Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma (known as Shantu Larma) (Born 14 February 1944) is a Bangladeshi Chakma politician and one of the main leaders of the

Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti The Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti ( bn, পার্বত্য চট্টগ্রাম জনসংহতি সমিতি; ''United People's Party of the Chittagong Hill Tracts''; abbreviated PCJSS) is a political party form ...

(PCJSS).(27 January 2010)
Bangladeshi tribal leader escapes gun attack

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. Retrieved 1 November 2010 He also headed the

Shanti Bahini The Shanti Bahini ( bn, শান্তি বাহিনী; meaning "Peace Force") was the armed wing of the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (United People's Party of the Chittagong Hill Tracts) in Bangladesh. It is considered an insu ...

militia A militia () is generally an army or some other fighting organization of non-professional soldiers, citizens of a country, or subjects of a state, who may perform military service during a time of need, as opposed to a professional force of r ...

until it was disarmed in 1997.(2 December 2009
Bangladesh celebrates 12th anniversary of peace deal for hills
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''. Retrieved 1 November 2010 He is the brother of late Chakma parliamentarian and PCJSS founder

Manabendra Narayan Larma Manabendra Narayan Larma (September 15, 1939 - November 10, 1983), also known as M.N. Larma, was a Jumma Chakma politician and Member of Parliament of Bangladesh. A leading proponent of the rights of the people of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, he ...

. He is also the president of Bangladesh Adivasi Forum (Bangladesh Indigenous Peoples Forum) and Chairman of Chittagong Hill Tracts Regional Council.

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Living people Chakma people Bangladeshi Buddhists Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti politicians 1944 births Comilla Victoria Government College alumni Bangladeshi politicians {{Bangladesh-politician-stub