Bangladesh News

Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed has said various projects will be taken up for the development of underprivileged tribal people of the CHT region with special emphasis on education.

“The present government is also giving importance to various income-generating projects for the people of the region,” the CA said at a cultural programme performed by Murang tribe at Kapurpara here yesterday morning.

Earlier, the head of the caretaker government visited the members of Murang tribe at Kapurpara, 50-km from Bandarban town.

Murang people welcomed the CA by playing their special musical instrument and wearing traditional dress. He donated Tk1 lakh to solve the crisis of pure water in the area.

The chief adviser arrived here Thursday and spent the night in army-operated Nilgiri resort. Army Chief Gen Moeen U Ahmed and top military and civil officials accompanied the CA.