Offices of the three deputy commissioners of Rangamati, Khagrachari and Bandarban on Sunday issued directives for tourists not to travel the CHT between October 8 and October 31, considering the current situation in the areas.
Officials in the district administration office also said that considering the overall situation in the CHT areas to ensure the safety of the travellers and the properties, the decision was taken at an urgent meeting.聽 聽聽聽
Khagrachari deputy commissioner Md Sahiduzzaman said that the tourists had to pass Khagrachari town while going to Sajek. 鈥楩or avoiding unexpected incidents, the decision was taken,鈥� he said.
Rangamati deputy commissioner Mohammad Mosharraf Hossain Khan said that the decision was taken for 鈥榰navoidable鈥� reason.
Bandarban deputy commissioner Shah Mujahid Uddin also confirmed the news.
Clashes between Bengali people and national minority communities in Khagrachari erupted recently after a Khagrachari Government Technical School and College teacher was beaten to death on October 1, for allegedly raping a Class VII student of the Tripura community.
The district administration had discouraged the tourists not to travel Sajek in October 1-3.
On September 19, sectarian violence erupted at Dighinala after a Bengali man was rumoured to be beaten to death by national minority people in Khagrachari town on September 18.
Violence rocked the CHT between September 19 and 23, leading to the deaths of four national minority people and vandalism and burning of about 200 establishments, including houses, shops, and Buddhist temples.
The tourist centres at Sajek remained closed and no tourist were allowed to Sajek in two phases in September 25-27 and September 28-30 in order to avoid any untoward situation.聽
On September 21, the Jumma Chhatra Janata called a 72-hour blockade for which around 1,500 tourists stuck for three days in Sajek who later left following the assistance of the law enforcement agencies.