26th anniversary of CHT Peace Accord today

City Desk :
The 26th 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 (JS) Chief Whip Abul Hasnat Abdullah signed the agreement on behalf of the government while Joritindra Bodhipriyo Larma (Santu Larma) on behalf of PCJSS.
President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today issued separate messages marking the completion of 26 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 26 years of the covenant.
In his message, the President called upon everyone to contribute more to the overall development of the country, including the hill districts.
The head of the state 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.
The President added that the signing of the peace accord at the initiatives of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be memorable for peaceful settlement of disputes.
He hoped that CHT will move forward in development and progress in the continuation of the peace accord.