Rangamati Hill District Council

Rangamati Hill District Council (Bengali:রাঙ্গামাটি পার্বত্য জেলা পরিষদ) is the autonomous government body responsible for the governance of Rangamati Hill District.[1][2] Brisaketu Chakma is the Chairman of the Rangamati Hill District Council.[3]

Rangamati Hill District Council
FormationMarch 6, 1989 (1989-03-06)
HeadquartersRangamati, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Websitewww.rhdc.gov.bd

History

Rangamati Hill District Council was established in 1989 along with Bandarban Hill District Council and Khagrachhari Hill District Council through direct elections.[4] Rangamati Hill District Councils can be dismissed and formed by the government and change with changes in the national government.[5] According to the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Treaty the government handed over administrative responsibilities of eight educational institutions to the Rangamati Hill District Council in November 2006.[6] The council was increased to 10 members and reserved three of the seats for non-tribals in November 2014.[7] The bill created a seat in the council for every tribe in the district with the Chakma people receiving the largest at 4 seats.[8]

References
  1. "'Save hills, mountains for sustainable development'". The Daily Star. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  2. "The right to ask for information and the obligation to provide it". The Daily Star. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  3. "Eleven die in Rangamati landslides". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  4. "Three hill councils without woman members for 20 yrs". The Daily Star. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  5. "Dist councils of Bandarban, Rangamati reconstituted". The Daily Star. 25 May 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  6. "Handover of 8 instts to CHT Council protested". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  7. "JS bills seek total representation". The Daily Star. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  8. "Bills on formation of CHT dist councils passed". The Daily Star. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2018.


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