The Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs (; Pārbatya caṭṭagrāma biṣaẏaka mantraṇālaẏa) is a ministry of the Government of Bangladesh responsible for coordinating development, administration, and governance in the Chittagong Hill Tracts region.
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.
History In 2004, Prime Minister Khaleda Zia restricted the amount of discretionary cash allocated to Deputy Moni Swapan Dewan for spending. The government also allocated rice, 28,000 tons for Bengalis, 10,000 tons for the Bangladesh Army, and 2,100 tons for former rebels in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
Directorates 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
Ministers
Caretaker minister
PortraitMinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryPrime Minister From To Period Kalparanjan Chakma 1 January 1998 15 July 2001 Bangladesh Awami League Hasina I Sheikh Hasina Latifur Rahman(Chief Adviser) 15 July 2001 10 October 2001 Independent Latifur Self Moni Swapan Dewan(State Minister) 10 October 2001 29 October 2006 Bangladesh Nationalist Party Khaleda III Khaleda Zia Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury(Adviser) 29 October 2006 11 January 2007 Independent Iajuddin Iajuddin Ahmed Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury(Adviser) 11 January 2007 8 January 2008 Fakhruddin Fakhruddin Ahmed Fakhruddin Ahmed(Chief Adviser) 8 January 2008 6 January 2009 Dipankar Talukdar(State Minister) 6 January 2009 12 January 2014 Bangladesh Awami League Hasina II Sheikh Hasina Bir Bahadur Ushwe Sing(State Minister until 2019) 12 January 2014 11 January 2024 Hasina III Hasina IV Kujendra Lal Tripura(State Minister) 11 January 2024 5 August 2024 Hasina V Supradip Chakma(Adviser) 11 August 2024 17 February 2026 Independent Yunus Muhammad Yunus Dipen Dewan 17 February 2026 1 June 2026 Bangladesh Nationalist Party Tarique Tarique Rahman
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