CHT Peace Accord

Why is CHT still in turmoil 27 years after the peace accord?

In recent times, the conflict in the Chittagong Hill Tracts region has once again brought some questions to the fore
25 September 2024, 15:12 PM

End the violence in hill districts

Indigenous people’s historical grievances must be addressed for peace
22 September 2024, 05:00 AM

Protect the rights of ordinary Bawm people

Protect the rights of ordinary Bawm people
24 May 2024, 05:00 AM

2023 in CHT was a year to dread

PCJSS report on CHT peace accord paints a grim picture
4 January 2024, 06:33 AM

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

Human rights violations of Indigenous peoples, especially land-grabbing, continued unabated
4 January 2023, 17:30 PM

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.
2 December 2022, 01:30 AM

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.
1 December 2022, 18:07 PM

CHT Accord implementation still incomplete

How much longer must the people of CHT wait?
1 December 2022, 15:49 PM

The indigenous experience is similar, be it in Bangladesh or Canada

Researching the plight of Indigenous people is a passion of mine because I am Indigenous.
15 June 2022, 14:04 PM

Full implementation during this govt

Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) peace accord will be implemented fully during the tenure of the present government as most of the points of the accord have already been implemented, said Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader.
21 December 2017, 18:00 PM

An end to CHT land dispute?

The announcement by the Prime Minister that she wants to put an end to land disputes in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) gives a glimmer of hope that the most sensitive component of the CHT Peace Accord may be resolved under the PM's leadership.
9 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Bring ethnic minorities to mainstream development

Experts yesterday stressed the need for bringing different ethnic minority communities to mainstream development and
4 May 2016, 18:00 PM

CHT Peace Accord

We wholeheartedly endorse the call of politicians, cultural activists, and indigenous leaders to the government to declare a definite roadmap for effective implementation of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Peace Accord.
11 March 2016, 18:00 PM

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.
2 December 2015, 11:41 AM

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.
1 December 2015, 18:00 PM

CHT Accord

DECEMBER 2 will mark the 18th Anniversary of the signing of the CHT Peace Accord, and, regrettably, we are still talking about its full implementation.
29 November 2015, 18:00 PM

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.
28 November 2015, 07:45 AM

Directives against CHT

THE Government of Bangladesh, the Ministry of Home in particular, has come up with a set of directives concerning the indigenous people of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) that are contradictory to the 1997 Peace Accord and detrimental to the core values and spirit of the country's Liberation War and independence.
4 March 2015, 18:00 PM