Clashes Erupt in Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts
WEB1 day ago · File photo of Shanti Bahini leader Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma aka Shantu Larma with other fighters of the Shanti Bahini, a guerrilla group active in Khagrachiri, Chittagong Hill Tracts ...
Chittagong Hill Tracts sectarian violence sews fear among ethnic ...
WEB3 days ago · Sectarian violence, sparked by the lynching of a Bengali man on Wednesday, has displaced scores of ethnic families after homes and businesses were set on fire in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT ...
Renewed Violence in Chittagong Hill Tracts: Bengali Settlers …
WEB17 hours ago · In Dhaka, thousands of Indigenous people held a demonstration at Dhaka University, demanding an impartial investigation into the attacks, the withdrawal of military forces from the CHT, and the immediate implementation of the 1997 Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord. Protesters later blocked the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka for a half-hour sit-in.
Bangladesh's ethnic tensions flare in Chittagong Hill Tracts as
WEBIn response to the violence, protestors have called for a 72-hour blockade of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, set to begin on Saturday morning, aiming to protest the recent attacks and arson in the ...
Bangladesh unrest: 4 killed as troops open fire amid ethnic clash in ...
WEB4 days ago · Rebel groups fought a decades-long battle for a tribal homeland in the Chittagong Hill Tracts before signing a 1997 peace deal. Despite the treaty and the withdrawal of most troops from the region, unrest has continued as tribal groups demand key clauses of the deal be implemented, including dismantling settlers’ villages and …
Adviser: Bangladesh sees CHT unrest as internal issue
WEB3 days ago · Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain has said that the Chittagong Hill Tracts unrest is an internal issue of Bangladesh. "We see this as an internal issue and are trying to resolve it. Four advisers are going there today, and they are working to create a peaceful environment through discussions, ensuring that the conflict does not escalate further ...
Bangladeshi sisters work amid fear and violence in Chittagong Hill Tracts
WEBAug 28, 2024 · In the Chittagong Hill Tracts, or CHT, of Bangladesh, several congregations have served amid ongoing violence tied to rebellion against state forces for people's rights. The three administrative districts of Bandarban, Rangamati and Khagrachari in the CHT had a tribal majority even after 1971.
Rights group allege Bangladesh Army was inactive while …
WEB4 days ago · Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord was signed on December 2, 1997, between Parbatyo Chattogram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS) and the Government of Bangladesh during the first tenure of Prime ...
Bangladesh: UN expert concerned about non-implementation of Chittagong …
WEBGENEVA (2 December 2022) –Non-implementation of Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Accord since it was signed 25 years ago has severely threatened the culture and identity of the region’s Indigenous population, and …
Attacks, land grabs leave Bangladesh’s Indigenous groups on …
WEBJul 30, 2021 · Dhaka, Bangladesh – On the night of May 31, Agrojyoti Bhante was brutally attacked by two machete-wielding men at a monastery in Khagrachari, 270km (168 miles) south of capital Dhaka in the...