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Rangamati calm

Ban on gatherings lifted; peace procession today

Our Correspondent, Rangamati
All they want is peace in the town.
From administrative officials to owners of roadside tea stalls, everyone in Rangamati vows to keep communal harmony after a clash left 20 people injured on Saturday.
“The miscreants are few in number; they always try to create chaos for their vested interests," Shah Alam, a shopkeeper of Rangamati Government College area, told The Daily Star yesterday.
“We want to live in peace alongside the indigenous people.”
Rebati Chakma, a resident of Banarupa area of the town, said there are some people
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“But we, the common people, want peace.” These instigators must be identified to prevent a recurrence of such violence, Rebati added.
Last evening, the district administration lifted Section 144 that had been imposed following the clashes, which broke out between indigenous people and Bangalee settlers on Rangamati Government College campus on Saturday morning.
The injured included a union parishad chairman and a police officer.
Despite the imposition of Section 144 that bans all kinds of gatherings, running battles took place between
the settlers and indigenous people in some areas on Sunday night.
To avoid further trouble, additional police have been deployed in different areas, Superintendent of Police Masood-ul-Hasan said yesterday.
“The situation is now under control,” he claimed.
Rangamati Deputy Commissioner Mostafa Kamal told this correspondent that a special review meeting on law and order would be held at his office, followed by a peace procession today. All political and civil society leaders will be present there.
Also yesterday, the Rangamati Hill District Council and the administration handed over Tk 50,000 to each of the injured for treatment.