Communal harmony a must for CHT uplift

Devashis tells Rangamati meet
Our Correspondent, Rangamati


Barrister Devashis Roy, special assistant to Chief Advisor (CA) and in-charge of CHT affairs ministry, yesterday called upon all communities in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) to maintain peace and communal harmony for development of the area.

Assuring his personal neutrality in CHT issues involving Bangalees and ethnic communities, Devashis said he will try his best to resolve all issues trough talks, safeguarding interests of all in the hills.

He was speaking as chief guest at an opinion-exchange meeting here on different issues including boosting agriculture in the three hill districts, saving Kaptai Lake from pollution, solution of problems of Headmen and Karbaries and providing test relief to people in remote areas affected by flood and invasion by rats.

Chaired by Rangaamti Deputy Commissioner Md. Nurul Amin, the meeting was attended by among others CHT Regional Council Chairman Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma, Rangamati Hill District Council (RHDC) chairman Jagat Jyoti Chakma, Army Brigade Commander Col. Mostafa Ahmed Sakib and Assistant Police Superintendent Jayenuddin as special guests.

The meeting was also addressed, by, among others, headmen association leader Chingkiew Roaza, Rangamati Union Parishad Forum President Bihari Ranjan Chakma, woman leader Monjulika Chakma, Rangamati municipal chairman Habibur Rahman, Rangamati Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Kazi Nazrul Islam, CHT affairs advisory committee member Maolana Md. Shahjahan and NGOs representative Amlan Chakma. High officials, professionals, businessmen and local journalists also attended the meeting.

Organised by RHDC, the meeting was held at Tribal Culture Auditorium in the hill town.

Devashis said peaceful co-existence of Banglees and indigenous people is the first pre-condition for development of the area and ensuring interests of all.

He assured local leaders to solve different outstanding issues which remained pending for long.

Devashis said the caretaker government will resolve all problems and none will be deprived. If any unrest or tensions arises anew, it will be a failure of the caretaker government.

Other speakers urged the government to ensure balanced development of people of all communities in CHT and underlined the need for coordination among different government bodies in taking up and implementing projects.

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