Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT)
Rhetoric cannot hide CHT accord failures
Will the government keep its promises to the indigenous communities of the CHT this time around?
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.
Probe Rangamati arson attacks, Amnesty urges Bangladesh government
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International (AI) has urged Bangladesh government to conduct an independent and impartial investigation into Friday’s arson attacks on indigenous people in Longadu upazila of Rangamati.
Bengalis in CHT will not be deprived: Gowher Rizvi
Gowher Rizvi, international affairs adviser to the prime minister, says that Bengalis living in the Chittagong Hill Tracts will not be deprived of legitimate claim on lands.
On the run army officer arrested after 1 yr
An officer of the Bangladesh Army, who was on the run for over a year, has been arrested with the help of Indian authorities, the military says.
An end to CHT land dispute?
The announcement by the Prime Minister that she wants to put an end to land disputes in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) gives a glimmer of hope that the most sensitive component of the CHT Peace Accord may be resolved under the PM's leadership.
Pajon aroma in the hills for Biju
Turu turu tururu baji bajette Para para berebong bekkun miline Eichha biju biju biju…
CHT Peace Accord
We wholeheartedly endorse the call of politicians, cultural activists, and indigenous leaders to the government to declare a definite roadmap for effective implementation of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Peace Accord.
PM for changing marginalised people’s fate
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stresses changing the fate of marginal people for the country’s overall socio-economic development.
Myanmar ‘rebel’ sent to jail
A suspected member of Myanmarese rebel group Arakan Army, who was detained yesterday during a combing operation in Rangamati, is sent to jail.
Don't forget the CHT
CHITTAGONG Hill Tracts (CHT) has been one of the most underdeveloped, deprived and backward areas of Bangladesh.
