Monkeys and humans clash in Bangladesh’s Matiranga hills as forests shrink

March 18, 2024

MATIRANGA CORRESPONDENT In the Matiranga hills of Bangladesh’s Khagrachhari district, a conflict is escalating between humans and monkeys. The monkeys, their forest habitat destroyed by development, are raiding homes and farms in search of food. The area’s forests have been cleared for housing and agriculture, leaving the monkeys with nowhere to go. This has Continue Reading

Two world-class coffee strains developed in Bangladesh’s Kaptai, signaling farming breakthrough

December 10, 2023

In the verdant hills of Kaptai, a quiet revolution is brewing. At the Raikhali Agricultural Research Center in the Bangladeshi hill district of Rangamati’s Kaptai, after half a decade of dedicated research, a breakthrough has emerged in the form of two new coffee varieties. These aren’t just any coffee varieties; they are improved strains of […]Continue Reading

In Khagrachari, over 200 families thrive on red ant egg trade

December 10, 2023

STAFF REPORTER, KHAGRACHHARI It might sound unbelievable, but it’s true! In Khagrachari, over 200 families have found a unique way to earn their livelihood – by collecting and selling red ant eggs. They traverse through dense forests and jungles, diligently searching for red ant eggs nestled in tree branches and under leaves. This unusual occupation […]Continue Reading

Population Census 2022: A CHT demographic analysis

September 19, 2022

SAYED IBN RAHMAT A comparative analysis of the preliminary report of the Population and Household Census 2022 recently released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) and the census report of 2011 shows that the Bengali population has increased while the non-Bengali/small ethnic population has decreased in Chattogram Hill Tracts. According to the preliminary report Continue Reading

Political evangelization and Chittagong Hill Tracts : Do we need to worry

April 11, 2022

Lt Gen Mohammad Mahfuzur Rahman, PhD, Retd Choosing or following a particular religion is part of human rights. However, compelling, trapping or clandestine movement to convert people by taking advantage of a situation into a particular religion is utterly immoral or illegal. In early 20th century it was clear to the British Raj that their […]Continue Reading