Category: Opinion
UNHCHR’s visit: Enforced Disappearances in the Country and Criminalization in the CHT
Mangal Kumar Chakma Recently in August, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR), Michelle Bachelet, paid visit to Bangladesh. During her visit, Bachelet [Read More…]
Selling the child of a needy mother and tragic life-stories of the Jum hills
Dipayon Khisa Pagujjyachari village of Bhaibonchhara union in Khagrachari district has been in the headlines for quite some time after August 11. The news is [Read More…]
Circular prohibiting the use of the term Adivasi is unconstitutional and contempt of the High Court: 50 eminent citizens
Hill Voice, 30 July 2022, Special Reporter: In a joint statement by 50 prominent citizens, the Information Ministry’s circular dated 19 July 2022 being urged [Read More…]
Government’s further controversial ban on use of ‘Adivasi’ word, strong reaction
Hill Voice, 27 July 2022, Special Correspondent: The current Awami League government under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina has again imposed controversial and unnecessary restrictions [Read More…]
The government continues to hurt the pigeon of peace in the Hills
Sajib Chakma The Government of Bangladesh led by Sheikh Hasina signed the ‘Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Accord’ with the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS) [Read More…]
CHT Accord and Installation of APBn Camp
Mangal Kumar Chakma Dipankar Talukdar, Member of the Parliament (MP) of 299-Parbatya Rangamati constituency, while taking part in the discussion on Budget of FY-2022-23 during [Read More…]
Oikya Parishad and Puja Parishad protest against Foreign Minister’s statement
Hill Voice, 26 June 2022 Special Correspondent: Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Oikya Parishad and Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad have strongly protested the statement of the Foreign [Read More…]
Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF): A Postmortem View
Aung Mrant Aung In early 2022, political articulation of an armed political organization named Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) suddenly caught my eyes while scrolling on [Read More…]
‘Big Talks’ of Ministers and Bureaucrats and A Few Words
Mitul Chakma Bishal To say as a whole, once again, the state machinery is walking with their agenda of militarization and coercion policy, the direction [Read More…]
Devashish Roy calls for role of police and security forces as per CHT Accord
Hill Voice, May 27, 2022, Special Correspondent: Raja Devashish Roy, Chief of the Chakma Circle, called for determining the role of all law enforcement and [Read More…]