Shri Bimal Kanti Chakma is no more

News Desk:

Dangu Bimal Kanti Chakma has passed away yesterday at around 11:16 am at Serkawn Missionary Hospital at Lunglei, Mizoram. Earlier, he was suffering from Diabetes and High BP for long and this morning he had a stroke and passed away.

He was the founder President of Mizoram Chakma Students Union, Borapansury Zone and has served under Chakma Autonomous District Council as a Primary School Teacher. He was a well-known teacher in the region. He was known for his strict discipline and dedication while serving as a teacher. His services and teaching shall always be in service for the upliftment of the society. May his departed soul rest in peace. It is to be mentioned that The Chakma Autonomous District Council(CADC) was formed under the Sixth schedule of the Constitution of India on 29 April 1972. The Council is the replication of the state assembly and exercises executive power over specially allotted departments. It is one of the three Autonomous District Councils of Mizoram state in North-East India. It is an autonomous council for ethnic Chakma people living in South-Western Mizoram bordering Bangladesh and Myanmar. The population grew from 34,528 in 2001 to 40,265 (as of 2008). Chakma peoples are demanding Chakma Autonomous District Assembly “CHAKMALAND” as a Union Territory.