| Office | Minister for Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs |
|---|---|
| Office | Member of Parliament
|
| Term start | 1 January 1998 |
| Term end | 15 July 2001 |
| Predecessor | Position established |
| Successor | Bir Bahadur Ushwe Sing |
| Predecessor | Wadud Bhuiyan |
| Successor | Wadud Bhuiyan
|
| Constituency | Khagrachari |
| Born | 1922-01-13 |
| Born | Taraboniya, Khagrachhari District, Chittagong Hill Tracts |
| Died | Template:Death date and age |
| Place of death | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi
|
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League
|
Kalparanjan Chakma (13 January 1922[1] – 25 July 2018) was a Bangladeshi Awami League politician and a Minister of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs.[2][3] He helped negotiate the release of two Danes and a Briton kidnapped by Shanti Bahini members in Chittagong Hill Tracts.[4]
A tribal leader[5] and a former M.P. from Khagrachari,[6] he died on 25 July 2018 in Dhaka.[7]
References
- ↑ {{{title}}}. Rangamati District. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ↑ Country crippled in hartal. The Daily Star. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ↑ Bangladesh hostage release stalled. BBC News. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ↑ Bangladesh kidnappers toughen stance. BBC News. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ↑ Bangladesh Backgrounder. South Asia Terrorism Portal. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ↑ Khagrachhari AL 'dumps' Kalpa Ranjan Chakma. The Daily Star. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ↑ Former minister Kalparanjan Chakma dies at 100. bdnews24.com(25 July 2018). Retrieved 26 July 2018.