Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma
Bangladeshi politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma (known as Shantu Larma; born 14 February 1944) is a Bangladeshi Chakma politician and one of the main leaders of the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS).[1] He also headed the Shanti Bahini militia until it was disarmed in 1997.[2] He is the brother of late Chakma parliamentarian and PCJSS founder Manabendra Narayan Larma. He is also the president of Bangladesh Adivasi Forum (Bangladesh Indigenous Peoples Forum) and Chairman of Chittagong Hill Tracts Regional Council.
Shantu Larma | |
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| সন্তু লারমা 𑄥𑄧𑄚𑄴𑄖𑄪 𑄣𑄢𑄴𑄟 | |
 Larma on 2015 Adivasi Day at Shaheed Minar, Dhaka | |
| President of PCJSS | |
| Assumed office January 1984 | |
| Preceded by | Manabendra Narayan Larma |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 February 1944 Rangamati, Bengal, British India |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti |
| Relatives | Manabendra Narayan Larma (brother) |
| Residence(s) | Rangamati, Chittagong, Bangladesh |
| Occupation | Politician, businessman[citation needed] |
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