Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs

Government Ministry of Bangladesh

Kujendra Lal Tripura, Minister of State

Agency executive

Md. Moshiur Rahman, Secretary

Websitemochta.gov.bd

The Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs (Bengali: পার্বত্য চট্টগ্রাম বিষয়ক মন্ত্রণালয়; Pārbatya caṭṭagrāma biṣaẏaka mantraṇālaẏa) is the government ministry of Bangladesh responsible for Chittagong Hill Tracts.^[2] The Chittagong Hill Tracts have been inhabited by various ethnic groups and non-tribal people for ages. While the non-Bengali ethnic groups possess cultural distinctiveness, they are also an integral part of the original population. Since independence, the government of Bangladesh has been adopting and implementing various development projects for the overall development of the region. An agreement was executed on December 2, 1997 between the National Committee for Chittagong Hill Tracts and the Chittagong Hill Tracts People's Association. According to the terms of the agreement, the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs was formed on July 15, 1998.^[3]

Directorates

Ministers

#	Portrait	Minister (Birth-Death)	Term of office			Political party	Ministry	Prime Minister
#	Portrait	Minister (Birth-Death)	From	To	Period	Political party	Ministry	Prime Minister
1		Kalparanjan Chakma কল্পরঞ্জন চাকমা (1922–2018) MP for Khagrachhari	1 January 1998	15 July 2001	3 years, 195 days	Bangladesh Awami League	Hasina I	Sheikh Hasina
2		Justice Latifur Rahman লতিফুর রহমান (1936–2017) (Chief Adviser)	15 July 2001	10 October 2001	87 days	Independent	Latifur (Caretaker)	Self
3		Moni Swapan Dewan মনি স্বপন দেওয়ান (born 1954) MP for Rangamati (Deputy Minister)	10 October 2001	29 October 2006	5 years, 19 days	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	Khaleda II	Khaleda Zia
4		Lieutenant General (Retd.) Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury লেঃ জেনারেল (অব.) হাসান মশহুদ চৌধূরী (born 1948) (Adviser)	29 October 2006	11 January 2007	74 days	Independent	Iajuddin (Caretaker)	Iajuddin Ahmed
5		Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury ইফতেখার আহমেদ চৌধুরী (born 1946) (Adviser)	11 January 2007	8 January 2008	362 days	Independent	Fakhruddin	Fakhruddin Ahmed
6		Fakhruddin Ahmed ফখরুদ্দিন আহমেদ (born 1940 (Chief Adviser)	8 January 2008	6 January 2009	364 days	Independent	Fakhruddin	Fakhruddin Ahmed
7		Dipankar Talukdar দীপঙ্কর তালুকদার (born 1952) MP for Rangamati (State Minister)	6 January 2009	24 January 2014	5 years, 18 days	Bangladesh Awami League	Hasina II	Sheikh Hasina
8		Bir Bahadur Ushwe Sing বীর বাহাদুর উশৈ সিং (born 1960) MP for Bandarban (State Minister until 9 January 2019)	24 January 2014	9 January 2024	9 years, 350 days		Hasina III
8			24 January 2014	9 January 2024	9 years, 350 days		Hasina IV
9		Kujendra Lal Tripura কুজেন্দ্র লাল ত্রিপুরা (born 1963) MP for Khagrachhari (State Minister)	11 January 2024	Incumbent	107 days		Hasina V

References

^ "List of Ministries and Divisions". cabinet.gov.bd.
^ "Ministry of Chittagong Hills Tracts Affairs". mochta.gov.bd.
^ "Ministry of Chittagong Hills Tracts Affairs (মন্ত্রণালয়ের-পটভূমি)". mochta.gov.bd.

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v t e Agencies and Departments under the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs
Executives	Bir Bahadur Ushwe Sing (Minister) Nurul Amin (Secretary)
Agencies and Departments	Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board Refugee Rehabilitation Task Force Khagrachhari Hill District Council Chittagong Hill Tracts Regional Council Bandarban Hill District Council Rangamati Hill District Council