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Kuki Chin insurgent group is a pain in the neck for Bangladesh army. The following video talks about Kuki Chin insurgent group and Bangladesh army's mission to dismantle it.
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Kuki Chin wants Chittagong Hill Tracts as a separate country. Which external force aiding Kuki Chin against Bangladesh?
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BGB about Kuki Chin and its source of weapons.
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Bangladesh army dismantles fortified base of Kuki Chin.
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Training of Kuki Chin.
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Who is behind Kuki Chin?
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The resurrection of KNF/Kuki Chin.
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Explainer: Who are the Kuki-Chin Army in Chittagong Hill Tracts?
The Kuki-Chin National Army (KNA) came to the spotlight again after two soldiers of the Bangladesh Army were killed in attacks reportedly carried out by the KNA in Bandarban. The KNA has been in the spotlight for a while. The security forces of Bangladesh launched an operation last year against...
Explainer: Who are the Kuki-Chin Army in Chittagong Hill Tracts?
Chittagong hill tracts
The Kuki-Chin National Army (KNA) came to the spotlight again after two soldiers of the Bangladesh Army were killed in attacks reportedly carried out by the KNA in Bandarban.
The KNA has been in the spotlight for a while.
The security forces of Bangladesh launched an operation last year against the militancy in the hill tract areas, targeting those that they said were being trained by the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF).
According to the military, the KNF were offering the training in exchange for money.
In October 2022, law enforcers discovered the KNF was training members of a new militant group named Jama'atul Ansa rFilHindal Sharqiya.
The KNF, a new armed group, wants independence for the mountainous area.
With their claim of responsibility for the 21 killings of CHT individuals in June of this year, the KNF emerged as a fresh source of worry.
The CHT, which consists of three districts Rangamati, Khagrachari, and Bandarban, is a remote region. The region, with its forest cover and numerous mountains, is a pick for numerous armed and separatist groups.
Many organisations in the bordering countries are politically connected to the KNF and have provided training to them.
According to local media, there are currently between 3,000 and 4,000 trained KNA members living both inside and outside the nation.
Who are they?
The Chin-Kuki-Mizo belong to the same tribe with different names residing in Myanmar, Bangladesh and India with close geographical proximity along the border region between the countries. This ethnic armed group is engaged in political and military endeavors to establish an independent state in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, which encompass the majority of the Bandarban and Rangamati districts.
Their political front, the KNF, also has an armed component known as the Kuki-Chin Army (KNA). It emerged as a non-profit development organisation, but since 2017, it has evolved into a separatist group.
The Kuki-Chin is a geographical grouping of numerous Tibeto-Burman language-speaking ethnic communities that make up the majority in the Indian state of Mizoram and the Chin state of Myanmar.
The KNF, often known as the "Bawm Party" locally, is made up of six members of the Kuki-Chin ethnic group: the Bawm, Pangkhua, Lusai, Khumi, Mro, and Khiang.
KNF leadership
The KNF president, Nathan Bom, passed his master's degree from the Fine Arts Faculty of Dhaka University.
He was an active member of the Dhaka metropolitan branch and central committee of the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity's student organisationPahariChhatraParishad (PCP). He is also the founding president of Kuki-Chin National Development Organization (KNDO).
He was the first candidate from the Bam community as an independent candidate in the 2018 parliamentary election.
It is believed that implicitly the KNF does not support the Peace Treaty, which, according to different media reports, they feel overwhelmingly supports the Chakma clan – who have more national representation than other tribes in the region.
They are also found engaged in fierce battles with the JSS members and spread terror in villages to establish supremacy.
The JSS played a leading role in the peace accord.
The Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord was a peace agreement signed between Bangladesh and the United People's Party of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, the political organisation that controlled the Shanti Bahini militia on 2 December 1997. The accord allowed for the recognition of the rights of the peoples and tribes of the Chittagong Hill Tracts region and ended the decades-long insurgency between the Shanti Bahini and government forces.
Regional and National Security at risk
The existence of such an armed group in isolated border regions has also put regional and national security at risk.
In the Indian border side, Mizoram shares 318 kilometers of border with Bangladesh. In the isolated regions of Mizoram state, there are a number of separatist organisations as well. On the other side, various rebel organisations such as the Arakan Army, Chin Defense Force, and Chin National Army are present in the Chin state of Myanmar. The connection and cooperation of KNF with these organisations will exacerbate the instability in the entire region, according to Geopolitics.
In addition to the Chittagong Hill Tracts, India and Myanmar are home to sizable populations of the Kuki-Chin ethnic group.
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One soldier killed as Army captures KNF headquarters with training camp in Bandarban
An army patrol team was hit by an IED planted by the terrorists, says a ISPR press release
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Publish : 01 Jun 2023, 06:57 PMUpdate : 01 Jun 2023, 06:55 PM
An army patrol team on Thursday occupied a secret training camp with the headquarters of armed terrorists of KNF (Kuki-Chin National Front) in Thepi para area of Ruma upazila of Bandarban.
Following complaints from local residents living around the KNF training camp area, a patrol team of Ruma Sena Zone left for the camp on the basis of intelligence inputs for their safety. As the team approached the training camp, the KNF armed terrorist group fled, according to a press release of the – Inter Service Public Relation Directorate (ISPR).
However, at around 09:20am, the army patrol team was hit by an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) planted by the terrorists. One of the soldiers injured in the blast was rushed to Chittagong Combined Military Hospital by helicopter in a critical condition.
Later, the soldier Tujam (30), died while undergoing treatment at the hospital, it said.
Such potential IEDs are being identified and deactivated by the army's specialized team for the safety of the general public, it added.
Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed expressed shock at the death of the soldier and conveyed his condolences to his family, the release also said.
In recent times, KNF terrorists have been creating anarchy in the hilly townships of Ruma, Roanchhari and Thanchi upazilas of Bandarban through continuous killing, kidnapping, creating panic in the public mind.
Bangladesh Army and other law enforcement agencies are working to prevent such human rights violations, the release further said.
