Moni Swapan Dewan

Moni Swapan Dewan
Moni Swapan Dewan
𑄟𑄧𑄚𑄨𑄥𑄧𑄛𑄧𑄚𑄴 𑄘𑄬𑄃𑄮𑄠𑄚𑄴
State Minister of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs
	In office; 10 October 2001 – 29 October 2006
President	Shahabuddin Ahmed; Badruddoza Chowdhury; Iajuddin Ahmed;
Prime Minister	Khaleda Zia
Preceded by	Kalparanjan Chakma
Succeeded by	Hasan Mashhud 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

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 State 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

"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.
sun, daily. "Horror still haunts survivors | Daily Sun |". daily sun. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
"Bhushanchhara genocide in Rangamati: No trial in 37yrs - City News - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
"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.

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[1] "List of 7th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament.

[2] "List of 9th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament.

[3] 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.

[4] "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

[5] "Doubts over Bangladesh rebel accord". BBC News. Retrieved 2017-05-15.

[:1-6] sun, daily. "Horror still haunts survivors | Daily Sun |". daily sun. Retrieved 2023-04-20.

[:0-7] "Bhushanchhara genocide in Rangamati: No trial in 37yrs - City News - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2023-04-20.

[:2-8] "Moni Swapan demands amendment of constitution to recognise linguistic minorities". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2017-05-15.

[9] 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.