Kalparanjan Chakma (13 January 1922 – 25 July 2018) was a Bangladeshi

Awami League The Awami League, officially known as Bangladesh Awami League, is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. The oldest existing political party in the country, the party played the leading role in achievin ...

politician and a

Minister of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs The minister of Chittagong Hill Tracts affairs of Bangladesh is the minister in charge of the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs within the government of Bangladesh. He is also the minister of all departments and agencies under the Minist ...

. He helped negotiate the release of two Danes and a Briton kidnapped by

Shanti Bahini The Shanti Bahini (; meaning "Peace Force") was the armed wing of the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (United People's Party of the Chittagong Hill Tracts) in Bangladesh. It is considered an insurgent group in Bangladesh. The Shanti B ...

members in

Chittagong Hill Tracts The Chittagong Hill Tracts (), often shortened to simply the Hill Tracts and abbreviated to CHT, refers to the three hilly districts within the Chittagong Division in southeastern Bangladesh, bordering India and Myanmar (Burma) in the east: Kh ...

. A tribal leader and a former M.P. from

Khagrachari Khagrachhari District (), officially Khagrachhari Hill District, is a district in the Chittagong Division of Southeastern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chittagong Hill Tracts region. Etymology The zila headquarters is located on the bank o ...

, he died on 25 July 2018 in

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1922 births 2018 deaths Chakma people Bangladeshi Buddhists People from Khagrachhari District Politicians from Chittagong Division Awami League politicians 5th Jatiya Sangsad members 7th Jatiya Sangsad members Ministers of Chittagong Hill Tracts affairs {{Bangladesh-bio-stub