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Another Bangladesh Army man killed in IED explosion in Bandarban
An army patrol team was hit by an IED planted by the KNF terrorists, says a ISPR press release
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Publish : 17 Jun 2023, 07:34 PMUpdate : 17 Jun 2023, 07:34 PM
An army soldier has been killed and another injured in an IED explosion in Bandarban's Ruma upazila.
The deceased was identified as Monnaf Hossain Raju, 21.
The incident took place at Chhilopi para in Ruma upazila at 1:30pm on Friday, said a media statement of Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Saturday.
The IED (Improvised Explosive Device), planted by separatists of KNF (Kuki-Chin National Front), hit an army patrol team when they were on their way to Paynum Para area for distribution of fresh water and food saline from Bhipi Para TOB.
Soldier Monnaf Hossain Raju and Soldier Md Rezaul received serious injuries in several parts of their bodies by sprinters of IED.
They were shifted to Chittagong Combined Military Hospital by air force helicopter on an urgent basis for treatment where Monnaf succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment.
Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed expressed shock at the death of the soldier and conveyed his condolences to his family, the statement said.
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Journalist arrested on suspicion of being informant of KNF
Police say the arrestee is the assistant foreign affairs secretary of the KNF central committee
S Bashu Das
Publish : 19 May 2023, 11:50 PMUpdate : 19 May 2023, 11:50 PM
Members of the Bangladesh Army have arrested a journalist in Ruma upazila of Bandarban suspecting him of being an informant to the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) separatist group.
The arrestee, Longa Khumi, who works at the Daily Manab Zamin, is known to be the assistant foreign affairs secretary of the KNF central committee.
Ruma police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Alamgir Hossain confirmed the news on Friday, saying that a case has been filed against the journalist.
Longa Khumi was presented before the Bandarban Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court on Friday afternoon when the court ordered him to be sent to Bandarban district jail pending an investigation, OC Alamgir said.
“There were two cases against him at the station. He was shown arrested in these case,” he added.
According to the police, Longa Khumi had been providing information to the KNF under the guise of journalism for a long time.
He was arrested on the basis of the confidential KNF official documents the joint forces seized recently during the ongoing special operations in the district.
In the last few days, two army officers were killed in an ambush by the KNF armed members in Ruma and another local died in a landmine blast.
Since last year, the law enforcers have been conducting raids in different areas of Bandarban to arrest the members of KNF and militant group Jama'atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya, who are working in concert to destabilize the situation, police say.
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KNF delegation sits with authorities for peace
Four MoUs signed between two sides
Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) and a peace establishment committee meet in Bandarban on Sunday, November 5, 2023. Photo: Dhaka Tribune
S Basu Das, Bandarban
Publish : 06 Nov 2023, 12:00 AMUpdate : 06 Nov 2023, 12:00 AM
The first in-person meeting between armed separatist group Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) and a peace establishment committee was held on Sunday amid heavy security.
The meeting was held at Munlaipara community center, 5km away from Ruma Sadar Upazila, at 11am.
Earlier, the KNF had held several video conferences with the peace establishment committee, but this was the first time that a direct meeting was held between the two sides.
The meeting, led by the committee chairman and Zilla Parishad Chairman Kya Shew Hla, was attended by seven members of the committee and five members of KNF.
Endar Lal Ang Lian, senior advisor to the president of KNF and team leader, represented KNF at the meeting.
Besides, government officials, police, security forces, and senior officials of intelligence agencies were also present.
"The KNF's six-point demand and the issue of bringing KNF members back to normal life were discussed in the meeting," Kya Shew Hla told reporters after the meeting.
"Dialogue between both sides took place in a very peaceful environment. The demands of KNF were discussed. But no decision was made," he added.
The next meeting will be held in December, he said.
Additional members of law enforcement agencies including police and the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) were deployed in the area before the meeting.
Four memorandums of understanding (MoU) were signed between the two sides during the long meeting on Sunday.
The 18-member peace establishment committee was formed in June this year with the leaders of various communities under the leadership of Zilla Parishad Chairman Kya Shew Hla to help KNF members return to normal life.
According to the understandings KNF will remain from taking up arms during the peace process and cooperate with the law enforcement agencies, the government will take all out effort so that Kuki people can return to homes. It said that KNF will send proposals to the authorities for the betterment of Kuki population in education, health, food and employment creation.
These proposals will be dealt with utmost sincerity. The final understanding, according to sources, states that the next date for talks will be decided upon discussion among both sides.
Since November 15 last year, at least 548 people from 132 families have taken refuge in Mizoram due to the armed activities of KNF and operations by different security agencies to arrest its members.
On January 28, some 140 Marma women, men and children took refuge in Ruma Sadar from Mulpi Para, but they returned to their homes on February 5.
On March 10, around 220 people of 56 families from Barathli 4 Union of Rangamati's Bilaichhari took shelter in Tangchangya Reichha and Rowangchhari Sadar Upazila in fear of the armed activities by the KNF members.
The KNF surfaced on the scene last year after the Indian border forces arrested a dozen members with arms and ammunition in Mizoram.
S Basu Das, Bandarban
Publish : 06 Nov 2023, 12:00 AMUpdate : 06 Nov 2023, 12:00 AM
The first in-person meeting between armed separatist group Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) and a peace establishment committee was held on Sunday amid heavy security.
The meeting was held at Munlaipara community center, 5km away from Ruma Sadar Upazila, at 11am.
Earlier, the KNF had held several video conferences with the peace establishment committee, but this was the first time that a direct meeting was held between the two sides.
The meeting, led by the committee chairman and Zilla Parishad Chairman Kya Shew Hla, was attended by seven members of the committee and five members of KNF.
Endar Lal Ang Lian, senior advisor to the president of KNF and team leader, represented KNF at the meeting.
Besides, government officials, police, security forces, and senior officials of intelligence agencies were also present.
"The KNF's six-point demand and the issue of bringing KNF members back to normal life were discussed in the meeting," Kya Shew Hla told reporters after the meeting.
"Dialogue between both sides took place in a very peaceful environment. The demands of KNF were discussed. But no decision was made," he added.
The next meeting will be held in December, he said.
Additional members of law enforcement agencies including police and the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) were deployed in the area before the meeting.
