USAID and UNDP unveil second phase of CHT conservation project

“Building on past successes, the Watershed Co-management Activity II programme aims to scale up our work to improve watershed management, forest and biodiversity conservation, improve community water access, reduce disaster risks and promote social cohesion and gender equality through a community-driven approach that has already shown great potential to improve lives, livelihoods and local ecosystems,” […]

Leaders of minority communities have alleged that the ruling Awami League has not fulfilled its election-time commitments to ensure the safety and rights of the community.

The election manifesto of the Awami League for the 11th general election contained a section titled “Path to Prosperity” titled – “Ethnic Groups, Religious Minorities and Backward Communities”. This section included various commitments to minority communities. Restoring the rights of the rightful owners through amendments to the Vested Property Act was one of the top […]

Chittagong Hill Tracts Land Commission: How long will it take to finalize the rules?

Related sources have indicated that the rules for the Hill Tracts Land Disputes Redressal Commission were discussed during the last committee meeting. During that session, the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs and the Chittagong Hill Tracts Regional Council were tasked with preparing a proposal for discussion with the Ministry of Lands. In the most […]

Jamaatul Ansar killed its own member in hilly areas due to internal dispute: Police

After interrogating the arrested suspects, the police said that members of Jamaatul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya killed a fellow Islamic terrorist of the group due to internal dispute. Mohammad Alamgir Hussain, chief of Ruma police station in Bandarban, said a court had ordered the body, buried in a remote forest area in the Chattogram Hills, […]

Menon calls for mounting pressure on government to implement accord

Demanding the implementation of the agreement, Syeda Rizwana Hasan, executive director of the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA), said, “When the agreement was signed, we thought the decision was the result of political wisdom. However, 25 years after the signing Even then we need permission before going there. This proves that the main objective of […]