Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board
| Formation | 1978 |
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| Headquarters | Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bengali |
Chairman | |
Main organ | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Website | www |
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 ,[1] is the Chairman of this development board.
History[]
Headed by an army general, the board was formed to provide special attention and administer the issues of the Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict. The board was formed in 1976 through the Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board Ordinance.[2]
The first chairman from civil administration is Bir Bahadur Ushwi Sing, an MP of Bangladesh Parliament who was elected from Bandarban constituency and the current State Minister, Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs. He was appointed in 1996. Later in 2002 Wadud Bhuiyan, the former member of the parliament from Khagrachari constituency, was appointed as chairman of Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board. In 2009, Bir Bahadur was appointed again as the chairman of this agency.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Nikhil Kumar Chakma elected as chairman of CHT Development Board". 7 July 2021.
- ^ "JS makes new law for CHT development". The Daily Star. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ HighBeam
External links[]
- History of Chittagong Division
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- Chittagong Division
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- Bandarban District
- Khagrachhari District
- Rangamati Hill District
- 1976 establishments in Bangladesh
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