Thirty-two eminent citizens have called for the immediate appointment of a trusted individual from the indigenous communities of the Chittagong Hill Tracts as a full minister to lead the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs. Their joint statement, released to the media on Thursday, followed the resignation of the acting minister, which they said had caused frustration among the hill communities. The signatories noted that the minister, who had been elected with the highest votes from the region, resigned citing personal reasons, raising questions and doubts among local residents.
The statement suggested that some believe the minister may have faced undue obstacles during his tenure, undermining the confidence that hill communities had placed in the new government led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. The citizens emphasized that the hill peoples have long faced discrimination and that the 1997 Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord was a product of cross-party consensus. They also recalled that the accord’s provisions include appointing a minister from indigenous groups.
The signatories urged the prime minister to reconsider the matter promptly and restore confidence by appointing a full minister from the indigenous population to oversee the ministry’s operations.
স্টাফ রিপোর্টার প্রকাশ : ২৫ জুন ২০২৬, ২০: ৫৫ পার্বত্য চট্টগ্রাম বিষয়ক মন্ত্রণালয়ের দায়িত্বপ্রাপ্ত মন্ত্রীর পদত্যাগে পার্বত্য ক্ষুদ্র-নৃগোষ্ঠীর মধ্যে সৃষ্ট হতাশা দূর করতে অবিলম্বে পার্বত্য অঞ্চলের আস্থাভাজন কোনো ক্ষুদ্র-নৃগোষ্ঠী ব্যক্তিকে পূর্ণমন্ত
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