Four memorandums of understanding (MoU) were signed between the two sides during the long meeting on Sunday.
The 18-member peace establishment committee was formed in June this year with the leaders of various communities under the leadership of Zilla Parishad Chairman Kya Shew Hla to help KNF members return to normal life.
According to the understandings KNF will remain from taking up arms during the peace process and cooperate with the law enforcement agencies, the government will take all out effort so that Kuki people can return to homes. It said that KNF will send proposals to the authorities for the betterment of Kuki population in education, health, food and employment creation.
These proposals will be dealt with utmost sincerity. The final understanding, according to sources, states that the next date for talks will be decided upon discussion among both sides.
Since November 15 last year, at least 548 people from 132 families have taken refuge in Mizoram due to the armed activities of KNF and operations by different security agencies to arrest its members.
On January 28, some 140 Marma women, men and children took refuge in Ruma Sadar from Mulpi Para, but they returned to their homes on February 5.
On March 10, around 220 people of 56 families from Barathli 4 Union of Rangamati's Bilaichhari took shelter in Tangchangya Reichha and Rowangchhari Sadar Upazila in fear of the armed activities by the KNF members.
The KNF surfaced on the scene last year after the Indian border forces arrested a dozen members with arms and ammunition in Mizoram.
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Bangladesh Army demolishes a base of Kuki Chin.
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Militant outfit Kuki Chin involved in bank robberies: home minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal today said members of the militant outfit Kuki Chin are involved in the bank robberies at Ruma and Thanchi in Bandarban
Militant outfit Kuki Chin involved in bank robberies: home minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan. Star file photo
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal today said members of the militant outfit Kuki Chin are involved in the bank robberies at Ruma and Thanchi in Bandarban.
"Kuki Chin was involved in the bank robbery and firearms looting incidents. They also assaulted police constables, bank guards and Ansars," he told journalists at his ministry office in the capital.
"First, they switched off the electricity substation and then started looting valuables and firearms. Later, they abducted a local Sonali Bank manager when he was performing Tarabi prayers," he said.
The minister said that the militant outfit is also responsible for today's looting of cash and valuables at Krishi Bank and Sonali Bank at Thanchi.
The minister, however, said an investigation is ongoing to unveil more information regarding the incidents.
Police and BGB are carrying out operations to capture the culprits and rescue the looted items, he added.
"We will do everything necessary to bring the situation under control. Police and BGB have been carrying out their duties. If necessary, Bangladesh Army will also join the operation against Kuki Chin and other militant outfits," he added.
Kamal said Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun, Special Branch Chief Md Monirul Islam and other high officials are now in Bandarban to assess the situation.
Replying to a question about border killings, he said that talks are going on with India to stop border killings. Basically, citizens of both countries who are engaged in illegal businesses are victims of such incidents, he added.
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan. Star file photo
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal today said members of the militant outfit Kuki Chin are involved in the bank robberies at Ruma and Thanchi in Bandarban.
"Kuki Chin was involved in the bank robbery and firearms looting incidents. They also assaulted police constables, bank guards and Ansars," he told journalists at his ministry office in the capital.
"First, they switched off the electricity substation and then started looting valuables and firearms. Later, they abducted a local Sonali Bank manager when he was performing Tarabi prayers," he said.
The minister said that the militant outfit is also responsible for today's looting of cash and valuables at Krishi Bank and Sonali Bank at Thanchi.
The minister, however, said an investigation is ongoing to unveil more information regarding the incidents.
Police and BGB are carrying out operations to capture the culprits and rescue the looted items, he added.
"We will do everything necessary to bring the situation under control. Police and BGB have been carrying out their duties. If necessary, Bangladesh Army will also join the operation against Kuki Chin and other militant outfits," he added.
Kamal said Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun, Special Branch Chief Md Monirul Islam and other high officials are now in Bandarban to assess the situation.
Replying to a question about border killings, he said that talks are going on with India to stop border killings. Basically, citizens of both countries who are engaged in illegal businesses are victims of such incidents, he added.
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Situation tense after Thanchi Bazar gunfight
The gunfight that erupted in Bandarban's Thanchi Bazar area has stopped, said police
Situation tense after Thanchi Bazar gunfight
Thanchi upazila. Image: Google Maps
The gunfight that erupted in Bandarban's Thanchi Bazar area has stopped, said police.
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Chattogram Range Police Nure Alam Mina told The Daily Star that the KNF terrorists opened fire on Thanchi Police Station from the east and south sides of the Thanchi Hill around 8:30pm prompting retaliatory fire by the law enforcers.
Later, the BGB and army personnel posted there also opened fire on the militants, he said.
"The situation is calm now. However, the situation is tense here. We are on alert," he added.
However, the gunfight triggered panic among the locals in the market and adjacent areas, days after armed terrorists robbed Sonali Bank and Krishi Bank in Thanchi Bazar.
Within 200 to 300 yards of Thanchi Bazar is Thanchi Police Station, a BGB camp. There is also a Bangladesh Army checkpost near the bazar.
Thanchi upazila. Image: Google Maps
The gunfight that erupted in Bandarban's Thanchi Bazar area has stopped, said police.
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Chattogram Range Police Nure Alam Mina told The Daily Star that the KNF terrorists opened fire on Thanchi Police Station from the east and south sides of the Thanchi Hill around 8:30pm prompting retaliatory fire by the law enforcers.
Later, the BGB and army personnel posted there also opened fire on the militants, he said.
"The situation is calm now. However, the situation is tense here. We are on alert," he added.
However, the gunfight triggered panic among the locals in the market and adjacent areas, days after armed terrorists robbed Sonali Bank and Krishi Bank in Thanchi Bazar.
Within 200 to 300 yards of Thanchi Bazar is Thanchi Police Station, a BGB camp. There is also a Bangladesh Army checkpost near the bazar.
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Govt must view Bandarban events politically, diplomatically
THE attacks on banks and security facilities in remote Bandarban between April 2 night and April 3 afternoon that the home affairs...
