The Appellate Division is yet to settle the issues because the parties concerned apparently remain apathetic about disposing of the appeals
teardrops trickling down / the valley / mingling with the static— / hollow waves of Kaptai lake
Govt must punish those involved in attacks, implement CHT accord
To bring resolution, the historic CHT Accord was signed in 1997 to ensure a perennial solution to the CHT crisis through peaceful and political means.
The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, observed each year on August 9, serves as an important reminder of the many injustices that take place in the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh
“You are being transferred to the Chittagong Hill Tracts.”
Protect the rights of ordinary Bawm people
Will the government keep its promises to the indigenous communities of the CHT this time around?
Human rights violations of Indigenous peoples, especially land-grabbing, continued unabated
Just a day after the killing of Shaktiman Chakma, chairman of Naniarchar Upazila Parishad in Rangamati, another five people were shot dead in the hill district yesterday. The five, including a Bangalee driver, were on a microbus full of political leaders and activists headed for Hugurmara area of the upazila to attend the funeral of Shaktiman.
The Supreme Court adjourns for four weeks hearing on the appeals filed against the 2010 High Court verdict that declared the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Regional Council illegal and unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court adjourns till March 6 hearing on the appeals filed against the 2010 High Court verdict that declared the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Regional Council illegal and unconstitutional.
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.
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina express deep shock at the loss of lives caused by the overnight landslides in the hilly districts of Bandarban, Chittagong and Rangamati.
So far 133 people are killed in landslides in Chittagong, Rangamati and Bandarban districts followed by incessant rain caused by the depression that formed in the Bay of Bengal on Sunday.
At least 100 people including four army men are killed in Rangamati while 26 in Chittagong and seven in Bandarban in separate incidents of landslide after daylong rain on June 12, 2017, caused by a depression in the Bay.
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.
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.
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.
