Bandarban Hill District Council

Bandarban Hill District Council is the regional government body responsible for the administration of Bandarban Hill District in Bangladesh.[1] Kyaw Shwe Hla is the chairman of the council.[2][3]

Bandarban Hill District Council
বান্দরবান পার্বত্য জেলা পরিষদ
Formation6 March 1989; 35 years ago (6 March 1989)
HeadquartersBHDC Building, Bandarban Sadar, Bangladesh
Area served
Bandarban District
Official language
Bengali
Kyaw Shwe Hla
Muhammad Masum Billah
Main organ
Bangladesh Government of Bangladesh
Parent organization
Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs
Budget
Allocated by Government
Websitewww.bhdc.gov.bd

History

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The Bandarban Local Government Council was established on 6 March 1989 to look after the welfare of the tribal minorities in the Bandarban Hill District. The Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict was a low intensity conflict in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (Rangamati District, Bandarban District, and Khagrachhari District) between the government of Bangladesh and the Parbattya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti, which represented the tribal communities. On 2 December 1997, the government of Bangladesh and the Parbattya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti signed a peace treaty ending the conflict. After the treaty was signed, steps were taken by the government to strengthen the council as required by the treaty. The council was renamed to Bandarban Hill District Council.[4][5][6] The council announced plans to install small electric power plants in Bandarban District.[7] The council built the Bangabandhu Memorial Library in Bandarban Sadar Upazila.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Dist councils of Bandarban, Rangamati reconstituted". The Daily Star. 25 May 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  2. ^ "UNDP envoy for full execution of CHT peace deal". The Daily Star. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Govt to be sincere about land issues". The Daily Star. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  4. ^ "khdcbd". khdcbd.org. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  5. ^ Mohsin, Amena (2003). The Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh: On the Difficult Road to Peace. Lynne Rienner Publishers. p. 130. ISBN 9781588261380.
  6. ^ "Laws, Rules & Regulations". bhdcbd.org. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Small-scale hydro power plant to be installed in Bandarban". The Daily Star. 16 October 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Bangabandhu Memorial Library or business centre?". The Daily Star. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2018.