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UNPO General Assembly Concludes with Re-election of Rubina Greenwood as President English

UNPO General Assembly Concludes with Re-election of Rubina Greenwood as President

IPNEWS BD, 30 August, 2026, International Desk: The 21st General Assembly of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) was held in The Hague, the Netherlands, on August 29–30, 2026. Of the organization’s 39 members, 25 participated in person, while the remaining members joined the session online. Priti Bindu Chakma and Enjebee Chakma participated in …

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  • Aug 31, 2026
JSS releases human rights report: 606 people victims of HR violations in 2025 English

JSS releases human rights report: 606 people victims of HR violations in 2025

The Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS), a political organization of the indigenous Jumma people of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), has published its ‘Annual Report on the Human Rights Situation in the CHT of 2025’. The report, signed by PCJSS’s Assistant Information and Publicity Secretary Sajib Chakma, was released Thursday (January 1, 2026). The &hellip...

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  • Jan 01, 2026
10th Meeting of the CHT Accord Implementation and Monitoring Committee held English

10th Meeting of the CHT Accord Implementation and Monitoring Committee held

IPNEWS, Rangamati: The 10th meeting of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Accord Implementation and Monitoring Committee was held at the CHT Development Board’s rest house in Rangamati at 11 am on July 19, 2025. The meeting, chaired by the Convener of the Committee and the foreign affairs advisor to the interim government, Touhid Hossain, was …

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  • Jul 20, 2025
Manojit Chakma Urges Swift Implementation of CHT Accord at UNPFII English

Manojit Chakma Urges Swift Implementation of CHT Accord at UNPFII

IPNEWS International Desk,New York: At the 24th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), held at UN Headquarters in New York, Manojit Chakma, representative of the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS), delivered a compelling statement on April 25, 2025. Speaking under Agenda Item 4-“Discussion on the six mandated areas of …

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  • Apr 26, 2025
Toni Chiran Addresses UNPFII on 6 Mandated Areas: Calls for Justice and Recognition of IP Rights in Bangladesh English

Toni Chiran Addresses UNPFII on 6 Mandated Areas: Calls for Justice and Recognition of IP Rights in Bangladesh

IPNEWS International Desk, New York: Toni Chiran, representative of the Bangladesh Indigenous Youth Forum, delivered a statement at the 24th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) on April 25, 2025. Speaking under Agenda Item 4—“Discussion on the six mandated areas of the Permanent Forum (Economic and social development, culture, environment, …

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  • Apr 26, 2025
Toni Chiran Urges Stronger Global Action for Indigenous Rights at UN Permanent Forum For IPs English

Toni Chiran Urges Stronger Global Action for Indigenous Rights at UN Permanent Forum For IPs

IPNEWS, New York, April 22, 2025: Toni Chiran, Vice President of the Bangladesh Indigenous Youth Forum, spoke at the 24th session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) in New York, representing the Asia Indigenous Peoples Caucus. Speaking on Agenda Item 3, focused on the implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights …

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  • Apr 23, 2025
Protest Rally and Gathering at Rangamati College Demanding the Release of 5 Abducted CU Students English

Protest Rally and Gathering at Rangamati College Demanding the Release of 5 Abducted CU Students

IPNEWS Desk (Rangamati, April 22, 2025): A protest rally and mass gathering were held today at Rangamati Government  College demanding the immediate and unconditional release of five students from the University of Chittagong, who were reportedly abducted by the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) from the Giriful area of Khagrachari. The demonstration was organized by …

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  • Apr 22, 2025
An indigenous woman attempted to rape by a Rohingya refugee in Ukhia English

An indigenous woman attempted to rape by a Rohingya refugee in Ukhia

IPNEWS BD: It has been reported that an indigenous Chakma woman (35) was attempted to rape by a Rohingya refugee in Palangkhali Union of Ukhia Upazila of Cox’s Bazar district. The name of the accused Rohingya who attempted to rape is: Chayadul Islam, son of Sultan Ahmed, address- Camp No.11, Block-D-4, Ukhia Upazila, Palangkhali Union. …

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  • Apr 22, 2025
Augustina Chakma Urges UNPFII to Address Rights and Security of Jumma Women in CHT English

Augustina Chakma Urges UNPFII to Address Rights and Security of Jumma Women in CHT

IPNEWS BD, International Desk: At the 24th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), currently underway at the UN Headquarters in New York, Augustina Chakma, a representative of the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS), made a compelling statement highlighting the precarious situation of indigenous Jumma women in Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill...

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  • Apr 22, 2025
Indigenous Peoples Can’t Be Left Out of State Reform: Nazmul Haque Pradhan English

Indigenous Peoples Can’t Be Left Out of State Reform: Nazmul Haque Pradhan

IPNEWS Desk (Dhaka): Nazmul Haque Pradhan, General Secretary of Bangladesh JASAD, stated that state reform will remain incomplete without the inclusion of Indigenous peoples. He made this remark on April 19 (Saturday) at a day-long public awareness campaign organized by the Parbatya Chattogram Chukti Bastobayan Andolon (Hill Tracts Accord Implementation Movement) in Dhaka. The event &hel...

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  • Apr 19, 2025
Five CU Students Abducted on Way Back from Biju Festival in Khagrachhari English

Five CU Students Abducted on Way Back from Biju Festival in Khagrachhari

IPNEWS, Khagrachhari:  Five Indigenous students from the University of Chittagong were reportedly abducted early this morning while returning from the Biju Festival. The incident occurred today (16 April 2025) around 6:30 AM in the Giriful area of Khagrachhari, where the terrorists allegedly kidnapped the students along with the driver of their local vehicle. The abducted …

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  • Apr 16, 2025
Biju, Baisu, Sangrai, Changkran, and Bisu Fair to Start in Dhaka from Tomorrow English

Biju, Baisu, Sangrai, Changkran, and Bisu Fair to Start in Dhaka from Tomorrow

IPNEWS BD: The end of Chaitra, the last month of Bangla year is almost here and preparations are in full swing for the farewell and welcome festivals in the country’s Chittagong Hill Tracts regions. Various events and celebrations have already started in different parts of the Chittagong Hill Tracts. In connection with these festivities, a …

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  • Apr 08, 2025
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