The Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh: The Untold Story — edited by Mizanur Rahman Shelley

An analysis of the Chittagong Hill Tracts problem published in 1992 by the Centre for Development Research, Bangladesh. The authors argue that the conflict had been misperceived abroad and set out its historical, political and economic background from the perspective of the Bangladeshi state.

What the book covers

• Historical perspective up to 1971
• Geography, economy and population, socio-cultural and ethnic features, and recent development efforts
• The Chittagong Hill Tracts Regulation of 1900 and its significance
• The insurgency, and the responses of the Government of Bangladesh from 1972 to 1992
• Conclusion and appendices

Best read alongside works by hill people’s own writers on the same period.