Following is the news published on Bangladeshi daily 'the independent' about the demand of Chittagong Hill Tracts Jummo Refugees Welfare Association
(CHTJRWA):
Leaders
of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Jummo Refugees Welfare Association
(CHTJRWA) have demanded passage of the amended version of the CHT Land
Dispute Resolution Act, 2001 and removal of Land Commission Chairman
Justice Khademul Islam Chowdhury. “Appointment of an efficient and
credible retired judge is required to resolve the land dispute in the
CHT region along with the amendment of the CHT land commission act,”
general secretary of CHTJRWA Santoshita Chakma Bakul said in a statement
at a press conference at Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) on Friday.
Vice-President
of CHTJRWA Ajit Baran Chakma, Profullah Kumar Chakma, Mong Aprushi
Marma, finance secretary Sukriti Jiban Chakma, education and cultural
affairs secretary Anando Mohan Chakma, and Sneh Tripura were present at
the press conference.
Bakul
said illegal land grabbing is going on in entire CHT region as the
government is yet to take any effective initiative to implement the CHT
accord.
Despite the tenure of Khademul Islam Chowdhury has been over on July 19 he is remaining in the commission, he alleged.
He
also demanded not to reappoint justice Khademul Islam Chowdhury as
chairman of the CHT Land Commission as the hilly people declared him as a
persona non grata.
CHTJRWA general secretary also alleged that during his tenure (Khademul) he had done a number of controversial activities violating the CHT Land Dispute Resolution Act, 2001.
CHTJRWA general secretary also alleged that during his tenure (Khademul) he had done a number of controversial activities violating the CHT Land Dispute Resolution Act, 2001.
Justice
Khademul created unexpected situation in CHT region through taking
unilateral and controversial decisions without discussion with other
members of the commission, he alleged.
He
further alleged that Justice Khademul Islam’s undemocratic activities
were harmful to the peaceful solution to the land problem in the
region.
Criticising
the role of present government he said the government is passing the
time through bluffing the ethnic people. “The prime minister assured to
implement the CHT accord and the 20 packages of expatriated Jummo
Refugees under the accord. But there is no sign to implement her
assurance.”
Anando
Mohan Chakma said despite the government appointed Jatindra Lal Tripura
MP as chairman of the Taskforce Committee but there is no progress to
rehabilitate the expatriated Jummo refugee.
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Following is the copy of original press release of CHTJRWA (in Bengali):
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source:
Kapaeeng Foundation
(A Human Rights Organization for Indigenous Peoples of Bangladesh)
Kapaeeng Foundation
(A Human Rights Organization for Indigenous Peoples of Bangladesh)
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