Kalpana Chakma - Bangladesh Army's Cover Up

Bangladesh Army's Cover Up

On 18 July 1996 the Bangladesh Army circulated leaflets from a helicopter declaring Taka 50,000 for information about the whereabouts of Kalpana Chakma. It seems to be the climax of the whole conundrum as the army who abducted Kalpana are wanting to give an amount of Taka 50,000 as prize to whoever can supply the clue to her disappearance. It's very ridiculous and is like an attempt by a thief to catch himself. That's why, the Hill Watch Human Rights Forum (HWHRF), a human rights organisation blamed the Bangladesh Army authorities for deliberately trying to cover up the truth. At first the Bangladesh Army strongly denied the accusation that Lieutenant Ferdous or any other member of the army was involved in the abduction of Kalpana Chakma. Later in the face of strong protest and condemnation, the Bangladesh Army made another attempt to cover up the issue by terming the whole incident as a "love affair". But this statement failed to convince the people. The statement rather proved the involvement of the army. The army again changed its statement and on 23 July 1996 released a statement which runs like this - "Kalpana Chakma had a passport and went abroad secretly". But the claim of the army had been verified by the indigenous activists and it was found that Kalpana Chakma had no passport.