On 24 July 2012 at 11.00 am Dhaka city branch of Pahari Chhatra
Parishad (Hill Students Council) and Hill Women’s Federation (HWF) organised a procession
against conspiracy to re-appoint controversial Khademul Islam Chowdhury as
chairman of Chittagong Hill Tracts Land Dispute Resolution Commission (CHTLDRC)
at Aporajeo Padadesh of Dhaka University premises. PCP demanded to withdraw the
letter by which Land Ministry proposed to re-appoint Khademul Islam Chowdhury as
chairman of CHTLDRC and to appoint a competent person as chairman of CHTLDRC in
consultation with CHT Regional Council; to amend contradictory provisions of
the CHTLDRC Act 2001 without any further delay in order to proper and speedy
resolve of land problem of CHT and to take effective urgent action for
implementation of CHT Accord by declaring a roadmap with timeframe.
It is mentionable that three-year tenure of Khademul Islam Chowdhury
as chairman of CHTLDRC was expired on 19 July 2012. However, no sooner of finishing
of the tenure, Land Ministry sent a controversial proposal to re-appoint
Khademul Islam Chowdhury as chairman of CHTLDRC for second time. PCP said that the
proposal of Land Ministry is nothing but a conspiracy to hinder resolution of
land disputes of CHT as per CHT Accord and to make impediments to the implementation
of CHT Accord.
Presided over by president of Dhaka city branch of PCP Mr. Juwel
Chakma, the protest meeting was conducted by general secretary of Dhaka city
branch of PCP Mr. Jemshon Amlai Bawm. Among others, schooling and library
secretary of Dhaka city branch of PCP Mr. Jiten Chakma, president of Dhaka city
branch of HWF Ms. Monira Tripura, literature and publication secretary of
Bangladesh Marma Students Council Mr. Babu Marma, general secretary of
Bangladesh Indigenous Students Action Forum Mr. Ananta Dhamai, assistant
general secretary of Dhaka city branch of PCP Mr. Supen Chakma et al spoke in
the procession.
Speakers said that during the last tenure as chairman of CHTLDRC, Khademul
Islam Chowdhury created huge controversy by declaring land survey in the CHT unilaterally
and by starting hearing of land disputes undemocratically. He lost faith and confidence
of those people for whom he was appointed to resolve the land dispute. For his
controversial activities, the CHT people including civic groups of the country
demanded to remove him from his chairmanship of CHTLDRC during his last tenure.
So Land Ministry’s proposal to re-appoint such controversial, undemocratic and communal
person as chairman of CHTLDRC is fully unacceptable. Speakers also warned that
government would be liable for any unwanted situation if controversial Khademul
Islam is appointed.
The protest meeting was followed by a procession which was ended marching
around the university campus.
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