Kalpana Chakma was a human rights activist and feminist from Bangladesh[1] who held the position of Organizing Secretary of the Hill Women's Federation.
[4] Kalpana Chakma was known as an active human rights activist in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT).
Since the CHT peace treaty, which was signed on 2 December 1997, the organisation has disarmed and are now a political party working for the interests of the indigenous people.
[7] In the general parliamentary elections of Bangladesh, held on 12 June 1996, she took active part in electioneering in favor of the independent candidate, Bijay Ketan Chakma.
Kalpana's mother 60 years old Badhuni Chakma told reporters - "We were asleep when someone called out from outside and wanted to know who were inside the house.
"Kalicharan Chakma, a farmer and bread winner of the family said that three were blindfolded and tied by the hands near the well of the house and were asked to sit down.
Sensing imminent death I somehow untied my hand, removed blindfold around my eyes and started running in the waist deep water.
The minister also told that the CHT being an Operational Zone, was an affair of the General Officer in Command (GOC) of the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh Army and he had nothing to do with the issue.
[12] On 18 July 1996 the Bangladesh Army circulated leaflets from a helicopter declaring Taka 50,000 for information about the whereabouts 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".