Kalpana Chakma case

Who is Kalpana Chakma?

As a “new” Bangladesh emerges, knowing who Kalpana Chakma is becomes crucial in understanding our shared history

‘Bring Kalpana Chakma’s abductors to book’

Twenty-two years have gone by into the abduction of Kalpana Chakma and still the culprits evade justice, speakers at a programme say.

Culture of impunity encouraging crimes: Dr Mizan

National Human Rights Commission Chairman Mizanur Rahman says justice is yet to be served in the Kalpana Chakma case even after 19 years of her disappearance, and the culture of impunity in the society is to be blamed for it.

THE SOUND & THE FURY / For the Kalpana Chakma I know and the one I never will

I never knew Kalpana di – not personally anyway -- the fearless indigenous activist who was snatched away from us by “mysterious” powers-that-be 19 years ago, when she was only 20 years of age.

Impunity and the Kalpana Chakma case

I first heard about the alleged abduction of Kalpana Chakma just after the incident occurred in June 1996. I was teaching at Dhaka University at that time.

September 22, 2024
September 22, 2024

Who is Kalpana Chakma?

As a “new” Bangladesh emerges, knowing who Kalpana Chakma is becomes crucial in understanding our shared history

June 11, 2018
June 11, 2018

‘Bring Kalpana Chakma’s abductors to book’

Twenty-two years have gone by into the abduction of Kalpana Chakma and still the culprits evade justice, speakers at a programme say.

August 9, 2015
August 9, 2015

Culture of impunity encouraging crimes: Dr Mizan

National Human Rights Commission Chairman Mizanur Rahman says justice is yet to be served in the Kalpana Chakma case even after 19 years of her disappearance, and the culture of impunity in the society is to be blamed for it.

June 12, 2015
June 12, 2015

For the Kalpana Chakma I know and the one I never will

I never knew Kalpana di – not personally anyway -- the fearless indigenous activist who was snatched away from us by “mysterious” powers-that-be 19 years ago, when she was only 20 years of age.

May 26, 2015
May 26, 2015

Impunity and the Kalpana Chakma case

I first heard about the alleged abduction of Kalpana Chakma just after the incident occurred in June 1996. I was teaching at Dhaka University at that time.