Khagrachhari: The day-long hartal, enforced by five Bangali settlers’ organisations demanding revocation of the draft Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Land Dispute Resolution Commission (Amendment) Act, is underway peacefully in the district, excluding Sadar upazila, on Thursday.

On 1 August, the cabinet approved the draft of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Land Dispute Resolution Commission (Amendment) Act curtailing the discretionary power of the commission’s chairman in decision making, aiming to put an end to land disputes in the CHT.

Five Bangalee settlers’ organisations- Parbataya Nagarik Parishad, Parbataya Bangali Chhatra Parishad, Parbataya Samaodhikar Andolon, Parbataya Gano Parishad and Parbataya Bangalee Chhatra Oikyo Parishad—called the shutdown on Wednesday in the district protesting the move.

No vehicle was seen plying the roads in the district while no long-route bus left Khagrachhari town.

A large number of policemen have been deployed in several points of the district to fend off any trouble.