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Bangladesh peace deal near

Wednesday 14 May 1997 23:02 BST
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Bangladesh peace deal near

Bangladesh said it had agreed with tribal leaders to end a decades-old insurgency in the south-eastern Chittagong Hill Tracts and soon would sign a peace deal. "We have reached consensus on all issues. We are going to sign a peace deal very soon," chief government negotiator Abul Hasanat Abdullah said. Reuters - Dhaka

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