Bangladesh Railway has undertaken a masterplan to bring the three districts of Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT) under its railway network in order to improve connectivity in the hilly region.
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Published: 25 Feb 2021 01:28 AM BdST
Updated: 25 Feb 2021 01:28 AM BdST
A parliamentary committee has told the government to stop propagating the idea that public servants are transferred to the Chittagong Hill Tracts for failure to do their job. );
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The parliamentary standing committee on the Chittagong Hill Tracts affairs ministry discussed the issue centring a TV advertisement of a tea brand with a dialogue: “I will have you transferred to Bandarban overnight.”
The committee argued on Wednesday that such an ad may create a negative idea about the transfer of public servants and the hill tracts, said Kujendra Lal Tripura, a member of the committee.
Police, BGB, Ansar to be deployed at vacant army camps: Kamal
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KHAGRACHHARI, Dec 24, 2020 (BSS) – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal today said members of Police, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Ansar will be deployed at vacant army camps located in Chattogram Hill Tracts.
“The government has decided in principle to deploy police, BGB and Ansar at the vacant army camps in Chattogram Hill Tracts to stop killings, extortion and terrorisms in the area,” he said while speaking as chief guest at a special law and order meeting here.
Members of BGB will be deployed at camps located at remote and border areas, he said, adding, “Ansar will also be deployed there side by side with police personnel. I have talked about it with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.”