On 7 October 2015, the students’ strike in demand of CHT Accord implementation called by Parbatya Chattagram Pahari Chatra Parishad (PCP) (CHT Hill Students Association) in the three hill districts and holding of Human Chain and Rally in various higher educational institutions in the country including Dhaka successfully observed. News of untoward incident has been received to have taken place nowhere. This time, besides in Rangamati and Bandarban districts of the three hill districts, in most Upazilas and remote rural areas of Khagrachari district the students strike program has been widely observed. On the other side, apart from holding the students strike in the three hill districts, human chain and rally have been held in the Capital City Dhaka, Rajshahi and Chittagong in support of the students strike.
It is to be noted that PCP has held the students strike and human chain & rally as a part of the current Non-Cooperation Movement directing to advancement of CHT Accord implementation process and to resist and thwart down the anti-accord and anti-Jumma-interest programs under the leadership of Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS). It has been stated that the PCP also joined the on-going Non-Cooperative Movement in the interest of protecting national entity of the Jumma people and their dwelling land and aiming at the fullest implementation of the CHT Accord ? charter of rights of the hill dwellers including the Jumma peoples and the Non-Cooperation Movement of Jumma students society will continue to until the government steps up effective initiative and declares a roadmap or time-bound work plan in implementing the Accord.
Students of the most institutions located at Upazila level in all the three hill districts have joined the strike boycotting the schools and colleges. On the other hand, barring one Non-government School & College, most of the students abstained from going to their schools and colleges in proper Bandarban and Khagrachari including Rangamati sadar upazila. On the other end, the Dhaka City Branch of PCP, expressing their support and oneness, has held a student rally in front of Raju Sculpture image at Dhaka University campus in demand of CHT Accord implementation to the fullest. Side by side, Human Chain and Rally in the Rajshahi University campus at the initiative of Rajshahi City Branch of PCP and a rally in front of Chittagong Press Club at the initiative stepped out by Chittagong City Branch of PCP and Human Chain and Rally have been held at the initiative undertaken by Chittagong University Branch of PCP.
It is worthy to be mentioned that the PCP considers the success of today’s students strike called by PCP to have been the result of support extended by the people of all walks of life, the students, guardians and teachers towards the demand for CHT Accord implementation to the fullest. For this, PCP expresses its heartiest felicitation and thanks to the concerned students, guardians and teachers concerned.