Chittagong Hill Tracts in British Period (1787-1947).


Early History of Chittagong Hill Tracts
  The coastal plains of Chittagong have always been coveted by the peoples of the region
Chittagong Hill Tracts in British Period
  Chittagong Hill Tracts were independent like other indigenous peoples of the world...

Before the colonization started by the British, the indigenous Jumma people of Chittagong Hill Tracts were independent like other indigenous peoples of the world. There had been no external interference by any outside power in the affairs of the CHT until 1787.

Early History of Chittagong Hill Tracts


Chittagong Hill Tracts in British Period (1787-1947).
 Before the colonization started by the British, the indigenous Jumma people of Chittagong Hill Tracts
Overview of Chittagong Hill Tracts
The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), situated in the south-eastern part of Bangladesh
The coastal plains of Chittagong have always been coveted by the peoples of the region, the Chakmas, the Arakaneses and the Tripuras. In 1666 the Chittagong area was annexed by Shaista Khan the Mughal governor of Bengal. Fighting broke out between the Mughals and the Chakmas. In 1713 an agreement was reached under which the Mughal Emperor granted the right to conduct trade and commerce with the adjoining areas in the plains to the Chakma Raja on payment of a small tribute in cotton.

Overview of Chittagong Hill Tracts

Geography:

The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), situated in the south-eastern part of Bangladesh and comprises a total area of 13,295 sq. kilometers(approximately one-tenth of the total area of Bangladesh), encompassing three hill districts, namely, Rangamati, Khagrachari and Bandarban. It shares borders with Myanmar on the south and southeast, India on the north and northeast and Chittagong district of Bangladesh on the west. It is a unique territory with mountains and beautiful landscapes and socio-economically and culturally completely different from the rest of Bangladesh.