CHT Affairs Adviser Supradip Chakma speaking at a workshop at National Curriculum and Textbook Board's auditorium in the capital. Photo: BSS

DHAKA, April 30, 2025 (BSS) –Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Affairs Adviser Supradip Chakma today urged all concerned to preserve the languages of various small ethnic groups.

"Scientists will once be able to restore and preserve the words and phrases of people that floating in the 'Ether'. Therefore, we need to restore our lost languages," he said.

The adviser made the call while speaking at a workshop titled 'Preparation, Distribution and Implementation Review of Primary Level Textbooks in five languages of small ethnic groups' at National Curriculum and Textbook Board's auditorium here as  chief guest.

"41 languages of various communities of small ethnic groups in our country have so far been restored," he added.

The adviser said that there are some communities in CHT whose population is very small but they also have their own languages. 

"For example, Lusai community has a population of 2,500. But their mother tongue also needs to be included in the textbooks," he said.
 
With Secretary of the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education Abu Taher Md Masud Rana in the chair, CHT Secretary (Routine Duty) Md Monirul Islam, Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education Masud Akhter Khan and NCTB Chairman Prof Rabiul Kabir Chowdhury also spoke, among others, on the occasion.