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Govt must view Bandarban events politically, diplomatically
Published: 00:00, Apr 05,2024
THE attacks on banks and security facilities in remote Bandarban between April 2 night and April 3 afternoon that the home affairs minister suspects Kuki-Chin National Front operatives to have carried out are highly surprising. They are so not only because the incidents appear to be 'a new phenomenon' but also because there was no resistance when the armed ethnic group carried out the attack at Thanchi in day light amidst heavy deployment of security and law enforcement personnel in the area. The armed group attacked two Sonali Bank branches at Ruma and Thanchi and a Krishi Bank branch at Thanchi — looted 12 firearms, 400 bullets and Tk 1.7 million in cash and abducted the manager of the Sonali Bank branch at Ruma. More than a hundred operatives of the armed group attacked the Ruma bank branch at night and the Thanchi bank branches an hour after the noon the next day. A local government official is reported to have said that the group had held the manager of the bank branch to a ransom of Tk 1 million. The events that took everyone by surprise warrant that the government should find out the people involved in the attacks.
But it appears that there is more to the events than meets the eye. And, it is political aspects rather than mere criminal issues. The Kuki-Chin National Front have been around the corner for long and the home affairs ministry initiated peace talks with the group after several army personnel, civilians and members of the armed group died and became wounded in clashes in 2022 and 2023. A government delegation held dialogues with the group in November 2023 and March 2024 at Ruma after a series of virtual meetings spanning the preceding months. Yet, general people are largely in the dark about the group and its political objectives that have supposedly prompted the government to hold meetings and dialogues. The government should, therefore, make a public statement in clear terms about the political objectives of the group and its activities. Besides, the attacks now, while peace dialogues are still under way, mean that there are political messages that the group wants to get through. The attacks at such a time also suggest that the group has defied the government and broken out of the peace process, at least for the time being. The government should look into this aspect, too, with the required earnestness. The incidents of rampant murder, abduction and rights violation that have happened in deep forests of Thanchi, Ruma and Rowangchari in the district spanning more than a couple of years also leave the government with looking into the events politically, diplomatically and militarily and to deal with them accordingly. What the government is further left with is to look into the allegations of international quarters having been involved in such incidents in the area. And, if it so happens, the foreign countries must be clearly identified and spoke to at the diplomatic level.
The government, therefore, has several issues to attend to in this connection. While it must find out the people who carried out the attacks, it must also make a public statement about the armed group and its political objectives. It must get the message that the group wants to get through and look into the events politically, diplomatically and militarily to head off any security risks.
Published: 00:00, Apr 05,2024
THE attacks on banks and security facilities in remote Bandarban between April 2 night and April 3 afternoon that the home affairs minister suspects Kuki-Chin National Front operatives to have carried out are highly surprising. They are so not only because the incidents appear to be 'a new phenomenon' but also because there was no resistance when the armed ethnic group carried out the attack at Thanchi in day light amidst heavy deployment of security and law enforcement personnel in the area. The armed group attacked two Sonali Bank branches at Ruma and Thanchi and a Krishi Bank branch at Thanchi — looted 12 firearms, 400 bullets and Tk 1.7 million in cash and abducted the manager of the Sonali Bank branch at Ruma. More than a hundred operatives of the armed group attacked the Ruma bank branch at night and the Thanchi bank branches an hour after the noon the next day. A local government official is reported to have said that the group had held the manager of the bank branch to a ransom of Tk 1 million. The events that took everyone by surprise warrant that the government should find out the people involved in the attacks.
But it appears that there is more to the events than meets the eye. And, it is political aspects rather than mere criminal issues. The Kuki-Chin National Front have been around the corner for long and the home affairs ministry initiated peace talks with the group after several army personnel, civilians and members of the armed group died and became wounded in clashes in 2022 and 2023. A government delegation held dialogues with the group in November 2023 and March 2024 at Ruma after a series of virtual meetings spanning the preceding months. Yet, general people are largely in the dark about the group and its political objectives that have supposedly prompted the government to hold meetings and dialogues. The government should, therefore, make a public statement in clear terms about the political objectives of the group and its activities. Besides, the attacks now, while peace dialogues are still under way, mean that there are political messages that the group wants to get through. The attacks at such a time also suggest that the group has defied the government and broken out of the peace process, at least for the time being. The government should look into this aspect, too, with the required earnestness. The incidents of rampant murder, abduction and rights violation that have happened in deep forests of Thanchi, Ruma and Rowangchari in the district spanning more than a couple of years also leave the government with looking into the events politically, diplomatically and militarily and to deal with them accordingly. What the government is further left with is to look into the allegations of international quarters having been involved in such incidents in the area. And, if it so happens, the foreign countries must be clearly identified and spoke to at the diplomatic level.
The government, therefore, has several issues to attend to in this connection. While it must find out the people who carried out the attacks, it must also make a public statement about the armed group and its political objectives. It must get the message that the group wants to get through and look into the events politically, diplomatically and militarily to head off any security risks.
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Who are Kuki-Chin armies in the CHT?
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Who are Kuki-Chin armies in the CHT?
6 Apr 2024, 12:00 am0
Staff Reporter :
Members of the militant group Kuki-Chin National Army (KNA) are suspected of being involved in three bank heists in Bandarban within a span of just 16 hours, according to Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal.
In a statement made on Thursday, he expressed his concerns regarding the incidents. Additionally, on Friday, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Commander Khandaker Al Moin attributed the three bank robberies in Bandarban to the Kuki-Chin National Front, also known as the Bawm Party, suggesting these acts were demonstrations of their strength.
The KNA serves as the armed division of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF), a prohibited separatist organization operating in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) that advocates for the region's independence.
The KNF, established in 2017, envisions creating a separate state within Bangladesh, encompassing nine upazilas: Baghaichari, Barkal, Belaichari, and Jurachari in the Rangamati hill district, along with Ruma, Thanchi, Alikadam, and Rowangchhari in Bandarban.
Nathan Bawm, the founding president of the KNF, is a graduate of the Fine Arts Faculty of Dhaka University.
He was actively involved with the Dhaka metropolitan branch and the central committee of the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity's student wing, the Pahari Chhatra Parishad, and is also the founding president of the Kuki-Chin National Development Organization.
