In Bandarban’s Naikhongchari,locals have formed a human chain to protest against the process of land acquisition in the name of Seagull Boarding School.On Sunday (April 9) morning,The human chain was held in front of the Naikhongchari Upazila Parishad premises under the banner of ‘victims’. Thousands of residents of Sonaichari Union participated in the human chain.Sweetwai Ching Marma said that Hotel Seagal is trying to occupy 150 acres of land illegally in the name of setting up a boarding school. 350 Marma families are living in the proposed area for setting up boarding school of Sonaichari Union.Residents will be evicted if hotel authorities set up school boarding there.This cannot be accepted.If this construction process is not stopped, a larger program will be offered in the future. In solidarity with the human chain,the leader of the Chak community,Mongching Chak,Said that in the past,land has been expropriated in the name of various companies and institutions in Naikhongchari.This resulted in the eviction of eight Chak community neighborhoods and eight Marma community neighborhoods between 2006 and 2014. The families are still living as refugees in various places and living inhumane conditions.On April 2, the surveyor of the land office of Naikshyongchari Md.Through the notice signed by Ahid Ullah,We came to know about the establishment of international standard Seagull Boarding School.In fact,it is not a school but a conspiracy of the Sonaichari Union to evict 350 Marma families from the occupied and settled land. Expressing solidarity with the human chain, Naikhongchari Upazila Officer (UNO) Romen Sharma said that one inch of land outside will not be given to anyone for settlement by harming the tribal people of the area.He also said that he did not give land settlement to anyone outside after taking charge of Naikshyongchari.However, UNO also called upon the local people to be aware of the land sale. Mongchaching Chak,Mongbaching Tanchangya,teacher Mongching Nai Cano Marma and many others spoke in the human chain.At the end of the hour-long Human Chain,local victims presented memoranda. According to the memorandum,350 Marma families will be affected and evicted from the land if Hotel Seagull is given land in the name of school construction.Besides,the environment and biodiversity will also be destroyed.