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Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) had a landslide victory in the general elections held in February this year. Four minority candidates also won in these elections, after which two were made ministers in the Tariq Rehman government. Nitai Roy Chowdhury, who is a Hindu. Second Deepen Diwan Chakma, who is a follower of Buddhism. Nearly three months after the formation of the government, Dipen Dewan Chakma has resigned from the post of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Minister. He has resigned from the post citing his physical problems.
Deepen’s supporters claim that he resigned after just three months in office due to pressure and not due to health reasons. According to Bangladeshi media The Daily Star, in his resignation letter to Prime Minister Tariq Rahman, Dipen said that he was facing many health-related problems, due to which he was facing difficulties in doing his work. In his resignation letter, Dipen wrote that it was necessary to step down from the post to help the government develop and maintain the pace of government work.
Resigned from job in 2005
The letter said, due to my physical illness, I am facing many difficulties in fulfilling the responsibilities assigned to me. About three and a half months ago, Deepen Diwan had assumed the responsibility of this post. Diwan was earlier a senior joint district judge and had resigned from government service in 2005. After this he joined Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
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Diwan’s father was Ziaur Rahman’s advisor
According to Bangladeshi media, his father Subimal Dewan was an advisor to BNP founder and former president Ziaur Rahman. Subimal was also the founding general secretary of Rangamati district BNP. In 2010, Dewan was elected President of BNP in Rangamati. In 2016, he was made the Central Assistant Religious Affairs Secretary of the party. However, Diwan is still handling the responsibility of this post. He contested the elections for the first time on 12 February, in which he defeated UPDF-backed independent candidate Pahal Chakma by 169,066 votes. On 17 February, after the BNP won the elections by a landslide and formed the government under the leadership of Tariq Rahman, Dewan was given the responsibility of the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs.
Debate in Bangladesh on Diwan’s resignation
According to Bangladeshi media Prothom Alo, leaders and workers involved in BNP politics, as well as people from the Pahari community, are trying to understand why Dipen Dewan took such a decision. Discussion has started regarding the real reason behind Deepen’s resignation. His supporters blocked the road in Rangamati and demanded withdrawal of his resignation and reinstatement. The protesters claim that Deepen Dewan was forced to resign due to pressure. Local BNP leaders said that they were not aware of Deepen Diwan’s resignation. They believe that he may have resigned because of issues related to running the ministry, controlling Rangamati politics and the process of making government appointments to the District Council in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. The activities of the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs are focused on three hill districts. There are three parliamentary seats there. In the national elections, BNP candidates won all three seats – Rangamati, Khagrachhari and Bandarban.
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