Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma
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Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma (aka Shantu Larma) is a Chakma
politician and one of the main leaders of the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti (PCJSS). He also headed Shanti Bahini
militia
until it was disarmed in 1997. He is the son of the late Chakma politician and PCSS founder Manabendra Narayan Larma
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Chakma people
The Chakmas , also known as the Changhma , are a community that inhabits the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh and the North-East India. The Chakmas are the largest ethnic group in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, making up more than half the tribal population. Chakmas are divided into 46 clans or...
politician and one of the main leaders of the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti (PCJSS). He also headed Shanti Bahini
Shanti Bahini
The Shanti Bahini was the name of the military wing of the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti - the United People's Party of the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh....
militia
Militia
The term militia is commonly used today to refer to a military force composed of ordinary citizens to provide defense, emergency law enforcement, or paramilitary service, in times of emergency without being paid a regular salary or committed to a fixed term of service. It is a polyseme with...
until it was disarmed in 1997. He is the son of the late Chakma politician and PCSS founder Manabendra Narayan Larma
Manabendra Narayan Larma
Manabendra Narayan Larma was a Bangladeshi Chakma politician. A leading proponent of the rights of the people of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, he was the founding leader of the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti and its armed wing, the Shanti Bahini.-Early life:Manabendra Narayan Larma was...
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