‘Please help me retain my mouza land rights’: Sajek daughter makes impassioned plea

August 9, 2022

BETHLEHEM PARI PANGKHUA I am Bethlehem Pari Pangkhua, daughter of late Rual That Pangkhua, who served until death as headman of 171 no Betling Mauza, Sajek, Baghaichari Upazila, Rangamati hill district. We are two brothers and two sisters. As my brothers are not educated, my family asked me to go for the post of headman […]Continue Reading

Bandarban: From harmony to conflict

July 15, 2022

Lt. Gen. Dr. MOHAMMAD MAHFUZUR RAHMAN Under the leadership of Manabendra Larma, the 1980s and 1990s were the golden age for the Jana Samhati Samiti-JSS (Regional part of CHT) and its armed organization Shanti Bahini (Armed group of JSS). Despite having absolute support among the tribal people in Rangamati and Khagrachhari districts, their activities in […]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

Dhaka’s abstention in Ukraine vote is an anomaly

March 16, 2022

Ali Riaz Delegates react as results of the voting are displayed during the 11th emergency special session of the UN General Assembly on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Photo: Reuters Bangladesh’s abstention in the vote on the Ukraine crisis at the United Nations’ emergency special session on March 3, 2022 deserves much more scrutiny than it […]Continue Reading