The spotlight turned to the KNA in May of the previous year following the death of two Bangladesh Army soldiers in attacks believed to be executed by this group in Bandarban.
The Army has implicated the KNF in providing militant training in exchange for financial compensation. In October 2022, it was uncovered that the KNF had been training members of a newly formed militant faction named Jama'atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya.
The Chin-Kuki-Mizo people, who share a common tribal identity under various names, reside in Myanmar, Bangladesh, and India, straddling the border region among these nations.
This ethnic armed organization is actively pursuing political and military strategies to establish an independent entity in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, an area that includes most of Bandarban and Rangamati districts.
6 Apr 2024, 12:00 am0
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Members of the militant group Kuki-Chin National Army (KNA) are suspected of being involved in three bank heists in Bandarban within a span of just 16 hours, according to Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal.
In a statement made on Thursday, he expressed his concerns regarding the incidents. Additionally, on Friday, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Commander Khandaker Al Moin attributed the three bank robberies in Bandarban to the Kuki-Chin National Front, also known as the Bawm Party, suggesting these acts were demonstrations of their strength.
The KNA serves as the armed division of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF), a prohibited separatist organization operating in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) that advocates for the region's independence.
The KNF, established in 2017, envisions creating a separate state within Bangladesh, encompassing nine upazilas: Baghaichari, Barkal, Belaichari, and Jurachari in the Rangamati hill district, along with Ruma, Thanchi, Alikadam, and Rowangchhari in Bandarban.
Nathan Bawm, the founding president of the KNF, is a graduate of the Fine Arts Faculty of Dhaka University.
He was actively involved with the Dhaka metropolitan branch and the central committee of the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity's student wing, the Pahari Chhatra Parishad, and is also the founding president of the Kuki-Chin National Development Organization.
The spotlight turned to the KNA in May of the previous year following the death of two Bangladesh Army soldiers in attacks believed to be executed by this group in Bandarban.
The Army has implicated the KNF in providing militant training in exchange for financial compensation. In October 2022, it was uncovered that the KNF had been training members of a newly formed militant faction named Jama'atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya.
The Chin-Kuki-Mizo people, who share a common tribal identity under various names, reside in Myanmar, Bangladesh, and India, straddling the border region among these nations.
This ethnic armed organization is actively pursuing political and military strategies to establish an independent entity in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, an area that includes most of Bandarban and Rangamati districts.
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Army leading joint operation against KNF
In the wake of recent bank robberies, abduction and attacks on security personnel, Army Chief General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed yesterday said a coordinated operation had been launched in Bandarban against regional armed group Kuki-Chin National Front.
Army leading joint operation against KNF
Rab arrests 'key KNF leader'
Photo: Mong Sing Hai Marma
In the wake of recent bank robberies, abduction and attacks on security personnel, Army Chief General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed yesterday said a coordinated operation had been launched in Bandarban against regional armed group Kuki-Chin National Front.
"The intelligence agencies, Border Guard Bangladesh, Rab, police, Ansar and army are doing what they should do in their respective fields. The approach is holistic. Bangladesh Army is leading the operation… The operation will continue until the terrorists are eliminated," he told reporters at Bandarban Cantonment.
Several suspects have been arrested and two firearms recovered, the army chief told reporters in Bandarban.
"We are not declaring a war against any group. We are moving strategically. Whether or not there will be direct confrontation will depend on the situation. The criminals have left their firearms [somewhere] and mingled with the common people."
Cheusim Bawm
Meanwhile, Rab arrested Cheusim Bawm, one of the chief coordinators of Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) central committee, on Saturday night, said Rab-15 Commanding Officer Lt Col HM Sajjad Hossain.
The joint forces surrounded Sharanpara area in Bandarban Sadar before Rab raided Cheusim's house and found him hiding in a locked cupboard, he told reporters at Bandarban Zilla Parishad office.
Rab arrests 'key KNF leader'
Photo: Mong Sing Hai Marma
In the wake of recent bank robberies, abduction and attacks on security personnel, Army Chief General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed yesterday said a coordinated operation had been launched in Bandarban against regional armed group Kuki-Chin National Front.
"The intelligence agencies, Border Guard Bangladesh, Rab, police, Ansar and army are doing what they should do in their respective fields. The approach is holistic. Bangladesh Army is leading the operation… The operation will continue until the terrorists are eliminated," he told reporters at Bandarban Cantonment.
Several suspects have been arrested and two firearms recovered, the army chief told reporters in Bandarban.
"We are not declaring a war against any group. We are moving strategically. Whether or not there will be direct confrontation will depend on the situation. The criminals have left their firearms [somewhere] and mingled with the common people."
Cheusim Bawm
Meanwhile, Rab arrested Cheusim Bawm, one of the chief coordinators of Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) central committee, on Saturday night, said Rab-15 Commanding Officer Lt Col HM Sajjad Hossain.
The joint forces surrounded Sharanpara area in Bandarban Sadar before Rab raided Cheusim's house and found him hiding in a locked cupboard, he told reporters at Bandarban Zilla Parishad office.
An airgun was recovered from the house, he added.
Cheusim, a relative of KNF Chief Nathan Bawm, is a founding member of KNF, he said.
He used to coordinate between the KNF leadership and militant leader Shamim Mahfuz of Jamaatul Ansar Fil Indal Sharqiya, Lt Col Sajjad said.
A contract between KNF and the militant organisation was signed at his house, said the officer.
On April 2 night, a group of armed men broke into the Ruma upazila parishad office and snatched the firearms from security personnel before robbing Sonali Bank and abducting its manager. In less than 16 hours after the incident, groups of armed men robbed Sonali Bank and Krishi Bank in Thanchi.
Then on April 4, gunfights took place between police and an armed group that attacked Thanchi Police Station. The government says the attack and the three bank robberies were carried out by the KNF.
Members of the Armed Police Battalion stand guard outside the Ruma Upazila Parishad office in Bandarban. Armed men attacked the facility on the night of April 2 and snatched the firearms from security personnel. Law enforcers and security forces members patrolled the streets in the district yesterday. Photo: Mong Sing Hai Marma
The KNF, thought to be formed by people from the Bawm community in Bandarban, emerged in 2022.
