Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board

The Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board continues to navigate the challenge of balancing state-led infrastructure development with the complex political, land-rights, and security concerns associated with the full implementation of the 1997 CHT Peace Accord.

established_year = 1976 confirmed by two independent sources (Wikipedia, ecolex.org). head_since = 2025-01-21 is per Wikipedia (January 2025 appointment) confirmed by multiple 2026 news reports citing Anup Kumar Chakma as incumbent chairman; exact gazette date not independently confirmed, so this date carries partial-confidence. staff_count is null: CHTDB publishes officer lists but no aggregate sanctioned-post count is available in public sources reviewed. annual_budget_bdt is null: the CHTDB does not have a separately published own-budget line; the Tk 1,362 crore FY2025-26 allocation is for the Ministry of CHT Affairs as a whole and is therefore recorded in budget_actions. The Kaptai Lake dredging project (Tk 6.89 billion) is being implemented by BWDB, not CHTDB directly, but falls within CHTDB's geographic mandate and was announced by Minister Dewan as a CHT development milestone. parent_id_ref = 'Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs' matching the official mochta.gov.bd parent ministry. The board's mandate post-1997 Peace Accord has expanded from a conflict-management role to a broader socio-economic development function; this is reflected in the current mandate text. admin_level = 'national' retained per schema convention since CHTDB is a national statutory body despite its geographic mandate being the three CHT hill districts.