Mong Prue Sain was the king of the

Mong Circle The Mong Circle (, ) is one of three hereditary chiefdoms (or "circles") in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of modern-day Bangladesh. The jurisdiction of the Mong Circle encompasses parts of Khagrachhari District. The chiefdom's members are of Marma ...

, one of three circles; the others being the

Chakma Circle The Chakma Circle (, ), also known as the Chakma Raj (), is one of three hereditary chiefdoms (or "Circles") in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of modern-day Bangladesh. The Chakma Circle encompasses parts of Rangamati Hill District and Dighinala an ...

and the

Bohmong Circle The Bohmong Circle () or Bomang Circle () is one of three hereditary chiefdoms (or "circles") in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of modern-day Bangladesh. The jurisdiction of the Bohmong Circle encompasses parts of Bandarban District. The chiefdom's ...

. He was a member of the Central Committee of

Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League The Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League (), abbreviated as BaKSAL, was the sole legal ruling party of Bangladesh from January to August 1975. The party comprised politicians from the Awami League, the Communist Party of Bangladesh, the Na ...

, the one-party government of Bangladesh created by the Awami League, and governor of Khagrachari District.

Career

Sain had fought in the Bangladesh Liberation war and helped settled refugees displaced by the war. After the end of Bangladesh Liberation war, he served as the Tribal Affairs advisor to the new government. He protested the detention of tribals for allegedly collaborating with the Pakistan Army. He and

Manabendra Narayan Larma Manabendra Narayan Larma (15 September 1939 – 10 November 1983; also known by his initials M.N. Larma) was a Bangladeshi politician and member of parliament. A leading proponent of the rights of the people of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, he wa ...

handed over a memorandum to President

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), also known by the honorific Bangabandhu, was a Bangladeshi politician, revolutionary, statesman and activist who was the founding president of Bangladesh. As the leader of Bangl ...

demanding autonomy for indigenous tribes in the Chittagong Hill Tracks in 1972. After President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman created the one party BAKSAL state, he appointed Sain as a member of the Central Committee in 1975. The government appointed him Governor of

Khagrachari District 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 of ...

Death and legacy

Sain reigned till his death in 1984 and was succeeded by his wife, Rani Nihar Devi. Their foster daughter, Princes Unika Devi, succeeded her and ruled for two year until the government removed her due her being a foster child. She was replaced by Paihala Prue Chowdhury, then a district information officer, in 1996. His daughter challenged the decision in court and lost. An annual scholarship, Freedom Fighter Mong Circle Chief Mong Prue Sain Stipend, named after him is awarded to students from

. Mong Circle Chief Mong Prue Sain Award is also named after him.

References

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