Following the incident, the then government had formed an investigation team under national and international pressure, but the probe report was never published, said the federation leaders at a rally.

Addressing the rally in front of the National Museum, they also urged the authorities concerned to stop rehabilitation of settlers in the hill-tracts.

They said the government has been rehabilitating the 'Bangali people' in the hill areas in a planned way to create unrest and evict the indigenous people from there.

They also called for meeting their eight-point demand including a halt on repression by the army personnel and immediate release of its 14 leaders and activists.

The federation leaders said the army and BDR have been occupying the hill lands in the name of expanding their camps and operations.

Presided over by federation President Sonali Chakma, the rally was also addressed by its General Secretary Antarica Chakma, Democratic Jubo Forum President Dipankar Chakma, Pahari Chhatra Parishad Leader Riku Chakma, Prakash Datta, and Shamiul Alam Richi.

Jatiya Chhatra Dal and Bangladesh Chhatra Federation, two left-leaning student organisations, Pahari Chhatra Parishad, United People's Democratic Jubo Forum and Nari Sangha also expressed their solidarity with the federation at the rally.

Later, the federation organised a discussion titled "Women's security question in military-ruled area: CHT context" at the seminar room of the Public Library.