The Hill Tracts Accord Implementation Movement has expressed deep concern following the resignation of the Minister for Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs. In a joint statement issued to the media on Saturday, the movement’s joint coordinators, human rights activist Zakir Hossain and Professor Dr. Khairul Islam Chowdhury, said the resignation has sparked widespread discussion and speculation, highlighting renewed uncertainty around the ministry and the peace accord’s implementation process.

The coordinators noted that although the current government has completed one hundred days in office, it has yet to present a clear roadmap or visible progress on implementing the Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord, creating public doubt about lasting peace in the region. They warned that the minister’s resignation has deepened national concern about the government’s institutional commitment to the accord.

The statement called for reconstituting the Accord Implementation Monitoring Committee, activating the Land Dispute Resolution Commission, and withdrawing the state minister accused of inconsistency with the accord. It also urged the government to announce a time-bound roadmap, initiate dialogue with key regional stakeholders, and convene an all-party national dialogue to build consensus on this national political issue.