Map of Rangamati districtThe treaty that was supposed to establish peace in the CHT regions appears to have collapsedThe hill districts of Bangladesh had witnessed a cessation of the decades-long violence and conflicts after the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord, also known as Chittagong Hill Tracts Treaty, was signed on December 2, 1997. The treaty was signed between the Bangladesh government and the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (United People's Party of the Chittagong Hill Tracts), the political organization that controlled the Shanti Bahini militia. The accord allowed for the recognition of the rights of the peoples and tribes of the Chittagong Hill Tracts region and ended the decades-long insurgency between the Shanti Bahini and government forces. According to Rangamati police and intelligence sources, a total of 22 people were killed in conflicts between three organizations: United People's Democratic Front (UPDF, Prasit), UPDF (Democratic) and MN Larma-led Jana Samhati Samiti (JSS). Most recently, a supporter of MN Larma-led Jana Samhati Samiti (JSS) Bajagula Chakma was gunned down by rivals on November 11, 2018, numbering 22 killings in the year.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 13, 2019 08:37 UTC