Liverpool sign Ekitike from Frankfurt
Liverpool completed the signing of striker Hugo Ekitike from Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday for a reported 拢69 million ($92 million) as the Premier League champions continued their summer spending spree.
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NCP for unity among communities for CHT development
The National Citizen Party on Monday called for unity among all communities living in the Chittagong Hill Tracts for the development in the three hill districts...
Unfinished journey of CHT accord
IN THE misty hills of Bandarban, the southern part of Chittagong Hill Tracts, an indigenous Marma family was torn apart by a war not of their making. Two brothers, raised side by side, found themselves on opposing sides of a battlefield: the elder in the military and the younger with the Shanti Bahini, fighting for the political rights of the indigenous peoples. The...
Liverpool agree to sign Frankfurt striker Ekitike: reports
Liverpool have agreed to sign Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike in a deal worth an initial 拢69 million ($92 million), according to reports on Monday.
Govt to establish peace in CHT: Touhid
Foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Sunday said that the government wanted to establish peace in the three districts of the Chittagong Hill Tracts to unlock the region鈥檚 immense potential for development...
Foreign adviser for addressing challenges in CHT Accord implementation
Foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Saturday said that the challenges over the implementation of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord would be identified and efforts will be make to resolve those through constructive discussions with all stakeholders...
IMPLEMENTING CHT ACCORD IN FULL: Lack of political will decried
Rights activists, political leaders, among others, have iterated that a strong political will is a must for the complete implementation of the CHT Treaty, full implementation of which has yet to happen, although 27 years have passed since its signing.
Justice for Kalpana Chakma demanded
Hill women at Sajek in Rangamati on Monday demanded justice for Kalpana Chakma who was abducted from her home in June 1996 and has remained missing since then...
CHT Commission for end to persecution of Bawm community
The International Chittagong Hill Tracts Commission in a statement on Monday called on the government to end the 鈥榮ystematic persecution of Bawm community鈥�, condemning the recent death of a Bawm youth in jail custody...
HC fines 54 illegal brick kiln owners in CHT
The High Court on Thursday fined the owners of 54 illegal brick kilns Tk 4 lakh each for continuing operations in the Chattogram Hill Tracts in violation of Supreme Court orders...
Four-day fair promotes culture, cuisines of CHT
A four-day Hill Fair and Youth Festival 2025 began on Wednesday to promote the products and culture of the national minorities residing in the Chattogram Hill Tracts region, comprising Rangamati, Bandarban and Khagrachari, of Bangladesh.
City sign forward Marmoush from Frankfurt
Manchester City on Thursday announced the signing of Eintracht Frankfurt forward Omar Marmoush for a reported initial fee of around 拢59 million ($72.6 million).
Govt should resolve rights violation issues in hill districts
THE number of incidents of rights violation in the three hill districts has declined, as a report that the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti published on January 1 says. The number of incidents that took place in 2024 was 200, down from 240 such incidents that took place in the year before. But, the Annual Report of 2024 on Human Rights Situation in...
CHT RIGHTS VIOLATION: Incidents drop but number of victims rises: PCJSS report
The number of human rights violation incidents in the Chittagong Hill Tracts鈥攃omprising Rangamati, Khagrachhari, and Bandarban districts鈥攄ropped to 200 in 2024 from 240 in the previous year, according to a report by the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti...
CHT adviser inspects burnt houses in Lama聽
Adviser to the ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts affairs Supradip Chakma on Friday visited arson damaged Tripura houses at Purba Betchhara Para of Sarai Union in Lama upazila of Bandarban...
Yunus for tech expansion in CHT
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has laid emphasis on the expansion of technology in the Chittagong Hill Tracts to bridge the gap in communication...
Resolve land issues to execute CHT treaty: seminar
Speakers, including policymakers and government officials, on Monday emphasised the need to resolve land-related issues in the Chittagong Hill Tracts for the effective implementation of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord, signed 27 years ago.聽..
Govts blamed for delay in聽treaty execution
The ineffectiveness of the bodies formed under the Chittagong Hill Tracts peace accord has been delaying the full execution of the treaty signed about three decades ago, national minority leaders and rights activists have said.
Challenges, progress, and the pursuit of lasting peace
THE Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord, popularly known as the 鈥楶eace Accord,鈥� was signed on December 2, 1997, between the government and the Parbatya Chattogram Jana Samhati Samiti. It has been widely discussed locally and internationally. The accord ended the 20-year-long, violent conflict and set the stage for inclusive, peaceful, and integrated coexistence between Bengalis and indigenous...
CHT Accord and a promise unfulfilled
ON DECEMBER 2, 1997, the signing of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord marked a historic moment for Bangladesh, promising peace, development, and political autonomy to the region鈥檚 indigenous communities after decades of armed conflict. Yet, as we commemorate 27 years of this milestone, the stark reality is that the vision of the accord remains largely unfulfilled, leaving many of its promises...
Tourists advised not to travel to CHT in October
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...
2 arrested over lynching of ethnic youth in CHT sectarian violence
Two persons were arrested on Friday over the lynching of a national minority youth, Anik Kumar Chakma, during sectarian violence in Khagrachari and Rangamati districts under Chattogram Hill Tract region in Bangladesh on September 20.
Probe body begins inquiry into recent CHT violence
The probe body formed by Bangladesh's interim government to investigate the recent violence in Rangamati and Khagrachhari districts of Chattgogram Hills Tracts region started its activities on Sunday.
Security dynamics in CHT
ETHNIC conflicts have become a global problem with serious regional implications. Scholarly concern with ethnic groups and conflict has become increasingly salient since the second half of the twentieth century. An estimate shows that one-third of all countries experienced civil conflict and ethnic unrest. The term 鈥榚thnicity鈥� or 鈥榚thnic鈥� finds origin in the...
Day 2 of blockade under way in two CHT districts in Bangladesh
The second day of the 72-hour blockade is under way in Bangladesh鈥檚 two hilly districts Khagrachhari and Rangamatil of Chittagong Hill Tracts region.
Attacks on places of worship won鈥檛 be tolerated, say advisers
The team of the interim government that visited the violence-torn Khagrachari and Rangamati hill districts on Saturday warned that attacks on places of religious worship...
Four dead, scores injured in sectarian violence in Bangladesh's hill districts
At least four ethnic minority men were killed and scores were injured as a wave of sectarian violence swept the restive hill districts of Khagrachhari and Rangamati, sending...
鈥楳arch for Identity鈥� demands full implementation of CHT accord
People from national minority groups on Wednesday in Khagrachari participated in the 鈥楳arch for Identity鈥�, demanding the full implementation of the 1997 Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord and constitutional recognition of their identities...
Historic win for world鈥檚 lowest-ranked football team
San Marino, the world's worst team according to the FIFA rankings, made history on Thursday by beating Liechtenstein 1-0 in the UEFA Nations League to claim their first ever competitive win.
Justice must for victims of sexual violence in CHT
AMID the flash flood and imminent landslide risk, reported incidents of rape and rape attempts are an added concern for the national minorities living in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. A rape and two cases of rape attempts were filed in the three hill districts in August 22鈥�23. A group of Bengali men on August 22 dragged an elderly woman and her daughter out of...