Chattogram hill tracts

Photo: Collected
Law & order

Extortion by armed groups rife in hills

Armed groups in Chattogram Hill Tracts extorted Tk1,200 crore in the last three years    

A large part of a creek coming down from the hill has been filled with sand and soil. The blockade is caused by the construction of two dams using geobags in the middle of the creek behind Arshi Nagar Future Park-2. The photo was taken recently from Salimpur area of Sitakunda, Chattogram. Photo: Abu Azad
Environment

Spectra razing hills, filling lakes in Chattogram

Hoolocks play a crucial role in seed dispersal and forest regeneration. Their population has greatly declined in the past 40 years due to indiscriminate deforestation, food shortage, and poaching. Photo: Sabit Hasan
Bangladesh

Hoolock population shrinks 84% in four decades

Some 36 illegal brick kilns in Khagrachhari burn 216,000 tonnes of forest wood throughout the year, according to an estimate. The forests of Khagrachhari are becoming barren due to the lack of supervision. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Reserve forest unprotected in Khagrachhari

A known trekking destination, CHT has just been rediscovered as a kayaking heaven by the country’s outdoor lovers. Photo: Fazlay Rabby/The Great Sangu Expedition
Bangladesh

Are there tigers in Chattogram Hill Tracts? IUCN finds out

Locals do shopping at Naniarchar Bazar in Rangamati. The market was boycotted by locals for two years, allegedly under pressure from a regional party. The photo was taken recently. Photo: TBS
Trade

Naniarchar Bazar resumes after two years

Representational Photo; Photo: Collected
Infrastructure

Nothing stops housing projects from cutting down Ctg hills

Representational Image. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Number of extremely poor families rising among hill, plain tribes: MJF

Around 130 staffers have been trained so far to help the communities access safe drinking water, sanitary and hygiene facilities. Photo: Courtesy
Corporates

Red Cross carries out dedicated IPC programme in CHT

A known trekking destination, CHT has just been rediscovered as a kayaking heaven by the country’s outdoor lovers. Photo: Fazlay Rabby/The Great Sangu Expedition
Panorama

Reviving adventure tourism in the CHT

Bengal Tiger. Photo: Reuters
Panorama

Government mulls reintroducing Bengal Tigers in CHT

Bamboo shoots or Banshkurul, are a popular food among ethnic people living in the Chattogram Hill Tracts. TBS Photo
Food

Bamboo shoots now a popular delicacy for tourists

Foothills residents in Chattogram at risk of death
Environment

Foothills residents in Chattogram at risk of death