KNF's media and intelligence wing chief known as Colonel Solomon wrote on the group's verified Facebook page on Friday that KNF launched the attacks because a committee to restore peace in the region violated an agreement signed between KNF and the committee.
The army chief arrived in Bandarban yesterday morning and coordinated the activities related to the operation against KNF.
He said the army last year took control of the KNF bases and drove its members away.
But they took advantage of the peace talks and engaged in criminal activities, he said.
"We will deal with the situation as per the government's strategies," he said.
Whatever is required for the country's sovereignty and people's peace must be done, he said, adding that the operation will be conducted with utmost caution so that common people do not suffer.
Meanwhile, the peace committee yesterday issued a statement urging KNF members to lay their weapons down and return to normal life.
The bank robberies in Ramu and Thanchi and attacks on security personnel by KNF members shocked the entire country, it said.
Fear and apprehension were still prevailing among locals in Ruma, Thanchi, and Rowangchhari upazilas yesterday.
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One of the main coordinators of KNF arrested in Bandarban
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KNF gets arms, support from other side of border
The strong influence of armed group Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) in Chin and Rakhine states of Myanmar and Mizoram and Manipur states of India has led to its creation in Bangladesh, said security analyst Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain.
KNF gets arms, support from other side of border
Says security analyst M Sakhawat Hossain
The strong influence of armed group Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) in Chin and Rakhine states of Myanmar and Mizoram and Manipur states of India has led to its creation in Bangladesh, said security analyst Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain.
"Kuki-Chin has a strong influence in these areas. In Chin state, the National Defence Force [NDF] is fighting against the Myanmar government. Most of the NDF members are Kuki-Chin. Many Kukis have also gone to Mizoram from here. Unrest has been created there over this issue also," theformer army official, who once served in the Chattogram Hill Tracts area, told The Daily Star.
"In Manipur, we see serious clashes between the Meitei and the Kuki. The movement and activities of the Kuki-Chin on the other side of the border led to the creation and activation of KNF here."
KNF gets arms and support from there, he said.
He said the CHT region is almost close to becoming a major drug route.
Drugs emerge at the scene of any armed unrest, he said, adding that the narcotics trade is basically a means to earn money to procure arms.
"They [Kuki-Chin] are now demanding autonomy for a large area in Bandarban. However, they are yet to mention the Kuki-Chin controlled areas on the other side of the border in this connection."
The distance between Ruma, Thanchi, and Alikadam is not insignificant. The recent attacks in these three upazilas within a short span of time indicate that KNF members divided themselves into several groups and carried out the attacks in a well-planned manner. Their show of strength indicates that they want to "turn the area into a battlefield", he observed.
He said KNF is reportedly trained by the Kachin Independent Army. He suggested tasking the Bangladesh Army with countering insurgency, as police and Rab are not trained enough on this.
Commander Khandaker Al Moin, director of Rab's legal and media wing, said they were yet to have any confirmed information about bank robberies and snatching of firearms by KNF on April 2-3 as they were yet to arrest any member of the armed group.
He, however, observed that there might be two motives behind KNF's criminal activities -- firstly, to collect funds, arms and ammo, and secondly, to show its supporters and rival groups in the hill tracts that it is a strong-armed group in the hills.
Meanwhile, KNF's media and intelligence wing chief, named Colonel Solomon, on the group's verified Facebook page on Friday said they launched the recent attacks as the peace committee violated the terms of the agreement signed between KNF and the committee.
WHO ARE KNF?
In early 2022, the name of the new armed group -- KNF -- came to light. It was learned that some people from the Bawm ethnic community in Bandarban formed the group.
The group came to the fore after it opened a Facebook page and demanded a separate state comprising nine upazilas of Bandarban and Rangamati.
The upazilas are Baghaichhari, Barkal, Jurachhari, and Bilaichhari of Rangamati, and Rowangchhari, Ruma, Thanchi, Lama, and Alikadam of Bandarban.
They claim that they represent six ethnic communities -- Bawm, Pankhowa, Lusai, Khyang, Mro, and Khumi.
The KNF, in several statements circulated on social media at the time, said that they had formed an armed group called the Kuki-Chin National Army (KNA).
They also claimed that more than 100 members of their military wing migrated to Myanmar's Kachin province for guerrilla training three years ago.
A trained group returned to Bangladesh in 2021, and its members went into hiding in 2022.
Nathan Bawm of Aden Para of Bandarban's Ruma upazila is the head of this organisation.
A graduate of the Department of Fine Arts at Dhaka University, Nathan Bawm founded a non-governmental organisation called Kuki-Chin National Development Organisation (KNDO) in his area in 2008. In 2019, the name was changed to KNF, sources in the Bawm community said.
In October 2022, KNF grabbed media attention after law enforcers came up with mindboggling information that the group was providing combat training and operational tactics to the members of the newly emerged militant group Jama'atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya at KNF training camps in CHT.
The militant group's plan was to establish a caliphate in Bangladesh through armed struggle and, if necessary, carry out attacks on key installations and important personalities, said officials of Rab, which successfully launched crackdowns on the militant group and KNF.
To reach their goals, the group recruited young men from at least 19 districts, took them to the hills, and made them go through rigorous combat training provided by the KNF. Jama'atul Ansar has 55 members trained in the use of firearms including assault rifles, officials said.
In the wake of such information, law enforcement agencies launched a series of operations in which dozens of militants and around 20 KNF members were arrested with firearms. Many of those KNF members are still behind bars.
According to media reports, five members of joint forces, including a DGFI official, were killed during the operations last year. Several KNF members were also killed.
A peace establishment committee was formed on May 29 last year, with Bandarban Hill District Council Chairman Kyaw Swe Hla as its convenor, to bring the KNF members back to normal life.
KNF held several meetings, both online and in-person, with the committee. Two memorandum of understandings were also signed in the two rounds of meetings held on November 5 and March 5 last year. The KNF had promised to stop all kinds of criminal activities, including extortion, kidnapping, and looting.
