Chittagong Hill Tracts Conflict
Background Information:
Where is the Chittagong Hill Tracts? The Chittagong Hill Tract is an area located in Southeastern Bangladesh totaling an area of 13,295 square kilometres (5,133 sq mi) bordering India (specifically Tripura province) and Myanmar. This area formed a single political district until divided in 1984 by the government of Bangladesh into 3 political districts named Khagrachari, Rangamati, and Bandarban. Geographically, The Chittagong Hill Tracts are one of the only areas that are very hilly thus topographically separating the area from the rest of Bangladesh. Furthermore, the Chittagong Hill Tracts houses most if not all of the indigenous tribal people of Bangladesh such as the Chakma, Marma, Tripura, Tanchangya, Chak, Pankho, Mru, Murung , Bawm, Lushai , Khyang , and Khumi. |
What is the conflict?
In 1972 after 2 years of war the People's Republic of Bangladesh became a internationally recognized sovereign state allow the people to freely speak bengali and practice their culture as united people. But, in 1973 after the organization of the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti (United People's Party of Chittagong Hill Tracts) ,which represented all the indigenous tribes and their people in the Chittagong Hill Tracts Area, the tribal people in the Chittagong Hill Tracts pushed to become a sovereign nation free from the jurisdiction of the government of Bangladesh. But, after the new nation of Bangladesh was formed the people of Bangladesh wanted the country to be united thus immediately refusing to agree to the proposal of the party. |