The 26th anniversary of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Peace Accord is being observed on Saturday.
Different programs have been arranged in the three hilly districts, marking the anniversary of the peace treaty.
President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued separate messages marking the completion of 26 years of the significant treaty on Friday.
The president and the prime minister greeted all people in the Chittagong hill districts on the occasion of completion of 26 years of the covenant.
In his message, the president said Chittagong Hill Tracts is rich with natural resources and a place of potential. He hoped that the Peace Accord would speed up the socio-economic and cultural development of Chittagong Hill Tracts.
The prime minister said: “We are committed to maintain peace all over the country including Chittagong Hill Tracts.”
“I hope we will be able to build a peaceful, happy Sonar Bangladesh as dreamt by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman through the socio-economic development of the Hill Tracts people with the united efforts of all.”
She sought cooperation from all to fully implement the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord.On December 2, 1997,
Parbatya Chittagong Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS) signed a peace deal with the then Awami League government, led by Sheikh Hasina.
Then National parliament Chief Whip Abul Hasnat Abdullah signed the agreement on behalf of the government, while Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma (Santu Larma) signed it on behalf of PCJSS.
