Hill Voice, December 13, 2024, Rangamati: It has been reported that a new army camp and a helipad are being set up by the army in the Gangapara area of Barathali Union, Bilaichhari Upazila under Rangamati district.

According to local sources, the work of establishing this army camp and helipad has begun today, December 13, 2024, under the leadership of a Major of the 28 BIR of the Ruma Army Zone under the 69th Infantry Brigade in Bandarban district.

It is also known that the army initially wanted to purchase the land of the Gangachara Buddhist monastery in exchange for money to set up the camp, but the local Buddhist population disagreed.

The army then unilaterally and forcibly began establishing the camp and the helipad on the hill southwest of the Buddhist monastery.