But breaking the promise, armed members of KNF stormed Sonali and Krishi banks in Ruma and Thanchi last week and kidnapped banker Nezam Uddin. The armed group looted 14 firearms from the police and Ansar personnel.
KNF also launched a gun attack on a police outpost in Thanchi on Thursday night. Police and KNF members traded around 700 bullets during the hour-long fight starting at 8:30pm.
Besides, they created terror in the area by extorting, looting, and torturing innocent people at different times.
M Sakhawat Hossain said, "Peace talks with armed groups only serve to strengthen those organisations.
"Peace talks with such groups mean you are giving them recognition. This gives them the opportunity to recruit more members. It also gives the hint that the government is giving importance to them," he told The Daily Star.
Last year, KNF attacked ordinary people, construction workers, and a Buddhist temple during a Prabarana programme. It also clashed with another armed group in the hills, UPDF-Ganotantrik, and even tried to blow up a bridge. At least 12 people were killed and five wounded in the attacks and clashes.
According to leaders of the Bawm community, KNF initially had 300 armed members. During a joint operation by security forces last year, many village youths fled to the forest. Many of them later joined the KNF, willingly or unwillingly. Now the group may have about 700 members.
Says security analyst M Sakhawat Hossain
The strong influence of armed group Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) in Chin and Rakhine states of Myanmar and Mizoram and Manipur states of India has led to its creation in Bangladesh, said security analyst Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain.
"Kuki-Chin has a strong influence in these areas. In Chin state, the National Defence Force [NDF] is fighting against the Myanmar government. Most of the NDF members are Kuki-Chin. Many Kukis have also gone to Mizoram from here. Unrest has been created there over this issue also," theformer army official, who once served in the Chattogram Hill Tracts area, told The Daily Star.
"In Manipur, we see serious clashes between the Meitei and the Kuki. The movement and activities of the Kuki-Chin on the other side of the border led to the creation and activation of KNF here."
KNF gets arms and support from there, he said.
He said the CHT region is almost close to becoming a major drug route.
Drugs emerge at the scene of any armed unrest, he said, adding that the narcotics trade is basically a means to earn money to procure arms.
"They [Kuki-Chin] are now demanding autonomy for a large area in Bandarban. However, they are yet to mention the Kuki-Chin controlled areas on the other side of the border in this connection."
The distance between Ruma, Thanchi, and Alikadam is not insignificant. The recent attacks in these three upazilas within a short span of time indicate that KNF members divided themselves into several groups and carried out the attacks in a well-planned manner. Their show of strength indicates that they want to "turn the area into a battlefield", he observed.
He said KNF is reportedly trained by the Kachin Independent Army. He suggested tasking the Bangladesh Army with countering insurgency, as police and Rab are not trained enough on this.
Commander Khandaker Al Moin, director of Rab's legal and media wing, said they were yet to have any confirmed information about bank robberies and snatching of firearms by KNF on April 2-3 as they were yet to arrest any member of the armed group.
He, however, observed that there might be two motives behind KNF's criminal activities -- firstly, to collect funds, arms and ammo, and secondly, to show its supporters and rival groups in the hill tracts that it is a strong-armed group in the hills.
Meanwhile, KNF's media and intelligence wing chief, named Colonel Solomon, on the group's verified Facebook page on Friday said they launched the recent attacks as the peace committee violated the terms of the agreement signed between KNF and the committee.
WHO ARE KNF?
In early 2022, the name of the new armed group -- KNF -- came to light. It was learned that some people from the Bawm ethnic community in Bandarban formed the group.
The group came to the fore after it opened a Facebook page and demanded a separate state comprising nine upazilas of Bandarban and Rangamati.
The upazilas are Baghaichhari, Barkal, Jurachhari, and Bilaichhari of Rangamati, and Rowangchhari, Ruma, Thanchi, Lama, and Alikadam of Bandarban.
They claim that they represent six ethnic communities -- Bawm, Pankhowa, Lusai, Khyang, Mro, and Khumi.
The KNF, in several statements circulated on social media at the time, said that they had formed an armed group called the Kuki-Chin National Army (KNA).
They also claimed that more than 100 members of their military wing migrated to Myanmar's Kachin province for guerrilla training three years ago.
A trained group returned to Bangladesh in 2021, and its members went into hiding in 2022.
Nathan Bawm of Aden Para of Bandarban's Ruma upazila is the head of this organisation.
A graduate of the Department of Fine Arts at Dhaka University, Nathan Bawm founded a non-governmental organisation called Kuki-Chin National Development Organisation (KNDO) in his area in 2008. In 2019, the name was changed to KNF, sources in the Bawm community said.
In October 2022, KNF grabbed media attention after law enforcers came up with mindboggling information that the group was providing combat training and operational tactics to the members of the newly emerged militant group Jama'atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya at KNF training camps in CHT.
The militant group's plan was to establish a caliphate in Bangladesh through armed struggle and, if necessary, carry out attacks on key installations and important personalities, said officials of Rab, which successfully launched crackdowns on the militant group and KNF.
To reach their goals, the group recruited young men from at least 19 districts, took them to the hills, and made them go through rigorous combat training provided by the KNF. Jama'atul Ansar has 55 members trained in the use of firearms including assault rifles, officials said.
In the wake of such information, law enforcement agencies launched a series of operations in which dozens of militants and around 20 KNF members were arrested with firearms. Many of those KNF members are still behind bars.
According to media reports, five members of joint forces, including a DGFI official, were killed during the operations last year. Several KNF members were also killed.
A peace establishment committee was formed on May 29 last year, with Bandarban Hill District Council Chairman Kyaw Swe Hla as its convenor, to bring the KNF members back to normal life.
KNF held several meetings, both online and in-person, with the committee. Two memorandum of understandings were also signed in the two rounds of meetings held on November 5 and March 5 last year. The KNF had promised to stop all kinds of criminal activities, including extortion, kidnapping, and looting.
But breaking the promise, armed members of KNF stormed Sonali and Krishi banks in Ruma and Thanchi last week and kidnapped banker Nezam Uddin. The armed group looted 14 firearms from the police and Ansar personnel.
