“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,” […]
At the same time, they must also accept that the full implementation of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord is the government's responsibility. The Chittagong Hill Tracts People's Committee, one of the major signatories to the peace accord, is demanding the full implementation of the accord and elections to the Chittagong Hill Tracts Regional Council […]
According to UNB report, ISPR said that three firearms, huge quantity of ammunition, walkie-talkies and other material were recovered during the operation. However, immediate information about the deceased could not be obtained. On 23 April, another KNF activist was killed in a clash with law enforcers in Munlai Para area of Rumah upazila.
After Thanchi, armed group attacked Alikadam check post late night
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 […]
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 […]
The Deputy Minister said that after the recruitment test, the teachers would be posted on an immediate basis in public educational institutions in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, where there is a shortage of teachers. Apart from this, the Ministry of Education will take strict measures so that the recruited teachers cannot be transferred at will.
The OC said that during a search operation on Sunday morning, a body dressed in KNF uniform was recovered from Arthapara area. A double-barreled gun and 70 rounds of bullets were also recovered from the body. Arthapara, which comes under Pandu union council, Ruma upazila is 12 km away from the city. While wishing anonymity, […]
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, […]
training and gun battles Tuhin and Naeem told the police that they were given firearms training with dummies, air guns and then physical training with a locally made gun. The leader of the group, Shamin Mahfouz, lived in a separate room and had armed guards stationed outside. Nathan Bavm, the leader of the Baum Party, […]
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 […]
Two decades of armed conflict came to an end with the signing of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord on 2 December 1997. The Bangladesh government signed this agreement with the hill party Jana Sangh Samiti (JSS). This day 25 years ago gave hope to the Pahari people and everyone else. Today, Friday, is the […]
