Moni Swapan Dewan (born 18 May 1954) alias Major Rajesh is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician, ethnic

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, and a former member of parliament from the Chittagong Hill Tracts. He is also the former deputy minister for Hill Tracts Affairs. He started his career as a guerilla leader for the Shanti Bahini, the armed wing of the

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Career

Moni Swapan was a member of the Shanti Bahini during the Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict and was known as Major Rajesh. He is accused of committing a

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of settler Bengalis in the Rangamati district in 1984. Dewan denies the charges. Moni Swapan Dewan was appointed the State Minister of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs in the 2001 to 2006 Bangladesh Nationalist Party government. He called for the recognition of ethnic minority in the constitution of Bangladesh in 2006.

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Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians Living people 8th Jatiya Sangsad members People from Rangamati District 1954 births {{BangladeshNationalistParty-politician-stub