Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT)
2022 proved how far we still are from peace in the CHT
Human rights violations of Indigenous peoples, especially land-grabbing, continued unabated
Protect Mro community from violent land grabbers
The government must punish perpetrators and ensure indigenous land rights
Moving mountains together
On December 11, we marked International Mountain Day, a day to reflect on mountains, their ecosystems, and the environment.
CHT peace accord: 25 years on, full implementation still elusive
It has been 25 years since the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord was signed, but rights activists and leaders of the party that signed it with the government say key clauses of the agreement still remain unimplemented.
Implementing the CHT Accord for a non-communal Bangladesh
The Adibashis epitomise some of the clearest manifestations of the pluricultural and multilingual heritage of Bangladesh.
CHT Accord implementation still incomplete
How much longer must the people of CHT wait?
Fire in the hills; locals surviving on leaves, wild herbs
Locals are claiming that a fire caused by the LAMA Rubber Industries on land used for jhum farming in Bandarban is now causing food and water shortage in the remote areas of Lama upazila.
UPL launches Ananda Bikash Chakma’s new book, ‘Carpus Mahal Theke Shanti Chukti'
Dr Anand Bikash Chakma, Associate Professor at the department of History, Chittagong University, launched his book, Carpus Mahal Theke Shanti Chukti: Parbotto Chattogram-e Rashtrio Nitir Itihash (University Press Limited, 2021), at a virtual programme organised by UPL on September 9, 2021.
Foreign trips for knowledge? Doesn’t seem so
Although the three hill district councils spend overTk 1.5 crore each year for sending their and the CHT affairs ministry’s staff members abroad for study tours, the application of knowledge from such trips remains vague.
2022 proved how far we still are from peace in the CHT
Human rights violations of Indigenous peoples, especially land-grabbing, continued unabated
Protect Mro community from violent land grabbers
The government must punish perpetrators and ensure indigenous land rights
Moving mountains together
On December 11, we marked International Mountain Day, a day to reflect on mountains, their ecosystems, and the environment.
CHT peace accord: 25 years on, full implementation still elusive
It has been 25 years since the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord was signed, but rights activists and leaders of the party that signed it with the government say key clauses of the agreement still remain unimplemented.
Implementing the CHT Accord for a non-communal Bangladesh
The Adibashis epitomise some of the clearest manifestations of the pluricultural and multilingual heritage of Bangladesh.
CHT Accord implementation still incomplete
How much longer must the people of CHT wait?
Fire in the hills; locals surviving on leaves, wild herbs
Locals are claiming that a fire caused by the LAMA Rubber Industries on land used for jhum farming in Bandarban is now causing food and water shortage in the remote areas of Lama upazila.
UPL launches Ananda Bikash Chakma’s new book, ‘Carpus Mahal Theke Shanti Chukti'
Dr Anand Bikash Chakma, Associate Professor at the department of History, Chittagong University, launched his book, Carpus Mahal Theke Shanti Chukti: Parbotto Chattogram-e Rashtrio Nitir Itihash (University Press Limited, 2021), at a virtual programme organised by UPL on September 9, 2021.
Foreign trips for knowledge? Doesn’t seem so
Although the three hill district councils spend overTk 1.5 crore each year for sending their and the CHT affairs ministry’s staff members abroad for study tours, the application of knowledge from such trips remains vague.
Tea Project in Hills: Result not so encouraging
A grand plan by the Bangladesh Tea Board to encourage small-scale tea plantations in the Chittagong Hill Tracts has met with little
