Minister of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs

People's Republic of Bangladesh Adviser of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs
বাংলাদেশের পার্বত্য চট্টগ্রাম বিষয়ক উপদেষ্টা
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Incumbent Supradip Chakma since 11 August 2024
Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs
Style	The Honourable (formal) His Excellency (diplomatic)
Type	Cabinet minister
Status	Adviser
Member of	Cabinet Advisory Council
Reports to	Chief Adviser
Seat	Bangladesh Secretariat
Nominator	Chief Adviser of Bangladesh
Appointer	President of Bangladesh on the advice of the chief adviser
Term length	Interim or the chief adviser's pleasure
Inaugural holder	Kalparanjan Chakma
Formation	15 July 1998;27 years ago (15 July 1998)
Salary	৳245000 (US$2,000) per month (incl. allowances)
Website	mochta.gov.bd

The minister of Chittagong Hill Tracts affairs of Bangladesh is the minister in charge of the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs within the government of Bangladesh. He is also the minister of all departments and agencies under the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs. ^{[1] [2]}

History

In 2004, Prime Minister Khaleda Zia restricted the amount of discretionary cash allocation Deputy Moni Swapan Dewan could spend. ^[3] The government also allocated rice, 28 thousand tons for Bengalis, 10 thousand tons for Bangladesh Army, and 2.1 thousand tons for former rebels in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. ^[4]

Ministers

#	Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death)	Term of office			Political party	Cabinet
				From	To	Period
1			Kalparanjan Chakma কল্পরঞ্জন চাকমা (1922–2018) MP for Khagrachhari	1 January 1998	15 July 2001	3 years, 195 days	Bangladesh Awami League	Hasina I
2			Justice Latifur Rahman লতিফুর রহমান (1936–2017) (Chief Adviser)	15 July 2001	10 October 2001	87 days	Independent	Latifur (Caretaker)
3			Moni Swapan Dewan মনি স্বপন দেওয়ান (born 1954) MP for Rangamati (Deputy Minister)	10 October 2001	29 October 2006	5 years, 19 days	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	Khaleda III
4			Lieutenant General (Retd.) Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury লেঃ জেনারেল (অব.) হাসান মশহুদ চৌধূরী (born 1948) (Adviser)	29 October 2006	11 January 2007	74 days	Independent	Iajuddin
5			Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury ইফতেখার আহমেদ চৌধুরী (born 1946) (Adviser)	11 January 2007	8 January 2008	362 days	Independent	Fakhruddin
6			Fakhruddin Ahmed ফখরুদ্দিন আহমেদ (born 1940 (Chief Adviser)	8 January 2008	6 January 2009	364 days
7			Dipankar Talukdar দীপঙ্কর তালুকদার (born 1952) MP for Rangamati (Minister of State)	6 January 2009	24 January 2014	5 years, 18 days	Bangladesh Awami League	Hasina II
8			Bir Bahadur Ushwe Sing বীর বাহাদুর উশৈ সিং (born 1960) MP for Bandarban (Minister of State until 2019)	24 January 2014	9 January 2024	9 years, 350 days		Hasina III
								Hasina IV
9			Kujendra Lal Tripura কুজেন্দ্র লাল ত্রিপুরা (born 1963) MP for Khagrachhari (Minister of State)	11 January 2024	5 August 2024	207 days		Hasina V
10			Supradip Chakma সুপ্রদীপ চাকমা (born 1961) (Adviser)	8 August 2024	Incumbent	1 year, 23 days	Independent	Yunus

References

This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . Country Studies. Federal Research Division.

1. "Ministry of Chittagong Hills Tracts Affairs". mochta.gov.bd.
2. "Ministry of Chittagong Hills Tracts Affairs (মন্ত্রণালয়ের-পটভূমি)". mochta.gov.bd.
3. "Govt stops grain ration to CHT hills people". The Daily Star. 14 June 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
4. "Govt stops grain ration to CHT hills people". The Daily Star. 14 June 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2024.