TABLE OF CONTENTS Declaration; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Table of Contents; 1. PROLOGUE - AN INTRODUCTION; 1.1 Conceptual Framework; 1.2 Research Problem, Material and Methodology; 2. PROFILE OF THE CHAKHA PROBLEH; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Location of the Chakma Tribes; 2.3 Position of Chakmas in 1947 ~ 1971; 2.4 Role of Chakmas in Bangladesh Liberation War; 2.5 Exodus of Chakma Refugees - present position; 3. REFUGEES : THEIR RIGHTS UNDER THE REFUGEE LAW; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Definition and Description; 3.3 Rights of Refugees – General and Particular; 3.4 Non-Refoulment and Asylum: Obligation of the country of Refugee; 3.5 Re-integration: Obligation of the Country of Origin; 3.6 India's position in Refugee Law; 3.7 Refugees of SAARC Countries and their comparative status; 3.8 Indo-Bangladesh Treaty on Chakma Refugees; 4. CHAKHA ISSUE: ITS PRESENT PUSITION AND SOLUTION; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Living conditions of the Chakmas; 4.3 Durable Solutions; 5. EPILOGUE - AN APPRAISAL; 5.1 Conclusion; 5.2 Recommendations; MAPS AND ANNEXURES: BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES