Agartala, Aug. 18 -- Leaders of the Chakma community in Northeast India have urged the Government of India to halt power and fuel supplies to Bangladesh, following Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's reported refusal to visit India until former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and other accused individuals in the killing of Shaheed Sharif Osman Hadi are extradited.
The leaders, including Rasik Mohan Chakma, MLA and member of the Chakma Autonomous District Council; Prof Gautam Chakma of Tripura University and president of the Humanity Protection Forum; Pritimoy Chakma of the Chakma Hajong Elders Forum in Arunachal Pradesh; and Suhas Chakma, founder of the Chakma Development Foundation of India, reacted strongly to Rahman's recent remarks...