Related Research Articles
The Chittagong Hill Tracts,often shortened to simply the Hill Tracts and abbreviated to CHT,are group of districts within the Chittagong Division in southeastern Bangladesh,bordering India and Myanmar (Burma). Covering 13,295 square kilometres (5,133 sq mi),they formed a single district until 1984,when they were divided into three districts:Khagrachari District,Rangamati Hill District,and Bandarban District.
The Chakma people are a tribal group from the eastern-most regions of the Indian subcontinent. They are the largest ethnic group in the Chittagong Hill Tracts region of southeastern Bangladesh,and the second-largest in Mizoram,India. Other places in Northeast India also have significant Chakma populations. Around 60,000 Chakma people live in Arunachal Pradesh,India;a first generation migrated there in 1964 after the construction of the Kaptai Dam forced them off their lands. Another 79,000 Chakmas live in Tripura,India,and 20,000-30,000 in Assam,India.
The Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti is a political party formed to represent the people and indigenous tribes of the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh. Since its inception in 1972,the PCJSS has fought for autonomy and the recognition of the ethnic identity and rights of the indigenous tribes of the Hill Tracts. Its military arm,the Shanti Bahini was used to fight government forces and Bengali settlers in the Hill Tracts. A peace accord was signed in 1997 led to the disarmament of the Shanti Bahini and enabled the PCJSS to return to mainstream politics.
Rangamati Hill District (Chakma:𑄢𑄋𑄟𑄖𑄴𑄳𑄠 ;) is a district in south-eastern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chattogram Division,and the town of Rangamati serves as the headquarters of the district. By area,Rangamati is the largest district of the country.
Khagrachari is a district in the Chittagong Division of Southeastern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chittagong Hill Tracts region.
The Tripuri are an ethnic group originating in the Indian state of Tripura. They are the inhabitants of the Twipra/Tripura Kingdom in North-East India and Bangladesh. The Tripuri people through the Manikya dynasty ruled the Kingdom of Tripura for many years until the kingdom joined the Indian Union on 15 October 1949.
The Twipra Kingdom was one of the largest historical kingdoms of the Tripuri people in Northeast India.
Kalpana Chakma was a human rights activist and feminist from Bangladesh who held the position of Organizing Secretary of the Hill Women's Federation. She and her two brothers were abducted on 12 June 1996 from her home at Lallyaghona village allegedly by the members of an armed group. Kalpana Chakma is still missing. No one has been tried for her disappearance. She is presumed to have been killed after her abduction.
The Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board was a government agency established in 1978 by the then-President of Bangladesh Ziaur Rahman in response to the rise of the Shanti Bahini insurgency in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of eastern Bangladesh. Currently Nikhil Kumar Chakma,is the Chairman of this development board.
The Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict was a political and armed conflict between the government of Bangladesh and the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti and its armed wing,the Shanti Bahini,over the issue of autonomy and the land rights of Jumma people,mainly for Chakma people and the other indigenous of Chittagong Hill Tracts. Shanti Bahini launched an insurgency against government forces in 1977,when the country was under military rule,and the conflict continued for twenty years until the government and the PCJSS signed the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord in 1997.
Rangamati Medical College (RmMC) is a public medical school located in Rangamati,Bangladesh. The college is established in 2014. It admits 51 students every year. It offers 5 years course on Bachelor of Medicine &Bachelor of Surgery which is directed under Chittagong Medical University.
Prajnananda Mahathera is a socially engaged Buddhist monk in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of Bangladesh.
Rangamati Science and Technology University is a public university located in Rangamati,Bangladesh,commonly known as RMSTU. It has faced vocal opposition from local groups such as Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS) because they believe that students,staff,and faculty would come predominantly from outside the Chittagong Hill Tracts,and their settlement in Rangamati would change the character of the region. The first batch of 75 students began classes in November 2015,at a temporary campus set up at Tabalchharhi Shah High School.
Bir Bahadur Ushwe Sing is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the minister of Chittagong Hill Tracts affairs since 2019. He is from Bandarban district and was elected as a member of parliament,from the constituency 300. Bandarban for the 6th time in the 11th parliamentary election. He has also served as the State Minister of the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts(2014-2018). He also is an alumnus of Rajshahi University.
Khagrachhari Hill District Council is the local government council responsible for the administration of Khagrachhari District,Bangladesh. The chairman of the council is Kongjari Chowdhury.
Chittagong Hill Tracts Regional Council is the local government body responsible for the welfare and some administrations of the Chittagong Hill Tracts districts,which include Bandarban District,Khagrachari District,and Rangamati Hill District,in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka,Rangamati. Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma also known as Santu Larma is the Chairman of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Regional Council. He is also the chairman of Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti.
Bandarban Hill District Council is the regional government body responsible for the administration of Bandarban Hill District in Bangladesh. Kyaw Shwe Hla is the chairman of the council.
Sarwar Hossain is a retired Bangladeshi major general former Military Secretary to the President of Bangladesh.
Task Force on Rehabilitation of India-returnee Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons is a Bangladesh government task force established to rehabilitate refugees from the Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict following the signing of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord.
Chittagong Hill Tracts Land Dispute Resolution Commission is a Bangladesh government commissioned formed to solve disputes in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. The commissioned formed in 1999 has been unable to work due to the lack of rules under which the commission can operate.
References
- ↑ "Chairman's CV". Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ↑ "Tripura made CHT Dev Board chief again". Daily Asian Age. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ↑ "Secretary of the CHT Affairs Ministry Naba Bikram Kishore Tripura, NDC, among others, at a dialogue on 'Proposed National Budget 2015". The Daily New Nation. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ↑ "Nabo Bikram Tripura to be made ambassador". Bangla News 24. 21 September 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ↑ "Home Secretary Abdul Sobhan Sikdar, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Nur Mohammad and AIG Naba Bikram Kishore Tripura spoke on the occasion". The Daily Star. 2 April 2009. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ↑ "Humble life and small miseries". The Daily Star. 2011-09-17. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Naba Bikram Kishore Tripura" (PDF). CHT Board. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ↑ "Nabo Bikram Tripura received "Commander's Award for Public Service"" (PDF). Bangla News 24. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ahsan, Zayadul. "Pariahs in police". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
- ↑ "Speakers at a consultation programme". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
- ↑ "Kishore Tripura is acting CHT secy". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
- ↑ "Naba Bikram made full Secy". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
- ↑ "CHT Affairs Secretary Naba Bikram Kishore Tripura delivered the welcome address in the inauguration ceremony of the 4000th Para Kendra in Mitingachhari of Rangamati's Kaptai". The Daily Star. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ↑ "Independence Cup Fencing starts". The Daily Star. 2019-03-12. Retrieved 2022-09-28.