abstract:The Chittagong Hill Tracts (Chakma: 𑄦𑄨𑄣𑄴 𑄌𑄘𑄨𑄉𑄋𑄴, Hill chadigang)/ () comprise an area of 13,295 km2 in southeastern Bangladesh and border India and Myanmar (Burma). They formed a single district of Bangladesh until 1984, when they were divided into three districts: Khagrachari, Rangamati, and Bandarban.