Twenty-three years have elapsed since the signing of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Peace Accord Dhaka TribuneLocals and officials say these groups are trying to destabilize peace in the three hill districts againThe signing of a peace deal between PCJSS and the then Awami League government in 1997 did not mean something only for the CHT region. One of the major conditions of the deal was to develop the three hill districts -- Rangamati, Khagrachhari and Bandarban --as tourism hotspots. But this cannot be properly implemented due to the opposition of the anti-peace treaty groups, officials said. "It is not possible to bring peace in CHT while maintaining a hostile relations with Awami League leaders and activists," Dipankar added. Locals said they must pay a certain amount of money to the armed groups for whatever is sold in markets.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 01, 2020 16:52 UTC