Manabendra Narayan Larma

Manabendra Narayan Larma
মানবেন্দ্র নারায়ণ লারমা
𑄟𑄚𑄧𑄝𑄬𑄚𑄴𑄘𑄳𑄢𑄧 𑄚𑄢𑄠𑄧𑄚𑄴 𑄣𑄢𑄴𑄟
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
for Chittagong Hill Tracts-1
In office
1973–1975
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byUpendra Lal Chakma
President of the PCJSS
In office
1972 – 24 June 1972
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byBirendra Kishore Roaza
Personal details
Born15 September 1939
Naniarchar, Bengal, British India
Died10 November 1983(1983-11-10) (aged 44)
Khagrachari, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Manner of deathAssassination
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyParbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti
RelativesShantu Larma (brother)
Alma materChittagong College
OccupationTeacher, lawyer and politician
Military service
Allegiance Shanti Bahini
Years of service1972-1983
RankFounding leader
Battles/warsChittagong Hill Tracts conflict (first phase)

Manabendra Narayan Larma (15 September 1939 – 10 November 1983), also known as M.N. Larma, was a Minorities leader, politician, and member of parliament of Bangladesh. A leading proponent of the rights of the people of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, he was the founding leader of the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (United People's Party of the Chittagong Hill Tracts) and its armed wing, the Shanti Bahini.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Bushra Hasina Chowdhury (2002). Building Lasting Peace: Issues of the Implementation of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord. Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security (ACDIS), University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. Archived from the original on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
  2. ^ Kader, Rozina (2012). "Larma, Manabendra Narayan". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  3. ^ Nagendra K. Singh (2003). Encyclopaedia of Bangladesh. Anmol Publications Pvt. Ltd. p. 229. ISBN 81-261-1390-1.