 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Member of Parliament for Khagrachhari | |
| In office 1991–2001 | |
| Succeeded by | Wadud Bhuiyan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 January 1922 Taraboniya, Khagrachhari District, Chittagong Hill Tracts |
| Died | 25 July 2018 (aged 96) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Kalparanjan Chakma (13 January 1922[1] – 25 July 2018) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a Minister of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs.[2][3] He helped negotiate the release of two Danes and a Briton kidnapped by Shanti Bahini members in Chittagong Hill Tracts.[4]
A tribal leader[5] and a former M.P. from Khagrachari,[6] he died on 25 July 2018 in Dhaka.[7]
References
- ^ বিখ্যাত ব্যক্তিত্ব, পার্বত্য চট্টগ্রাম জেলা [Famous personalities]. Rangamati District (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "Country crippled in hartal". The Daily Star. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "Bangladesh hostage release stalled". BBC News. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "Bangladesh kidnappers toughen stance". BBC News. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Backgrounder". South Asia Terrorism Portal. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "Khagrachhari AL 'dumps' Kalpa Ranjan Chakma". The Daily Star. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "Former minister Kalparanjan Chakma dies at 100". bdnews24.com. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
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