UPDF wins 3 UZ chairman posts
January 26, 2009
UJI Correspondent
Khagrachhari: Jasim Majumder, KhagrachhariUnited Peoples Democratic Front (UPDF) has proved their popularity in Thursday's upazila election as they have won posts of upazila chairman in three out of seven upazilas in hill district Khagrachhari.
UPDF leaders Sona Ratan Chakma, Sarbottom Chakma and Remrachai Marma have been elected as chairman in Mohalchhari, Panchhari and Laxmichhari upazila getting 12100, 12337 and 6,838 votes.
Another UPDF man Chhunchhu Moni Chakma bagged the second largest number of votes in Sadar upazila. He got 14,416 votes while Md Shaney Alam has been elected chairman getting 16,275 votes, sources said.
The statistics of December 29 national election also shows their popularity among indigenous people in Khagrachhari district. UPDF candidate Uzzal Smrity Chakma got 60,455 votes which were about 34 thousand in 2001 election, sources said.
UPDF has become popular as they are fighting to ensure the constitutional reorganization of indigenous people in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) where ill forces including Bangalee people grabbed their land in a number of places, Uzzal Smrity Chakma told The Daily Star correspondent.
“Many outsiders are trying to drive out indigenous people after capturing their lands and threatening their languages and tradition. It would stopped as UPDF become familiar among indigenous people and ready to represent in all local government levels,” Sarbattom Chakma, upazila chairman elect in Panchhari, said.
January 26, 2009
UJI Correspondent
Khagrachhari: Jasim Majumder, KhagrachhariUnited Peoples Democratic Front (UPDF) has proved their popularity in Thursday's upazila election as they have won posts of upazila chairman in three out of seven upazilas in hill district Khagrachhari.
UPDF leaders Sona Ratan Chakma, Sarbottom Chakma and Remrachai Marma have been elected as chairman in Mohalchhari, Panchhari and Laxmichhari upazila getting 12100, 12337 and 6,838 votes.
Another UPDF man Chhunchhu Moni Chakma bagged the second largest number of votes in Sadar upazila. He got 14,416 votes while Md Shaney Alam has been elected chairman getting 16,275 votes, sources said.
The statistics of December 29 national election also shows their popularity among indigenous people in Khagrachhari district. UPDF candidate Uzzal Smrity Chakma got 60,455 votes which were about 34 thousand in 2001 election, sources said.
UPDF has become popular as they are fighting to ensure the constitutional reorganization of indigenous people in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) where ill forces including Bangalee people grabbed their land in a number of places, Uzzal Smrity Chakma told The Daily Star correspondent.
“Many outsiders are trying to drive out indigenous people after capturing their lands and threatening their languages and tradition. It would stopped as UPDF become familiar among indigenous people and ready to represent in all local government levels,” Sarbattom Chakma, upazila chairman elect in Panchhari, said.
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