24th anniversary of CHT Peace Accord today

News Desk :
The 24th anniversary of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Peace Accord is today.
The accord was signed on December 2 in 1997 between the government and the Parbatya Chattogram Jana Sanghati Samiti (PCJSS) during the first tenure of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, ending bloody conflicts in three hill districts, reports BSS.
The then Jatiya Sangsad Chief Whip Abul Hasnat Abdullah signed the agreement on
behalf of the government while Joritindra Bodhipriyo Larma (Santu Larma) on behalf of PCJSS.
President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday issued separate messages marking the completion of 24 years of the signing of the historic agreement.
Both the President and the Prime Minister greeted all people in the Chattogram hill districts on the occasion of completion of 24 years of the pact.
In his message, President Hamid called upon all irrespective of party affiliations to work together to make use of the potentials of hill districts.
He recalled that the historic CHT Peace Accord was signed between the CHT Affairs National Committee and the PCJSS on December 2, 1997 at the initiative of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, ending long-standing conflicts.