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CHT Peace Treaty: Indigenous people’s identity at risk for non-implementation

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- Times Report - December 3, 2022December 3, 2022

Non-implementation of Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Accord since it was signed 25 years ago has severely threatened the culture and identity of the region's indigenous population, and violated their human rights, a UN expert said on Saturday. Marking the anniversary of the signing on 2 December 1997, the Special

BM Depot Fire: 11 bodies unidentified even after 3.5 months

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- Times Report - September 25, 2022September 25, 2022

Even after three and a half months after the explosion at the BM container depot in Sitakunda, the identity of 11 deceased has not yet been identified. The police say that the DNA tests do not match those of the relatives as these bodies were charred. The bodies of 39 of the

Who are the tea workers? A brief profile

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- Afsan Chowdhury - August 25, 2022August 26, 2022

The recent strike by the tea workers has brought national attention to a largely forgotten community of Bangladesh. Very little is known about their ethnic identity, culture or what they think about their lives in general. Although several studies have been carried out by various agencies including UN agencies, they