Rangamati Hill District Council interim body reconstituted, new chairman appointed

The government has officially reconstituted the interim council for the Rangamati Hill District Council, appointing Dipan Talukdar to lead the 15-member body as its chairman. The decision was formalized through a notification issued by Mongol Chandra Pal, deputy secretary of the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs.

This reconstitution is enacted under the powers granted by specific sections of the Rangamati Hill District Council Act, 1989, and its subsequent amendments in 1997 and 2014. The newly formed interim council is tasked with fulfilling all the duties and responsibilities of the Rangamati Hill District Council, as stipulated by the governing act, until further directives are issued.

The notification also confirms the dissolution of the previous council, which had been established on November 7, 2024. The members of the newly appointed council include Shashwata Chakma, Biltu Chakma, Subimal Chakma, Anil Baran Chakma, Uthoaimong Marma, Paiching Mong Marma, Prema Talukdar, Timothy Khiang, Suparna Deb Barman, Mohammad Mamunur Rashid, Md Tofazzal Hossain, Mohammad Faruk, Nandita Das, and Chandra Chakma.