Rangamati Hill District Council (

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:রাঙ্গামাটি পার্বত্য জেলা পরিষদ) is the autonomous government body responsible for the governance of Rangamati Hill District. Aung Sui Pru Chowdhury is the Chairman of the Rangamati Hill District Council.

History

Rangamati Hill District Council was established in 1989 along with Bandarban Hill District Council and

Khagrachhari Hill District Council Khagrachhari Hill District Council ( bn, খাগড়াছড়ি পার্বত্য জেলা পরিষদ) is the local government council responsible for the administration of Khagrachhari District, Bangladesh. The chairman o ...

through direct elections. Rangamati Hill District Councils can be dismissed and formed by the government and change with changes in the national government. According to the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Treaty the government handed over administrative responsibilities of eight educational institutions to the Rangamati Hill District Council in November 2006. The council was increased to 10 members and reserved three of the seats for non-tribals in November 2014. The bill created a seat in the council for every tribe in the district with the

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receiving the largest at 4 seats.

References

Government agencies of Bangladesh 1989 establishments in Bangladesh Rangamati Hill District Local government in Bangladesh {{Bangladesh-org-stub