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Economic and Social Development – 2000

Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma, appointed to head the Regional Council in 1999, told AFP in an interview in April 2000 that he felt betrayed and frustrated by the slow pace of implementation of the 1997 agreement. Land disputes and land issues were again presented as one of the biggest problems. According to Larma, “A sense of frustration is again growing among the tribesmen as the government is yet to comply with the major conditions of the treaty, including settlement of land disputes.”¹

1. “Rebel-turned pro-government tribal leader in Bangladesh feels betrayed,” Agence France Presse, April 20, 2000.