The following recommendations have been formulated with two broad objectives in view:
1. Accommodation of ethnic identities within the framework of one Bangladeshi nationhood.
2. Creation of conditions for enduring peace in the region.
These objectives are to be evaluated against certain risk factors:
1. A dissatisfied section of the population who have once taken up arms are likely to do so again if their interests are not safeguarded in the new arrangement, for they do not have much to lose.
2. The government would need to divert resources to mount counter-insurgency measures.
3. Armed action in one region may lead to other kind of frictions elsewhere within the country, and also may lead to an authoritarian leadership or regime.
4. The geophysical location of the CHT is of utmost significance. Bordering on, or in close proximity to, the trouble-torn Indian states of the northeast, the armed tribals are likely to find safe sanctuary, supplies of arms, and local political support.
National level
• Treat the issue as one of utmost national importance, considering the integrity and security of state boundaries, and try to create a national and broad-based consensus in favor of the accord.
• Make policy decisions and take concrete steps so that the implementation of the accord is independent of changes in government.
• Undertake effective measures to recover all arms.
• Create conditions to make the accord functional and operational, constituting the bodies mentioned in the accord, such as the Land Commission.
• Take all measures to maintain law and order in the region.
• Take steps to settle all internally displaced persons, tribals, or settlers.
• Design development plans, while keeping in special focus the different needs and problems of the CHT as compared with the rest of the country.
Local level
• Promote education of both boys and girls.
• Encourage social interaction between the tribals and settlers, especially through sports and cultural activities, keeping in view the distinctiveness of tribal culture.
• Make land surveys to establish ownership by using machinery provided under the peace accord.
• Create opportunities for employment and income generation, so that the poverty level is reduced.
• Provide public heath facilities and raise consciousness about the matter.
• Provide leadership training and enhance mediation skills through training of the local government institutions and members of Parliament.
• Preserve the cultural, social, and environmental heritage of the hill people.
• Take into account the special needs of the people, keeping in view the need for harmony and peace between the tribals and the Bengalis, while drawing up development projects.
• Encourage NGOs, especially those dealing with primary education, sanitation and healthcare and legal literacy, to undertake projects involving both tribals and settlers.