The Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord Implementation Movement has expressed deep concern over the recent resignation of CHT affairs minister.
In a joint statement issued to the media on Saturday, human rights activist Zakir Hossain and Professor Khairul Islam Chowdhury, also the movement’s joint coordinators, said the resignation has triggered widespread discussion, speculation, and uncertainty surrounding the ministry and the peace accord implementation process.
They also said that although the current government has completed 100 days in office, no specific roadmap or visible progress has been presented on implementing the peace accord. This, they said, has left the nation uncertain about establishing lasting peace in the Hill Tracts.
The coordinators added that the resignation has fueled public doubt and concern over the peace process. They stressed that the government cannot avoid its institutional commitment to implementing the accord.
However, they called for urgent reconstitution of the Peace Accord Implementation Monitoring Committee and activation of the Land Dispute Resolution Commission.
According to the statement, the human rights activist reiterated the demand for withdrawal of the state minister from the Hill Tracts Affairs Ministry, citing inconsistency with the peace accord.
Zakir and Khairul urged the government to immediately announce a time‑bound roadmap for implementation and to initiate meaningful dialogue with the Chittagong Hill Tracts Regional Council and the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti, key parties to the peace accord.
Both the coordinators emphasised that the hill tracts issue is not merely administrative or regional, but a vital national political question tied to democracy, Bangladesh’s multi‑ethnic reality, and BNP’s declared vision of building a “Rainbow Nation.” They also called for an all‑party national dialogue to build consensus.
The coordinators expressed hope that the government will soon demonstrate visible progress in implementing the accord with political wisdom.
