Moni Swapan Dewan
Moni Swapan Dewan | |
|---|---|
𑄟𑄧𑄚𑄨𑄥𑄧𑄛𑄧𑄚𑄴 𑄘𑄬𑄃𑄮𑄠𑄚𑄴 | |
| Deputy Minister of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs | |
| In office 10 October 2001 – 29 October 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Khaleda Zia |
| Preceded by | Post created |
| Succeeded by | Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 1 October 2001 – 29 October 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Dipankar Talukdar[1] |
| Succeeded by | Dipankar Talukdar[2] |
| Constituency | Rangamati |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 18, 1954 Rangamati, East Bengal, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Residence | Rangamati |
Moni Swapan Dewan (born 18 May 1954) alias Major Rajesh is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician, ethnic Chakma, and a former member of parliament from the Chittagong Hill Tracts.[3][4] He is also the former deputy minister for Hill Tracts Affairs.[5]
He started his career as a guerilla leader for the Shanti Bahini, the armed wing of the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti.[6][7][8]
Career[edit]
Moni Swapan was a member of the Shanti Bahini during the Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict and was known as Major Rajesh.[6] He is accused of committing a massacre of settler Bengalis in the Rangamati district in 1984.[7][6]
Dewan denies the charges.[7]
Moni Swapan Dewan was appointed the Deputy Minister of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs in the 2001 to 2006 Bangladesh Nationalist Party government.[9] He called for the recognition of ethnic minority in the constitution of Bangladesh in 2006.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "List of 7th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament.
- ^ "List of 9th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament.
- ^ Mohsin, Amena (2003). The Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh: On the Difficult Road to Peace. Lynne Rienner Publishers. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-58826-138-0.
- ^ "Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh Makes Way to Khaleda's Cabinet". Xinhua News Agency. 10 October 2001. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
Two out of six members of the minority community elected in the eighth parliament also made their way into the cabinet ... Moni swapan dewan, a buddhist from Southeastern Chittagong Hill Tracts was inducted as deputy minister
- ^ "Doubts over Bangladesh rebel accord". BBC News. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
- ^ a b c sun, daily. "Horror still haunts survivors | Daily Sun |". daily sun. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
- ^ a b c "Bhushanchhara genocide in Rangamati: No trial in 37yrs - City News - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
- ^ a b "Moni Swapan demands amendment of constitution to recognise linguistic minorities". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
- ^ Mohsin, Amena (2003). The Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh: On the Difficult Road to Peace. Lynne Rienner Publishers. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-58826-138-0.