The government has implemented only four of the 37 most important provisions of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Peace Accord, the party which represents the indigenous people of the region has said. “The inability to fully implement the CHT Peace Accord is a major reason for unrest in the region,” PCJSS Organizing Secretary Shaktipada Tripura told the Bangla Tribune. The PCJSS report, however, claimed that the government has retained its full jurisdiction in the above mentioned matters. The PCJSS report claimed that among these articles, only the regional council has been formed, and no other provision has been implemented as yet. “The army must be withdrawn to establish rule of democracy in the region,” PCJSS organizing Secretary Shaktipada Tripura said.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 05, 2017 09:22 UTC