Wed 14 May 2008
All photographs by Udisa Islam & colleagues, taken during Fact Finding Team’s visit to Sajek.
CHT: Denying History
CHT: Life is Not Ours

[Buddhi Ranjan Chakma Begging For Help]

[Bagerhat: Burnt Pahari Homes]

[BaiVa Chari: Burnt Pahari Home]

[Army Jeep @ Ganga Ram Mukh]

[BaiVa Chari: Burnt Pahari Home w/ Roof]

[Army Soldiers]
May 14th, 2008 at 11:19 pm
Why are these soldiers video taping and taking pictures (1,4) ?
May 15th, 2008 at 5:49 am
1) Why is the kneeling man, wearing a BELT of bullets round his chest? Is he asking for help or forgiveness?
2) what “evidence” are we seeing? Who burnt the houses, is there any evidence shown??
May 15th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
#2 is it a really a belt of bullets? Looks like a brightly colored scarf wrapped around his chest?
May 15th, 2008 at 3:08 pm
It’s a gamcha. Jaar shathe bullet, sheta chokh e pore na tomader. Ar jar kichui nai, tar kache dekho “belt of bullets”.
“It’s just some miscreants over in the East, our Army will sort them out.”
- West Pakistani shushil samaj, 1971