New central committee for HWF formed

chtnews.com
News No. 209/2009, November 24, 2009

A 21-member strong new central committee for Hill Women’s Federation
has been formed with Sonali Chakma and Konika Dewan as its president
and General Secretary.

The committee was announced today at the end of a three-day conference
that began on 21 November in Chittagong.

Over 70 delegates from all over the CHT had taken part in the seventh
conference.

Sonali Chakma has been re-elected president unanimously for the third
consecutive term, while Konika Dewan and Rina Dewan retained their
positions as General Secretary and Organising Secretary respectively.

Apart from electing a new central committee, the conference also
revised the organisation’s charter of demands and made a few
amendments to the constitution.

The conference, presided over by Sonali Chakma, expressed solidarity
with Ghilachari women who have risen in an uprising, demanding
punishment of an army personnel for sexual attack on a Jumma woman and
withdrawal of Ghilachari camp.