CU students stage demo locking main gate
Chittagong University students staged a demonstration on Friday evening locking the university鈥檚 main gate in protest against an attack on two students near the university鈥檚 transport office.
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Indigenous food, grain fair to begin on Dec 20 in Dhaka
An 鈥業ndigenous Food and Grain Fair鈥� is going to be held from December 20, featuring authentic food of the national minorities of the Chittagong Hill Tracts and the plains, in Dhaka...
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...
Professor Yunus stresses expansion of technology 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.
CHT District Council must work for people鈥檚 welfare: Supradip
Chittagong Hill Tracts affairs adviser Supradip Chakma on Tuesday addressed the newly appointed chairman and members of the Chittagong Hill Tracts District Council, emphasising the need for working for the people鈥檚 welfare...
Formation of commission on CHT issues demanded
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...
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...
CUET academic council holds 155th meeting
The academic council of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology held the155th meeting at the Administrative Building of the university in Chattogram on Tuesday...
Container handling at Ctg port rises by 9pc in 3 months
Chittagong Port Authority chairman Rear Admiral SM Moniruzzaman said container handling at Chattogram Port has increased by 9.016 per cent in the past three months compared with the same period in 2023...
CUET QAC holds 7th meeting
The Quality Assurance Council of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology held its seventh meeting of at the Syndicate Room of the university in Chattogram on Thursday...
Dawn-to-dusk blockade observed in Khagrachari
The United People鈥檚 Democratic Front, a Chittagong Hill Tracts-based political organisation, on Thursday observed a dawn-to-dusk road blockade in Khagrachari district protesting against Wednesday鈥檚 killing of its three activists and demanding immediate arrest of the killers...
Govt extends OMS prog to Ctg, Khulna
The Department of Agricultural Marketing under the Ministry of Agriculture is selling essential commodities, including agricultural products, at subsidised prices through OMS programme at a total of 45 points in Dhaka, Khulna and Chittagong cities...
Chittagong Medical College expels 75 activists of Chhatra League
Chittagong Medical College and Hospital authorities expelled 75 students, including 14 intern doctors, due to involvement in disciplinary violations such as campus clashes and unauthorised student politics...
HC questions Ctg port鈥檚 power to fill river
The High Court on Sunday issued a rule, asking authorities concerned to explain as to why it shall not scrap a sub-section of Chittagong Port Authority Act 2022 that permitted the port authority to recover, fill and excavate river bank, river bed, surround and raise boundary...
Workers block highway for wage hike in Munshiganj
Workers of JMI Industrial Park on Wednesday blocked the Dhaka-Chittagong highway at Gazaria in Munshiganj for about three and a half hours demanding...
Eight-member committee to probe into vessel fire at Ctg port
An eight-member probe committee has been formed to investigate the fire in two ships carrying liquefied petroleum gas at Kutubdia point of the Bay of Bengal that occurred early Sunday, officials said.
CUET ranks 6th among local univs
Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology has been ranked 6th among the country鈥檚 universities in the World University Rankings, said a press release.
Govt urges monks to observe Kathin Chibardan
The local administration on Monday urged the monks to reconsider their decision of not observing Kathin Chibardan, a major Buddhist festival, in the Chittagong Hill Tracts this year.
CU reopens after three months closure, students pay tribute to anti-discrimination martyrs
Chittagong University reopened on Sunday three months after it was shut amid the anti-discrimination student movement that toppled the authoritarian regime of Sheikh Hasina on August 5...
Monks declare not to observe Kathin Chibordan in CHT for insecurity
The monks from 15 religious organisations on Sunday announced that this year they would not observe Kathin Chibardan, a major Buddhist ritual festival celebrated in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, in the present situation of insecurity in the three hill districts...
Students for Sovereignty protests at sectarian violence in CHT
Students for Sovereignty, a student organisation of Dhaka University, on Friday protested at spreading sectarian violence in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
PCJSS demands judicial inquiry
The Parbatya Charrogram Janasamhati Samiti, a regional political party in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, on Thursday demanded a judicial inquiry into the incidents of sectarian attacks in Khagrachari and Rangamati in September 18鈥�20...
Citizens demand fair investigation, end to violence in CHT
Citizens including writers, artists, teachers, journalists and rights activists in separate statements on Wednesday demanded fair investigation into recent violence that took place in Rangamati and Khagrachari districts in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
Habibur elected CSE chairman
The board of directors of the Chittagong Stock Exchange PLC elected AKM Habibur Rahman as chairman of the port city bourse in line with the Exchanges Demutualisation Act, 2013...
Kamal Uddin made CU pro-VC
Chittagong University international relations department professor Md Kamal Uddin has been appointed as pro-vice chancellor (administration) of the university for the...
Crisis deepens as meaningful negotiation eludes CHT
Tension deepened in the Chittagong Hill Tracts with authorities failing as of Sunday to initiate a meaningful negotiation between the national minorities and Bengalis and take proper legal step to...
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.