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The Rice Killing Day was held in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

Wednesday, August 13, 2008 11:44 AM

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The Rice Killing Day was held in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh


Cox’s Bazar, 13th August, 2008: According to one of participant, the Sitwee Rice Killing day was observed at building of Rakhaing Development Foundation-RDF in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh on 8:30 AM in the morning, under the providing of IBMOI – International Burmese Monks Organization Inc(Bangladesh Branch).

Participant said that about 60 attendants including Buddhist monks and some women were participate on the occasion of that Sittwe Rice Killing memorial Day.

Accordance to as foresaid personal, participated orgs were as following:

1. Arakan League for Democracy – ALD (Exile)
2. All Arakan Students & Youth Congress – AASYC
3. National United Party of Arakan – NUPA
4. Rakhaing Women’s Union – RWU
5. Arakan National Council – ANC
6. And Individuals

Accordance to some of their statements, in Burma, Arakan region was called Dynyawaddy, which meant abundant of paddy state. They have been own sovereignty since BC 3325 to AD 1784, for 5000 years over. Mentioned in their statement that they, Arakanese have been as a so strong nation in the world and Arakan Navy forces was so famous in the Bangal Bay, also. Arakaneses’ have had no experience for starvation or scarcity of food in their history. But very unfortunately, in the result of disunity among them, Arakan failed under the intruder of Barman in 1784.
And when reached in 1967, Arakan peoples had to face starvation and scarcity of food Because of in the result Baman colonial ruled or slavery lives of Arakanese.

For starvation, authorities were asked by Arakan people to sell rice, which was available in rice stores, with appropriate price. But Arakanese people were given bullets instead of need survival rice.
Accordance to some of them, on that day 13th August, 1967 Arakan people around 400 personals were buried with alive and death one in Thay Chaung, Sittwe..

So, Arakanese say for that Day “ Unforgettable 13th August. And when reach or arrive this days, in and out of Arakanese people will hold for this memorial day as a Day of unforgettable, where there arrive or living in.



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