Chittagong Hill Tracts

Flooding in CHT / When development gives little and takes all

Sustainable development cannot be achieved by destroying life and nature.

Implementing CHT Accord: Will the government listen to the UN call?

There is no room to think that the deluge will stop if the government continues to ignore international calls for CHT Accord implementation.

2022 proved how far we still are from peace in the CHT

Human rights violations of Indigenous peoples, especially land-grabbing, continued unabated

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.

Chakma resistance to British rule

The Battle of Plassey and the Battle of Boxar were the imperial wars between the East India Company and the Mughal authority, which in turn gave the Company a legal status in Bengal.

Water running dry in hills

Every day, 30-year-old Ruposhi Chakma has to walk three kilometres to reach a well, to fetch water for her five-member family. In Chela Chhara village in Rangamati's Kawkhali upazila where she lives, there isn't a nearby water source anymore. An increasing

Implement CHT peace accord fully: Citizen bodies

Several organisations of indigenous community, civil society and rights group brings out a rally in Dhaka demanding effective measures from the government for fully implementing the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord.

CHT people to enjoy land ownership

Urging the Chittagong Hill Tracts people to maintain peace and discipline, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday assured that they would enjoy the ownership of their land.

CHT people to enjoy land ownership: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina assures inhabitants of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) that they will enjoy the ownership of land there as people in other regions of the country do.

December 2, 2017
December 2, 2017

Govt keen to develop CHT region: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the government was giving more importance to the development of Chittagong Hill Tracts than the country's other areas as it was neglected for over 20 years.

August 23, 2017
August 23, 2017

Landslides in Hills: Causes mostly man-made

Man-made causes contributed largely to the recent landslides in the Chittagong Hill Tracts and a political commitment is required to address those causes for averting disaster in the region, say experts.

April 23, 2017
April 23, 2017

Romel Chakma’s death: UPDF blocks roads in Rangamati

United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) enforces a roadblock in protest against the death of an indigenous youth, Romel Chakma. Rights bodies Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) and Manusher Jonno Foundation express deep concerned over the death.

June 23, 2016
June 23, 2016

31 SPECIES go EXTINCT

Once thought to be extinct in Bangladesh, Gaur, a species of wild bison of the Chittagong Hill Tracts region, and Hog deer have been spotted recently.

May 5, 2016
May 5, 2016

Bring ethnic minorities to mainstream development

Experts yesterday stressed the need for bringing different ethnic minority communities to mainstream development and

April 22, 2016
April 22, 2016

Bangladesh's last Great Hornbills

If you have been to Bandarban town, you have probably seen a sculpture of a massive bird with a large bill sitting proudly in

April 13, 2016
April 13, 2016

Pajon aroma in the hills for Biju

Turu turu tururu baji bajette Para para berebong bekkun miline Eichha biju biju biju…

December 2, 2015
December 2, 2015

Call to set roadmap for CHT accord’s implementation

The government must set a definite road map for effective implementation of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Peace Accord and eliminate frustrations of the region’s people, speakers at a discussion said today.

November 28, 2015
November 28, 2015

CHT peace accord: PCJSS holds rally Dec 2

Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity will hold a rally on Dec 2 from where it will announce its next court of action to realise its demand for implementing Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord.

June 1, 2015
June 1, 2015

Python on sale rescued in Rangamati

Around 11-foot python is rescued from being on sale and handed over to forest authorities in Boragram area of Rangamati.

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