Amend land dispute resolution act
Demand indigenous leaders
Indigenous leaders yesterday reiterated their demands for the complete implementation of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Peace Accord 1997 and to amend the CHT Land Dispute Resolution Commission (CHTLDRC) Act 2001.
They also demanded removal of CHTLDRC Chairman Justice Khademul Islam Chowdhury and appointment of a “competent justice” in this post.
The leaders were addressing a workshop, “The CHTLDRC and Realty of Land Dispute in the Hills”, organised by CHT Citizens' Committee, supported by Campaign for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods, at the CHT Regional Council's conference room.
The leaders accused the CHTLDRC chief of being autocratic and three lawmakers of the hills, Dipanker Talukder, Bir Bahadur and Jatindra Lal Tripura, of opposing the treaty's full implementation and land dispute solutions.
Khagrachhari Headmen Association President Shaktipada Tripura read out the keynote paper at the workshop where CHT Regional Council member Gautam Kumar Chakma and CHT Citizens' Committee President Gautam Dewan were present.
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