Study commissioned by the Chittagong Hill Tracts Commission Study commissioned by the Chittagong Hill Tracts Commission First Edition: May 2014 Copyright: © Dr Bina D' Costa, 2014 All Rights Reserved Editorial Production: Hana Shams Ahmed and Ilira Dewan Cover/Graphic Design: Manan Morshed Printing: Arka, 1/3, Block E, Lalmatia, Dhaka Geographical area: Asia, Bangladesh Co-publishers: Chittagong Hill Tracts Commission CHTC 1/3 Block F, Lalmatia, Dhaka -1207, Bangladesh Phone: +880 2 9146048, Fax: +880 2 8141810 E-mail:
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[email protected] 2 The Team The study was undertaken by Dr Bina D'Costa, a peace and conflict specialist from the Australian National University. Hana Shams Ahmed and Ilira Dewan from the Chittagong Hill Tracts Commission secretariat facilitated the publication of this report and provided all the logistical support. The case studies were compiled by the Chittagong Hill Tracts Commission (CHTC) and the Bangladesh Indigenous Women's Network (BIWN). Sowrav Dewan and Subindu Chakma collected the case studies for the report. Partha Shankar Saha and Showvik Das translated the case studies into English, and Hana Shams Ahmed edited the translated