Rangamati: With the aim of utilizing the potential of Kaptai Lake to improve the fate of the people of the Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT), Foreign Affairs Adviser Md. Touhid Hossain and CHT Affairs Adviser Supradip Chakma exchanged views with officials concerned in the district this afternoon. The two advisers visited Kaptai Lake by riding a speedboat from Bargee Lake Valley in Rangamati via Shuvolong Waterfall, Shuvolong Bazar to Stadium Ghat in Rangamati town, said a press release.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the spouses of the advisers, Rangamati District Council Chairman agriculturalist Kajal Talukder, CHT Ministry's Joint Secretary Konkan Chakma, Rangamati Deputy Commissioner, Superintendent of Police, and other officials were present. Touhid Hossain stated the beauty of Rangamati lies in its hills and Kaptai Lake, noting that the lake can play a vital role in the socio-economic development of the people in the hilly region. He emphasized the need for developing Kaptai Lake for fish farming to ensure that those living along its banks benefit adequately.
Supradip Chakma highlighted the immense potential of Kaptai Lake as a valuable resource, comparing it to gold, which could change the fate of the people of the Chittagong Hill Tracts. He mentioned the government's efforts to protect the rights of all communities and to build a non-communal Bangladesh, moving forward with the determination to unite the hilly and Bengali people in harmony.
Chakma also noted that the current government has opened all doors for development in the Chittagong Hill Tracts and emphasized the need to improve the agricultural sector in the area, which has been lagging. He expressed a desire for the hill people to be more connected to the mainstream of the country, stating, "We don't want to be left behind anymore; we want to be connected to the mainstream of the country."