Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma Explained

Shantu Larma
Native Name:সন্তু লারমা
Office:President of PCJSS
Term Start:January 1984
Predecessor:Manabendra Narayan Larma
Birth Date:1944 2, df=y
Birth Place:Rangamati, British India
Nationality:Bangladeshi
Relatives:Manabendra Narayan Larma (brother)
Occupation:Businessman, politician
Party:Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti
Residence:Chittagong Hill Tracts

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 (PCJSS).[1] He also headed the Shanti Bahini militia until it was disarmed in 1997.[2] He is the brother of late Chakma parliamentarian and PCJSS founder Manabendra Narayan Larma. He is also the president of Bangladesh Adivasi Forum (Bangladesh Indigenous Peoples Forum) and Chairman of Chittagong Hill Tracts Regional Council.

Notes and References

  1. (27 January 2010). Bangladeshi tribal leader escapes gun attack, BBC News. Retrieved 1 November 2010
  2. (2 December 2009) Bangladesh celebrates 12th anniversary of peace deal for hills, The Indian Express. Retrieved 1 November 2010