Twenty five years of the CHT Peace Accord

What did it achieve and what is the way forward?

The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), the South-eastern part of Bangladesh, is unique in its geographical features and ethnic diversity. The area with its size of 13,184 square kilometres is bordered by Myanmar and the Indian state of Mizoram on the East and Tripura on the North. With its 1.6 million people, it entails a great importance to Bangladesh for its geopolitical location.