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Source: BDPolicyLab Watch record and cited public sourcesAs of 2026-06-08
After resigning as CHT affairs minister on June 1 citing illness, amid protests claiming he was pressured out, he reaffirmed loyalty to BNP and continues as Rangamati MP opposing taxation of CHT indigenous people.
Rangamati district civil society formed a human chain at the DC office demanding his reinstatement as CHT affairs minister (he resigned June 1 citing health), submitting a memorandum to the PM.
As Rangamati MP, co-signed the joint CHT MPs' letter to the finance minister urging retention of the income tax exemption for indigenous people in the hill districts.
Named special guest at the inauguration of the Hill Fruit Fair-26 at the Parbatya Chattogram Complex in Dhaka (June 27-29).
Constituency 299 covers the entire Rangamati Hill District (CHT) -- all 10 upazilas; confirmed by Wikipedia and EC documentation. Constituency created 1984. No boundary redraw in 2024: Rangamati not in EC's 46-seat redraw gazette (Daily Star, Sept 2024). Vote counts confirmed by BSS (primary) and Wikipedia: Dipen Dewan 201,544, Pohel Chakma 31,222. Total valid votes 263,629 back-calculated from Wikipedia-published share of 76.45% (201,544/0.7645 = 263,629); runner-up share 11.84% (31,222/263,629); margin 64.61 pp. Registered voters 503,912; turnout 55.57% (both per Wikipedia). Dipen Dewan is a first-time MP -- no prior parliamentary terms confirmed across BSS, Wikipedia, and Voice7 News ('BNP's New Face Dipen Dewan in Hills'). He is Chakma Buddhist; father Subimal Dewan was adviser on CHT affairs to President Ziaur Rahman. Served 19 years as judicial officer (7th BCS Judicial Service, Joint District Judge) before resigning in 2005 to join BNP. wealth_disclosed_bdt and criminal_cases: EC affidavit PDF not publicly indexed at time of verification -- no imputation; Wikipedia and BSS biography report no criminal cases. Runner-up Pohel Chakma ran as Independent (not JSS/PCJSS affiliated per available sources). CHT indigenous seat: prior MP Dipankar Talukdar (Awami League, Chakma) held this seat in 1991, June 1996, 2008, 2018; Dewan is first BNP-affiliated indigenous MP from Rangamati. Committee memberships for 13th parliament not yet published by parliament.gov.bd at time of verification. [2026-06-08 audit correction] cabinet_role set: Dipen Dewan was Minister for Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs (sworn 17 Feb 2026, resigned 1 Jun 2026); was null.
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