UN hails BD efforts to implement CHT peace accord

The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (PFII) has welcomed the progress towards the implementation of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Peace Accord, reports UNB.
The Forum made this observation in its report of the 22nd Session held from April 17 to 28 in New York.
The members of the Forum engaged with the delegation of Bangladesh as well as with a large number of civil society members and individuals belonging to the ethnic minorities throughout the session and discussed the status of CHT Peace Accord.
Welcoming the progress made in this regard, the Forum called upon Bangladesh to make further efforts towards full implementation of the accord through constructive dialogue and cooperation with the Chittagong Hill Tracts Regional Council, the three Hill District Councils and the Chittagong Hill Tracts Land Dispute Resolution Commission.