Four local organisations representing Bengali settlers in the Chittagong Hill Tracts are enforcing a 36-hour general strike from Wednesday morning in Rangamati, Khagrachharhi and Bandarban hill districts.
The shutdown has been organised to protest against amendment to the land act while the organisers demand that the government scrap its move to put local police administration under the Chittagong Hill Tracts Regional Council.
In line with the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord, sub-section 1 of section 62 of the Parbatya Zilla Parishad law says that a Zilla Parishad can appoint, transfer and punish police officials ranking from Sub-Inspector and below. Members of the tribes from the hill tracts will get priorities in case of appointment to the local police administration.
The Bengali-speaking settlers, who had been rehabilitated from outside the region, have long been protesting against the provision.
Parbatya Chatragram Somo-Adhikar Andolon (Chittagong Hill Tracts Equal Rights Movement), Parbatya Ganaparishad (the Hill Tracts People's Council), Parbatya Bangali Chatra Parishad (Hill Bengali Students' Council) and Parbatya Bangali Chhatra Oikya Parishad (Hill Tracts Bengali Students' Unity Council) jointly announced the lockdown at a press conference in Rangamati district headquarters on Monday.
On Wednesday, most businesses in Khagrachhari, Rangamati and Bandarban towns remained closed. Long-route and inter-district bus operations remained suspended.
Most educational institutions also remained closed. No passenger ferries were seen operating in Rangamati during the beginning hours of Wednesday.
Meanwhile, police detained Convenor of Parbatya Bangalee Chhatra Parishad's Khagrachhari unit, Abdul Majid, on Tuesday night.
Officer-in-Charge of Khagrachhari Sadar Police Station Mostafijur Rahman has confirmed Majid's detention.
The shutdown has been organised to protest against amendment to the land act while the organisers demand that the government scrap its move to put local police administration under the Chittagong Hill Tracts Regional Council.
In line with the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord, sub-section 1 of section 62 of the Parbatya Zilla Parishad law says that a Zilla Parishad can appoint, transfer and punish police officials ranking from Sub-Inspector and below. Members of the tribes from the hill tracts will get priorities in case of appointment to the local police administration.
The Bengali-speaking settlers, who had been rehabilitated from outside the region, have long been protesting against the provision.
Parbatya Chatragram Somo-Adhikar Andolon (Chittagong Hill Tracts Equal Rights Movement), Parbatya Ganaparishad (the Hill Tracts People's Council), Parbatya Bangali Chatra Parishad (Hill Bengali Students' Council) and Parbatya Bangali Chhatra Oikya Parishad (Hill Tracts Bengali Students' Unity Council) jointly announced the lockdown at a press conference in Rangamati district headquarters on Monday.
On Wednesday, most businesses in Khagrachhari, Rangamati and Bandarban towns remained closed. Long-route and inter-district bus operations remained suspended.
Most educational institutions also remained closed. No passenger ferries were seen operating in Rangamati during the beginning hours of Wednesday.
Meanwhile, police detained Convenor of Parbatya Bangalee Chhatra Parishad's Khagrachhari unit, Abdul Majid, on Tuesday night.
Officer-in-Charge of Khagrachhari Sadar Police Station Mostafijur Rahman has confirmed Majid's detention.
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