Khagrachhari Hill District Council

Khagrachhari Hill District Council (Bengali: খাগড়াছড়ি পার্বত্য জেলা পরিষদ) is the local government council responsible for the administration of Khagrachhari District, Bangladesh.[1][2] The chairman of the council is Kongjari Chowdhury.[3]

Khagrachhari Hill District Council

Formation	March 6, 1989
Headquarters	Khagrachhari District, Bangladesh
Region served	Bangladesh
Official language	Bengali
Website	www.khdc.gov.bd

History

On 6 March 1989 the Khagrachari Local Government council was established to look after the welfare of the tribal and ethnic minorities in the District. In the Chittagong Hill Tracts (Rangamati District, Bandarban District, and Khagrachhari District) there was low level conflict between the government of Bangladesh and 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 Khagrachhari Hill District Council.[3][4] Since the peace treaty was signed the council built 40 schools and renovated 100 schools.[5]

References

1. "Khagrachhari hill district chief sent to jail". The Daily Star. 2 November 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
2. "Khagrachhari AL men demand removal of hill council chief, 3 aides". The Daily Star. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
3. "khdcbd". khdcbd.org. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
4. Mohsin, Amena (2003). The Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh: On the Difficult Road to Peace. Lynne Rienner Publishers. p. 130. ISBN 9781588261380.
5. Tripura, Naba Bikram Kishore (2016). Chittagong Hill Tracts: Long Walk to Peace & Development. banijjo. p. 46. OCLC 982248257.