They talked to villagers and local leaders about the on-going projects. Twenty-five villages are covered by the Quick Impact projects under the Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Fund (CHTDF), aimed at capacity building of the beneficiaries.

This is part of a Tk 300 crore UNDP-funded programme being implementing by the government and CHT local bodies, emphasising on youth employment, marketing of agricultural products and development of tourism.

Earlier, the UNDP team held separate review meetings with Bandarban Hill District Council Chairman Ma Mya Ching, Deputy Commissioner Sheikh Alauddin and attended six workshops held here to find out ways for better implementation of the projects.

"Most of the foreign funds given for our development were misused earlier for lack of fixing priority. So, we requested them to ensure sustainable development in CHT'', Ma Mya Ching said talking to this correspondent yesterday.

The team includes UNDP Senior Advisor Dr. Elayne Gallagher, Ms Louise Storey, Management Consultant Bryan Stoller, Chittagong Hill Tracts Regional Council member Rupayan Dewan, Deputy Secretary of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Affairs Ministry Kazi Shafiqul Azam and BRAC official Abdur Rahman.

UNDP source said they have taken up 32 sectors for development under the programme. The Quick Impact project, involving Tk 4 lakh for each village under it, is one of them.