Name

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Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma

Nick Name

:

Santu

Father’s Name

:

Chitta Kishore Chakma

Mother’s Name

:

Subhashini Dewan

Spouse’s Name

:

Shipra Dewan

Date of Birth

:

14 February 1944

Place of Birth

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Mahapuram village, Burighat Mouza, Naniarchar upazila, Rangamati Hill District, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh

Married

:

2 March 1964

Children

:

1. Ms. Ujana Larma (elder)
2. Ms. Juliana Larma (younger)

Brothers & Sisters

:

1. Ms. Jyotiprava Larma (elder sister)
2. Mr. Subhendu Prabas Larma (elder brother)
3. Mr. Manabendra Narayan Larma (immediate elder brother)

Educational Life

:

1. Primary education: Mahapuram Junior High School
2. Matriculation: Rangamati Government High School in 1959
3. Intermediate: Sir Ashutosh College in 1961
4. Graduation: Comilla Victoria College in 1963
5. Post Graduation: Dhaka University in Bangla Literature in 1965

Working Life

:

1. Teacher in Maischari Junior High School, Guimara Junior High School and Dighinala High School from 19766-74
2. Formed CHT Jumma Teachers’ Association and worked as its President

Political Life

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1. Involved political activities since student life in nineteen sixties;
2. Played leading role in the Hill Students’ Association in early nineteen sixties;
3. Joined in East Pakistan Student Union in 1961;
4. Formed CHT Welfare Association (a quasi-political organization) in 1966;
5. Played vital role as Convenor of CHT Election Organizing Committee in 1970;
6. One of founding leaders of Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS) formed in 1972 and played leading role to organize movement for rights to self-determination in CHT;
7. Arrested from Kukichara under Panchai upazila in Khagrachari district on 17 September/26 September 1975;
8. Got release without condition on 22 January 1980;
9. Took charge of executive President of PCJSS in 1980;
10. Took charge as the President of PCJSS in 1983;
11. Led the PCJSS delegation for negotiation with the Government of Bangladesh to find solution to the CHT problem by peaceful and political means since 1992;
12. One of the signatory of CHT Accord signed between Government of Bangladesh and the PCJSS on behalf of inhabitants of the CHT and PCJSS as well in 1997;
13. Assumed responsibility as the Chairman of the CHT Regional Council, apex body of CHT special administrative system on 12 May 1999;
14. Re-elected as President of PCJSS in its consecutive National Conference held in 1990, 1995, 1999 and 2002 respectively;
15. Formed Bangladesh Adivasi Forum, a national organization of indigenous peoples of Bangladesh in 2000 and acting as its President.

Position Holding

1. President, Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS) (Chittagong Hill Tracts United Peoples’ Party)
2. Chairman, Chittagong Hill Tracts Regional Council
3. President, Bangaldesh Adivasi Forum (Bangladesh Indigenous Peoples Forum)
4. Member, CHT Accord Implementation Monitoring Committee