Chittagong hill tracts

Bangladesh's Chief of Army Staff General Waker-uz-Zaman gestures during an interview with Reuters at his office in the Bangladesh Army Headquarters, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 23 September 2024. Photo: Reuters
Bangladesh

‘We want a peaceful country, not conflict’: Army Chief Waker

Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam speaks to Hill Affairs Adviser Supradip Chakma at the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Sector Headquarters in Rangamati on 4 April 2025. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Extortion fuels unrest in CHT: Home adviser

Representational Image. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

UPDF member shot dead in alleged PCJSS attack in Rangamati

High Court. Photo: BSS
Court

HC fines 54 illegal brick kiln owners Tk4 lakh each in Ctg hill tracts

The programme started at Cheragi Pahar intersection and concluded at the Shaheed Minar after passing through Anderkilla and Laldighi on 27 February. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Political parties demand timebound action plan for CHT Accord

Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Why Kuki-Chin National Front raising tensions in Chittagong Hill Tracts?

During the clash on 19 September, miscreants set fire to about 50 shops in Larma Square at Dighinala, Khagrachari. Photo: TBS
Panorama

CHT: What is the path to reconciliation?

Youth TIPRA Federation protested against Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Agartala. Photo: NDTV
South Asia

Protests in Tripura over attacks on minorities in Bangladesh

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. Sketch: TBS
Bangladesh

Constitutional reforms should be made by an elected parliament: Fakhrul

MJF terms CHT violence 'barbaric', 'unacceptable'
Bangladesh

MJF terms CHT violence 'barbaric', 'unacceptable'

Environmental activists hold placards at a rally calling for the Prime MInister's intervention in safeguarding the hills of Chattogram. The rally was held in the port city on Wednesday, 12 June. Photo: TBS
Environment

Activists seek PM's intervention to protect Chattogram hills

Cassava, a starchy root vegetable known locally as Shimul Alu, is being commercially cultivated in Khagrachhari after clearing large areas of hilly forests, home to rich biodiversity. Rapid deforestation raises concerns about the impact on the environment, ecosystem, and wildlife. The photo was taken at Pittachhara in Matiranga upazila. Photo: TBS
Environment

CHT forests being razed for cassava farming, harming biodiversity

The air was filled today (12 April) with anticipation as the Chittagong Hill Tracts organised Fulbiju, the jewel of the Biju festival, a celebration that marks the dawn of a new year, brimming with renewal, hope, and prosperity. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Fulbiju for Pahela Baishakh: Ctg hill tracts float flowers away bidding farewell to old year, welcoming the new