Chittagong Hill Tracts
Peace remains elusive to CHT’s Indigenous Peoples
Will this culture of impunity be continued forever in the CHT?
Foreign fighters in Myanmar: Implications for the region
In almost all conflict zones mercenaries actively aid one side or the other
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 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.
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.
Opinion: Has BNP forgotten its anti-Indian past?
BNP's spokesperson Asaduzzaman Ripon's claim that their party has never done anti- Indian politics in the past is a complete denial of the truth. The party's anti-Indian politics has been evident in numerous ways.
Govt to lift restriction on foreigners' entry to CHT
The government is going to lift a recently imposed restriction, allowing foreign tourists to visit Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) without permission from the home ministry
Solar Impulse flies over Bangladesh
The world's only solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse-2 was flying over Chittagong Hill tracts in Bangladesh on its way to Myanmar
Khagrachhari blockade observed peacefully
Indigenous people peacefully observe dawn-to-dusk road blockade in Dighinala upazila of Khagrachhari.