Call to increase CHT parliamentary seats from three to eight

August 26, 2025

PARBATTANEWS ONLINE DESK Civil society groups from the Chittagong Hill Tracts have called on the Election Commission (EC) to raise the number of parliamentary seats in the region from three to eight. On Monday, 25 August, a memorandum was submitted to the Chief Election Commissioner at the EC headquarters in Agargaon. It was handed over […]Continue Reading

Hill girl Hema Chakma announces DUCSU poll bid

August 18, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS ONLINE DESK Hill student Hema Chakma has declared her candidacy for the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) election, pledging to promote inclusivity and protect student rights. A fourth-year student at the Institute of Health Economics, Hema is the daughter of former Chenghi Union Parishad chairman Anil Chandra Chakma of Khagrachhari’s Panchhari Continue Reading

High Court questions tribal hiring priority in Khagrachhari Hill District Council

August 18, 2025

STAFF REPORTER The High Court has asked the government to explain why provisions granting priority to tribal residents in recruitment at the Khagrachhari Hill District Council should not be declared unconstitutional. A bench of Justice Md Akram Hossain Chowdhury and Justice Fayez Ahmed issued the rule on 31 July after hearing a writ petition filed […]Continue Reading

Bengalis allege discrimination in new CHT Development Board advisory panel

August 17, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS REPORT The newly formed advisory committee of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Development Board has sparked criticism for excluding representatives from the Bengali community, which makes up more than half of the population in the region. On August 13, the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs issued a letter appointing nine members to […]Continue Reading

Four killed in UPDF-JSS gunfight in Khagrachari, say police

July 26, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK At least four people have been killed in an armed clash between members of the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF–Prasit faction) and the Parbatya Chattogram Jana Samhati Samiti (JSS–Santu faction) in Khagrachhari’s Dighinala upazila, according to police. The gunfight broke out around 8:30pm on Friday in the remote Sindhu Karbaripara area of Continue Reading

Army seizes large quantity of foreign liquor in Manikchhari

July 15, 2025

MANIKCHHARI CORRESPONDENT, KHAGRACHHARI The Bangladesh Army has seized a significant quantity of foreign liquor during an operation in the Garitana area of Manikchhari upazila in Khagrachhari district. According to army sources, acting on a tip-off, a patrol team from the Manikchhari Army Camp under the Sindukchhari Zone conducted raids on Monday night (14 July) in […]Continue Reading

Shefalika Tripura made acting head of Khagrachari council

July 9, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK Shefalika Tripura has been appointed acting chairman of the Khagrachari Hill District Council. The Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs made the appointment under the 1989 council law. A circular issued on Sunday said she will serve until further notice. The move follows an order asking current chairman Jiruna Tripura to step […]Continue Reading

Khagrachari man leaves govt job, now earns Tk 30 lakh a year from mango farming

July 7, 2025

KHAGRACHHARI CORRESPONDENT Mangsitu Chowdhury, in his late thirties and from Khagrachari, earns nearly Tk 30 lakh a year from mango farming after quitting his government job and returning to his village. He worked in Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) for 16 years, starting as a sepoy and later becoming a medical assistant. His last posting was […]Continue Reading

Barhi and Amber dates grow successfully in Khagrachari hills

July 7, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK The Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) has reported success in growing Barhi and Amber varieties of dates in the hilly areas of Khagrachari. Officials say the local climate and soil are well-suited for these types of dates and could open up opportunities for commercial farming. Nur Alam, a local farmer from Rasulpur—about […]Continue Reading

Attempted abduction foiled at Khagrachari road project site

June 27, 2025

RAMGARH CORRESPONDENT, KHAGRACHHARI An attempted abduction of a construction worker by suspected members of the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) was thwarted by labourers and local residents in Ramgarh upazila of Khagrachari on Wednesday. The incident occurred around 2 pm in the Sonaiaagha area, where a government road carpeting project is being implemented under Continue Reading