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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
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{{Infobox royalty
{{Infobox royalty
| name        = Devasish Roy<br>𑄘𑄬𑄝𑄥𑄨𑄥𑄴 𑄢𑄧𑄠𑄴
| name        = Devasish Roy<br/>𑄘𑄬𑄝𑄥𑄨𑄥𑄴 𑄢𑄧𑄠𑄴
| title        = [[Raja]]
| title        = [[Raja]]
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== Career ==
== Career ==
Roy is a [[lawyer]] by profession and served as a Special Assistant to the [[Chief Advisor of Bangladesh]] (head of the [[Caretaker Government of Bangladesh]]) during the [[2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisis]]. He was in charge of the [[Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs]] and the Ministry of Forest and Environment.<ref name="un">{{cite web |url=https://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/member_roy.pdf |title=Raja Devasish Roy |publisher=United Nations}}</ref>
Born in a [[Chakma people|Chakma]] family,<ref name="ind22Dec2017"/> Roy is a [[lawyer]] by profession and served as a Special Assistant to the [[Chief Advisor of Bangladesh]] (head of the [[Caretaker Government of Bangladesh]]) during the [[2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisis]]. He was in charge of the [[Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs]] and the Ministry of Forest and Environment.<ref name="un">{{cite web |url=https://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/member_roy.pdf |title=Raja Devasish Roy |publisher=United Nations}}</ref>


Roy became King of the Chakma Circle after his father [[Tridev Roy]] went into [[exile]] following the independence of Bangladesh from [[Pakistan]] in 1971. In the 1970 general election [[Raja Tridev Roy]] had been elected to the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] as one of the only two non-[[Awami League]] candidates from [[East Pakistan]]. The former Raja who opposed the independence of Bangladesh fled [[Rangamati]] and escaped to Pakistan at the end of the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]. However most of the royal family, including the [[Queen regnant|Rani]] and Yuvraj, were still left at the Rangamati Palace. After the emergence of Bangladesh, Yuvraj Devasish Roy was proclaimed Raja due to the absence of his father.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}
Roy became King of the Chakma Circle after his father [[Tridev Roy]] went into [[exile]] following the independence of Bangladesh from [[Pakistan]] in 1971. In the 1970 general election [[Raja Tridev Roy]] had been elected to the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] as one of the only two non-[[Awami League]] candidates from [[East Pakistan]]. The former Raja who opposed the independence of Bangladesh fled [[Rangamati]] and escaped to Pakistan at the end of the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]. However most of the royal family, including the [[Queen regnant|Rani]] and Yuvraj, were still left at the Rangamati Palace. After the emergence of Bangladesh, Yuvraj Devasish Roy was proclaimed Raja due to the absence of his father.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}
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== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Roy was married to Tatu Roy until her death in 1998.<ref name="np6Jul2014" /><ref name="tr5Jul2014"/> The couple have two children, a son, Tribhuvan Aryadev Roy, and a daughter.<ref name="np6Jul2014" /><ref name="tr5Jul2014"/><ref name="ind22Dec2017">{{cite news |last=Illius |first=Shamsuddin |date=22 December 2017 |title=Chakma Raja Celebrates 40 Years |url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/printversion/details/129173 |work=The Independent |location=Dhaka}}</ref> On 4 July 2014, he married Yan Yan, an [[Rakhine people|ethnic Rakhine]].<ref name="np6Jul2014">{{cite web |url=http://www.nirvanapeace.com/english/news-review/country-news/678#.VUU6IeTgUfw |title=Chakma Raja Debashish Roy wedded |date=6 July 2014 |work=The Report 24 |via=Nirvana Peace}}</ref><ref name="tr5Jul2014">{{cite news |script-title=bn:চাকমা রাজার দ্বিতীয় বিয়ে |trans-title=Chakma king's second marriage |url=http://bangla.thereport24.com/article/44132/index.html |work=The Report 24 |date=5 July 2014 |language=bn}}</ref>
Roy was married to Tatu Roy until her death in 1998.<ref name="np6Jul2014" /><ref name="tr5Jul2014"/> The couple have two children, a son, Tribhuvan Aryadev Roy, and a daughter.<ref name="np6Jul2014" /><ref name="tr5Jul2014"/><ref name="ind22Dec2017">{{cite news |last=Illius |first=Shamsuddin |date=22 December 2017 |title=Chakma Raja Celebrates 40 Years |url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/printversion/details/129173 |work=The Independent |location=Dhaka}}</ref> On 4 July 2014, he married Yan Yan, an [[Rakhine people|ethnic Rakhine]].<ref name="np6Jul2014">{{cite web |url=http://www.nirvanapeace.com/english/news-review/country-news/678#.VUU6IeTgUfw |title=Chakma Raja Debashish Roy wedded |date=6 July 2014 |work=The Report 24 |via=Nirvana Peace}}</ref><ref name="tr5Jul2014">{{cite news |script-title=bn:চাকমা রাজার দ্বিতীয় বিয়ে |trans-title=Chakma king's second marriage |url=http://bangla.thereport24.com/article/44132/index.html |work=The Report 24 |date=5 July 2014 |language=bn}}</ref>
== See also ==
* [[Chakma people]]


== References ==
== References ==