CHT

27 years of peace accord / CHT regional council fate still unresolved

The Appellate Division is yet to settle the issues because the parties concerned apparently remain apathetic about disposing of the appeals

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

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

Protect Mro community from violent land grabbers

The government must punish perpetrators and ensure indigenous land rights

Implementing the CHT Accord for a non-communal Bangladesh

The Adibashis epitomise some of the clearest manifestations of the pluricultural and multilingual heritage of Bangladesh.

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples / Indigenous women know how to nurture nature. We need to listen to them.

Indigenous women's traditional knowledge and practices can help us to survive with nature instead of abusing it. In Bangladesh, their inherent value are yet to be fully understood and duly recognised by the scientific community, development practitioners and policymakers alike.

‘Will starve to death, but won’t take aid from those who set jhum land on fire’

People from Mro and Tripura communities in Bandarban, who were affected by the fire on Jhum land, have refused aid from the local administration as the relief was being distributed in presence of those allegedly involved in burning the gardens at Langkompara, under Bandarban’s Lama upazila.

Books exploring the lives of indigenous peoples

The book is a complete treatise on the development of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT).

Crime Spiral in CHT: Conflicting claims bury ‘why’ in hills

Fear has gripped Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT), as murders are taking place one after another due to alleged inter-party conflicts between local armed groups.

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.

December 2, 2024
December 2, 2024

CHT regional council fate still unresolved

The Appellate Division is yet to settle the issues because the parties concerned apparently remain apathetic about disposing of the appeals

January 4, 2023
January 4, 2023

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

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

January 3, 2023
January 3, 2023

Protect Mro community from violent land grabbers

The government must punish perpetrators and ensure indigenous land rights

December 2, 2022
December 2, 2022

Implementing the CHT Accord for a non-communal Bangladesh

The Adibashis epitomise some of the clearest manifestations of the pluricultural and multilingual heritage of Bangladesh.

August 8, 2022
August 8, 2022

Indigenous women know how to nurture nature. We need to listen to them.

Indigenous women's traditional knowledge and practices can help us to survive with nature instead of abusing it. In Bangladesh, their inherent value are yet to be fully understood and duly recognised by the scientific community, development practitioners and policymakers alike.

May 8, 2022
May 8, 2022

‘Will starve to death, but won’t take aid from those who set jhum land on fire’

People from Mro and Tripura communities in Bandarban, who were affected by the fire on Jhum land, have refused aid from the local administration as the relief was being distributed in presence of those allegedly involved in burning the gardens at Langkompara, under Bandarban’s Lama upazila.

August 9, 2021
August 9, 2021

Books exploring the lives of indigenous peoples

The book is a complete treatise on the development of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT).

May 28, 2019
May 28, 2019

Crime Spiral in CHT: Conflicting claims bury ‘why’ in hills

Fear has gripped Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT), as murders are taking place one after another due to alleged inter-party conflicts between local armed groups.

January 22, 2018
January 22, 2018

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.

August 23, 2017
August 23, 2017

Orphan sisters find a parent in Rangamati DC

Meem and Sumaiya, only 6 years and 18 months old respectively, lost their parents in the devastating landslide in a Rangamati town on June 13. But in the aftermath of the tragedy, they have found a guardian in Mohammad Manzurul Mannan, deputy commissioner of Rangamati.