CHT Accord
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
Protect Mro community from violent land grabbers
The government must punish perpetrators and ensure indigenous land rights
CHT Accord implementation still incomplete
How much longer must the people of CHT wait?
An environmental and livelihood crisis in Bandarban's Lama
It is clear that an influential quarter in the region doesn’t care about the CHT Accord.
Editorial / 20 years of CHT Accord
It has been 20 years since the Accord was penned between the Shanti Bahini and the government of Bangladesh, but still one hears a murmur of frustration in the Hills over the fact that not all the provisos of the Accord have been fully implemented.
20 years of the elusive CHT Accord
The Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord (CHT Accord), signed in 1997 with the promise to end armed conflict and grant a host of benefits to the indigenous Jumma people in the south-eastern region of Bangladesh, has rather increased tension in the last 20 years.
PM for changing marginalised people’s fate
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stresses changing the fate of marginal people for the country’s overall socio-economic development.
Call to set roadmap for CHT accord’s implementation
The government must set a definite road map for effective implementation of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Peace Accord and eliminate frustrations of the region’s people, speakers at a discussion said today.
Why a roadmap is of utmost importance
The CHT crisis is both a national as well as a political problem. Hence, for the greatest interest of the nation, there is no alternative but to fully implement the CHT Accord.
