NEWS DESK: A vested quarters has been hatching a deep conspiracy against the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) region from the very beginning. There has been a conspiracy by a certain vested group to destabilise the country’s whole peaceful situation. In a same way, conspiracy is going on with the CHT.

As the conspirators are not happy with the peaceful environment and continuous country’s development, they are also similarly not pleased with existing peace, stability and ongoing upliftment in the hills. We already have witnessed such disclosures of conspiracy and that’s why we have to be remained cautious in this regard.

Information minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud said this while addressing an opening ceremony of three-day long “Bangabandhu Tour De CHT Mountain Bike Challenge 2020” in three hill district as the chief guest.

With support from CHT affairs ministry, CHT Development Board authority is organising the event to mark the birth centenary of father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

The inauguration programme was held at Sajek in Baghaichhari upazila of Rangamati on Monday.

Chaired by the secretary of CHT affairs ministry Safiqul Ahmmed, the function were also addressed, among others, by chairman of CHT Refugee Affairs Task Force Kujendra Lal Tripura MP, Dipankar Talukder MP, women lawmaker from reserve seat Basanti Chakma, Khagrachhari region commander Faizur Rahman, Rangamati deputy commissioner AKM Mamunur Rashid, superintendent of police in Rangamati Mir Modasser Hossain and upazzila chairman of Dighinala Abul Kasehm.

Dr. Hasan Mahmud said during the regimes of Hussain Mohammed Ershad and BNP, the CHT accord was not done. However, when Awami League (AL) came to power in 1996, Sheikh Hasina signed the deal with the Santu Larma-led Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity (PCJSS) on December 2, in 1997.

Currently, execution of the treaty is ongoing under the leadership of prime minister Sheikh Hasina. Many ethnic people who left the country due to the then disturbance situation and took shelter in neighbouring India returned in the country after the CHT accord, said information minister.

A total of 100 sport loving people, 45 from three hill districts—Rangamati, Khagrachhari and Bandarban, and 55 participants from other parts of the country were participating in the 300 kilometers long mountain bike competition.

On the opening day, the participants started their competition from Sajek to Rangamati Chinghla Moung Marry Stadium (130kms), on second day, they will keep their challenge from Rangamati to Bandarban Stadium (90kms) and then third day or final day they will run from Bandarban stadium to Thanchi Government High School ground (80kms).

The champion will be given Tk 3 lakhs as prize, first runner up Tk 2 lakhs and third runner up Tk 1 lakhs. There will be also special prizes for the inter-district best performers of the event.(Reproduce of this content is a criminal offense).