CHT situation, THE INDEPENDENT

From: The Independent (Bangladesh) | Date: July 29, 2003 | Copyright information


The Independent (Bangladesh)

07-29-2003

An unhappy situation of violence and disorder is prevailing in the
Chittagong Hill Tracts. Militant tribal elements opposed to non-tribal
settlers are themselves divided into rival groups that are often resorting
to armed clashes. Killings and kidnappings are regular features. The non-
tribal settlers, on the other hand, are complaining of their disenfranchisement
by tribal machinations, their exclusion from U...

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