The Minister said this while speaking at a roundtable discussion at the National Press Club in the city.
“Stability is the pre-condition of peace and coexistence. If we can ensure this in the CHT region, we would be able to continue the ongoing development works like other parts of the country.”
He further said, “It’s also mandatory for all to abide by the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord- 1997.”
Emphasising stability in CHT area Bir Bahadur said, “All living in CHT region want peace but some people are trying to instigate conflict between Pahari and Bengali people for their own interests."
Government alone can’t implement the peace accord in CHT without the help of all stock holders, the Minister added.
Conducted by Bhorer Kagoj editor Shyamal Dutta, Prof Delwar Hossain and Prof Amena Mohsinof the Department of International Relations, Dhaka University among others addressed the discussion.