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Shanti Bahini
শান্তি বাহিনী
Flag of the Shanti Bahini
Leaders
M.N. Larma Shantu Larma
Dates of operation
1972 (1972)–1997 (small pockets of resistance were still active until 2006) (1997 (small pockets of resistance were still active until 2006))
Active regions
Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh
Ideology
Autonomy for the tribes of the Chittagong Hill Tracts
Size
5,000-20,000[1]
Part of
PCJSS
Allies
India Myanmar
Opponents
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Army
24th Infantry Division
Border Guards Bangladesh
Bangladesh Police
Armed Police Battalion
Bangladesh Ansar
Battles and wars
Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict
The Shanti Bahini (Bengali: শান্তি বাহিনী; meaning "Peace Force") was the armed wing of the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (United People's Party of the Chittagong Hill Tracts) in Bangladesh. It is considered an insurgent group in Bangladesh.[2] The Shanti Bahini was made out of mostly members from the Chakma tribe.[3]
^Fortna, Virginia Page (2008). Does Peacekeeping Work?. Princeton University Press. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-4008-3773-1. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
^"Where is Kalpana?". The Daily Star. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^Ahmed, Ishtiaq (1 January 1998). State, Nation and Ethnicity in Contemporary South Asia. A&C Black. p. 235. ISBN 9781855675780.
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