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).(27 January 2010). Bangladeshi tribal leader escapes gun attack, BBC News. Retrieved 1 November 2010 He also headed the Shanti Bahini militia until it was disarmed in 1997.(2 December 2009) Bangladesh celebrates 12th anniversary of peace deal for hills, The Indian Express. Retrieved 1 November 2010 He is the brother of late Chakma parliamentarian and PCJSS founder Manabendra Narayan Larma. He is also heads the Bangladesh Adivasi Forum (Bangladesh Indigenous Peoples Forum), and Chittagong Hill Tracts Regional Council.
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