Counting the Hills : Assessing Development in Chittagong Hill Tracts

Contents: I. Introduction: 1. Introduction to Chittagong Hill tracts/Mohammad Rafi. 2. Immigration and poliltico-development history/Mohammad Rafi. 3. Methodology/Mohammad Rafi and Samir Ranjan Nath. 4. Village, household, and household member/Mohammad Rafi and Sugata Chakma. II. Education: 5. Enrollment and literacy/Samir Ranjan Nath. III. Economy: 6. Land ownership and cultivation/Debdulal Mallick. 7. Production and marketing/Debdulal Mallick. 8. Analysis of selected economic indicators/Debdulal Mallick. 9. Food security/Debdulal Mallick. IV. Health: 10. Use of water and sanitation/Fazlul Karim and Shamim Ara Begum. 11. Immunization and Vitamin a capsule intake/Fazlul Karim and Shamim Ara Begum. 12. Morbidity, Child nutrition, and health-seeking behaviour/Syed Masud Ahmed. 13. Diarrhea and nightblindness/Fazlul Karim and Shamim Ara Begum. 14. Health-care facilities, contraception, and antenatal care services/Syed Masud Ahmed. V. Environment: 15. Quality of drinking water/Fazlul Karim and Nasima Akter. 16. Status of animals and plants/Debdulal Mallick, Mohammad Rafi and Nasima Akter. VI. Conclusion: 17. Summary and conclusion/Mohammad Rafi. Appendices. References. Index. "The Chittagong Hill Tracts is located in the southeastern part of Bangladesh bordering India s Northeastern region and Arakan province of Myanmar (Burma). It is inhabited by various ethnic groups the most important of which are the Chakmas, the Marmas, the Tripuras and the Mros. Together, they constitute approximately one percent of the population of Bangladesh but on account of their distinct language, ethnicity, religion and social structure, they present a challenge to the integration and development effort of Bangladesh. The Parbattya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samity (PCJSS) the Hill Tracts Peoples Solidarity Association formed in 1972 is the representative body of all the ethnic groups of the region. Very little was known about the various facets of the development process or of the obstacles to development in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. The signing of the Peace Accord between the Government of Bangladesh and the PCJSS in December 1997 has created a favourable atmosphere for the development of the region. This study by BRAC is one of the pioneering work to understand the development needs of the Chittagong Hill Tracts." (jacket).…