Bangladesh: Naikhyangchari UNO Tries To Reinstate The Leases, Indigenous Villagers At The Face Of Eviction In Bandarban
Bangladesh: Naikhyangchari UNO Tries To Reinstate The Leases, Indigenous Villagers At The Face Of Eviction In Bandarban Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Naikhyangchari upazila (sub-district) Mr. Shaikh Saleh Ahmed is trying to reinstate 22 plots of land leases (25 acre of land each plot) which were cancelled recently as per provision of CHT Accord signed in 1997. It is mentionable that huge tracts of land were given lease to non-indigenous outsiders in 19980s and 1990s for rubber...For the rest of the article, as well as maps, images, related items, and videos, please visit Indigenous Peoples Issues & Resources.