# Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs

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. 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 allocation Deputy Moni Swapan Dewan could spend. The government also allocated rice, 28 thousand tons for Bengalis, 10 thousand tons for Bangladesh Army, and 2.1 thousand 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

| # | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Cabinet |
| # | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) | From | To | Period | Political party | Cabinet |
| 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 |
| 2 | | | Justice Latifur Rahman লতিফুর রহমান (1936–2017) (Chief Adviser) | 15 July 2001 | 10 October 2001 | 87 days | Independent | Latifur (Caretaker) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5 | | | Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury ইফতেখার আহমেদ চৌধুরী (born 1946) (Adviser) | 11 January 2007 | 8 January 2008 | 362 days | Independent | Fakhruddin |
| 6 | | | Fakhruddin Ahmed ফখরুদ্দিন আহমেদ (born 1940 (Chief Adviser) | 8 January 2008 | 6 January 2009 | 364 days | Independent | Fakhruddin |
| 7 | | | Dipankar Talukdar দীপঙ্কর তালুকদার (born 1952) MP for Rangamati (Minister of State) | 6 January 2009 | 12 January 2014 | 5 years, 6 days | Bangladesh Awami League | Hasina II |
| 8 | | | Bir Bahadur Ushwe Sing বীর বাহাদুর উশৈ সিং (born 1960) MP for Bandarban (Minister of State until 2019) | 12 January 2014 | 11 January 2024 | 9 years, 364 days | Bangladesh Awami League | Hasina III |
| 8 | | | Bir Bahadur Ushwe Sing বীর বাহাদুর উশৈ সিং (born 1960) MP for Bandarban (Minister of State until 2019) | 12 January 2014 | 11 January 2024 | 9 years, 364 days | Bangladesh Awami League | Hasina IV |
| 9 | | | Kujendra Lal Tripura কুজেন্দ্র লাল ত্রিপুরা (born 1963) MP for Khagrachhari (Minister of State) | 11 January 2024 | 5 August 2024 | 207 days | Bangladesh Awami League | Hasina V |
| 10 | | | Supradip Chakma সুপ্রদীপ চাকমা (born 1961) (Adviser) | 11 August 2024 | Incumbent | 171 days | Independent | Yunus |