Civil society team talk CHT issues in Rangamati

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Our Correspondent, Rangamati


A ten-member team of civil society leaders, now on visit in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), yesterday talked to local leaders and high officials in Rangamati on different issues including recent incidents of land grabbing, voter registration and human rights situation.

The ten-member team led by Pankaj Bhattacharya, leader of Sammilita Samajik Andolon, is visiting CHT to observe human rights situation, especially post peace accord atmosphere there.

The team members separately discussed with the local indigenous and Bangalee leaders on the four issues, Pankaj Bhattacharya told this correspondent yesterday.

The team members separately talked to the public representatives, headmen and karbaries (traditional local leaders), lawyers, journalists and different professionals and businessmen.

They also held meetings with CHT Regional Council chairman Santu Larma in his office and Deputy Commissioner Md Nurul Amin, urging them to take steps for peaceful co-existence in the hills.

He said they will soon hold a roundtable in Dhaka on the issues and make suggestions to the government to solve those.

The team yesterday left for Bandarban.