Politicians, academics and professionals on Monday at a discussion on the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord called on the interim government headed by Professor Muhammad Yunus to form a commission to resolve problems in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
Parbatya Chattogram Chukti Bastabayan Andolan organised the discussion at seminar hall of the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh to mark 27 years of the signing of CHT accord with Dhaka University professor and coordinator of the platform, Khairul Islam Chowdhury, in the chair.
At the discussion, Revolutionary Workers Party general secretary Saiful Huq called on the interim government to form a commission to resolve the crisis of the CHT.
He demanded complete implementation of the CHT agreement which was signed 27 years ago to end confrontations in the hills.
Presenting the keynote speech, Zakir Hossain, joint coordinator of the platform, said that among 72 clauses of the peace agreement only 25 causes were implemented so far.
He demanded complete implementation of the agreement.
Journalist Abu Sayeed Khan called on the interim government to resolve the crisis in the CHT giving constitutional recognition of the national minorities.
Ruhin Hossain Prince, general secretary of the Communist Party of Bangladesh called on the hill people to be united for establishing their rights.
He said that left parties would extend support to their movements.
Socialist Party of Bangladesh general secretary Bazlur Rashid Firoz said that the issues of CHT must be resolved politically.
Bangladesh Jasod general secretary Nazmul Haque Prodhan said, 鈥楢fter fall of the fascist Shekh Hasina-led government, now we could form a discrimination-free society establishing rights of the national minorities.鈥�
Shamsul Huda executive director of the Association for Land Reform and Development called on the interim government to recognise national minority communities鈥� right to land in the hills.
Central leader of Nagarik Oikya Syed Abdul Mahbub and national minority leader聽聽 Mainthin Promila, student leader Anik Roy also spoke at the discussion.
Central leader of Andolan Dipayon Khisa conducted the discussion.
