The chittagong hill tracts: Diminishing violence or violent peace?

Kabita Chakma; Bina D'Costa

doi:10.4324/9780203104811

The chittagong hill tracts: Diminishing violence or violent peace?

Kabita Chakma, Bina D'Costa

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Abstract

The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Accord 1997, popularly known as the Peace Accord (shanti chukti), signed on 2 December 1997, formally marked an end to more than two decades of armed struggle for autonomy by the indigenous or Adivasi Jummas of the CHT in Bangladesh. The Accord was signed between the Awami League government and the Parbattya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity (PCJSS, popularly known only as JSS),1 an indigenous regional political party and the only such party at that time. While the JSS demobilized its military wing, the Shanti Bahini (Peace Force), as part of the signing of the Accord, the Bangladesh government continued to maintain high military presence and military rule in postAccord CHT.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Diminishing Conflicts in Asia and the Pacific
Subtitle of host publication	Why some subside and others don't
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	137-152
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Print)	9780203104811
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203104811
Publication status	Published - 2012

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