Monday, September 17, 2012

EX Chakma Raja Trivedi Roy Dies In Pakistan

Dhaka: Trivedi Roy , Formar Raja of the Chakma Tribe in the Chittagong Hill tracks region , died of cardiac arrest on monday morning at his residence  Pakistan's Capital Islamabad. He was 81 , his family sources said. He died at 6.15am early monday morning due to old age cardiac complications , the source said. His son Raja Debashish Roy is the currect Ruler of Chakma Community in Chittagong Hill Tracks.    

Roy , who sided with Pakistan during Bangladesh's War of Independence in 1971 , was a federal Minister during his self-exile in Islamabad . He also served as Pakistan's Ambassador to Argentina And Srilanka.