Whose Peace Agreement? Indigenous perspectives on Bangladesh’s CHT Accord 1997

The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Accord 1997 provisions land dispute settlement, demilitarisation and special governance arrangement, are crucial for peace, stability, and Indigenous peoples of the Chittagong Hill Tracts region of Bangladesh. These provisions are to examine the potential of cascade of violence, how and why these affects to Indigenous Jumma people expectations for whom it was created.

This seminar is Binota's final presentation of his doctoral candidature.

About the Speaker

Binota Dhamai is a PhD candidate at RegNet. Before joining RegNet, he worked in the field of human rights and indigenous peoples' rights national, Asia regional and international organizations.

COVID protocols

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This seminar presentation will be in-person only.

Image credit: View of Kaptai Lake, Chittagong Hill Tracts; supplied by the presenter