KNF also launched a gun attack on a police outpost in Thanchi on Thursday night. Police and KNF members traded around 700 bullets during the hour-long fight starting at 8:30pm.
Besides, they created terror in the area by extorting, looting, and torturing innocent people at different times.
M Sakhawat Hossain said, "Peace talks with armed groups only serve to strengthen those organisations.
"Peace talks with such groups mean you are giving them recognition. This gives them the opportunity to recruit more members. It also gives the hint that the government is giving importance to them," he told The Daily Star.
Last year, KNF attacked ordinary people, construction workers, and a Buddhist temple during a Prabarana programme. It also clashed with another armed group in the hills, UPDF-Ganotantrik, and even tried to blow up a bridge. At least 12 people were killed and five wounded in the attacks and clashes.
According to leaders of the Bawm community, KNF initially had 300 armed members. During a joint operation by security forces last year, many village youths fled to the forest. Many of them later joined the KNF, willingly or unwillingly. Now the group may have about 700 members.
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53 KNF members detained during operations in Bandarban
Members of the Bangladesh army and police in Bandarban have detained 53 KNF members in two separate operations
53 KNF members detained during operations in Bandarban
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Members of the Bangladesh army and police in Bandarban have detained 53 KNF members in two separate operations.
Among the detainees are 18 women. The operations also led to the arrest of Lalchiam Bom, assistant cashier of Sonali Bank in Ruma upazila, who is currently undergoing interrogation.
Additionally, law enforcement agencies carried seven firearms, ammunition, and KNF-related equipment during the operations.
The operation, conducted on Monday afternoon by army personnel, targeted several villages, including Bathel Para in Ruma upazila, where a cache of arms, ammunition, and equipment was discovered.
On Sunday night the operation by the police, resulted in the arrest of three KNF members at Reicha camp and the driver of the vehicle used in the robbery, apprehended from Thanchi.
Zone Commander of the army in Ruma upazila, Lt Col KM Arafat Amin confirmed the matter.
The detainees from the police operation were identified as Vannanun Moy Bom, Jemeniyu Bom, and Ame Lanchao Bom, residents of Simtlangpi Para in Ruma upazila, while the arrested driver was named Md Kofil Uddin Sagar, 28, from Thanchi.
Furthermore, Additional Superintendent of Police Raihan Kazemi revealed that 49 individuals from Ruma, three from Bandarban, and one from Thanchi were detained and sent to the Bandarban district headquarters for further processing.
Meanwhile, in response to the escalating situation, a joint combing operation led by the army has been initiated since Sunday night, covering Ruma, Rowangchhari, and Thanchi upazilas. The authorities have bolstered security measures by deploying four Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) from Dhaka and increasing the number of security personnel in the area.
The intensified security measures have caused disruptions in daily life, with the closure of banking and financial institutions and the suspension of vehicular movement in Ruma upazila. Markets are shuttering early, reflecting the prevailing tension in the affected upazilas.
The district administration has instructed hospitals to remain on high alert and prepare to provide prompt medical assistance to patients and the injured. The situation remains fluid as security forces continue their efforts to quell any potential threats posed by insurgent activities in the region.
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Members of the Bangladesh army and police in Bandarban have detained 53 KNF members in two separate operations.
Among the detainees are 18 women. The operations also led to the arrest of Lalchiam Bom, assistant cashier of Sonali Bank in Ruma upazila, who is currently undergoing interrogation.
Additionally, law enforcement agencies carried seven firearms, ammunition, and KNF-related equipment during the operations.
The operation, conducted on Monday afternoon by army personnel, targeted several villages, including Bathel Para in Ruma upazila, where a cache of arms, ammunition, and equipment was discovered.
On Sunday night the operation by the police, resulted in the arrest of three KNF members at Reicha camp and the driver of the vehicle used in the robbery, apprehended from Thanchi.
Zone Commander of the army in Ruma upazila, Lt Col KM Arafat Amin confirmed the matter.
The detainees from the police operation were identified as Vannanun Moy Bom, Jemeniyu Bom, and Ame Lanchao Bom, residents of Simtlangpi Para in Ruma upazila, while the arrested driver was named Md Kofil Uddin Sagar, 28, from Thanchi.
Furthermore, Additional Superintendent of Police Raihan Kazemi revealed that 49 individuals from Ruma, three from Bandarban, and one from Thanchi were detained and sent to the Bandarban district headquarters for further processing.
Meanwhile, in response to the escalating situation, a joint combing operation led by the army has been initiated since Sunday night, covering Ruma, Rowangchhari, and Thanchi upazilas. The authorities have bolstered security measures by deploying four Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) from Dhaka and increasing the number of security personnel in the area.
The intensified security measures have caused disruptions in daily life, with the closure of banking and financial institutions and the suspension of vehicular movement in Ruma upazila. Markets are shuttering early, reflecting the prevailing tension in the affected upazilas.
The district administration has instructed hospitals to remain on high alert and prepare to provide prompt medical assistance to patients and the injured. The situation remains fluid as security forces continue their efforts to quell any potential threats posed by insurgent activities in the region.
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Decoding the motives of KNF’s recent escalation
Decoding the motives of KNF’s recent escalation
Decoding the motives of KNF's recent escalation
Mahabub Alam, Dhaka
Publish: Saturday, 06 April, 2024 00:00
Security experts speculated three possible reasons behind the sudden menace of Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) in the hills.
The first reason behind KNF's violence is showing its power to draw others' attention, the second is dreaming of victory for a separate state after seeing the favourable position of rebels in Myanmar, and the third is just to collect money to resolve their financial crisis, security experts and sources in the law enforcement and intelligence agencies told the Daily Sun.
There is another possible reason that somebody or a quarter does not want the separatist outfit members to return to normal life, said security experts.
Dr Imtiaz Ahmed, professor of international relations at Dhaka University, told the Daily Sun that maybe, the Kuki-Chin is showing their efficiency to draw others' attention to themselves.
Militancy has increased in Myanmar's Rakhine State and north-east India. Through the latest show of power, the organisation may get the work of giving training to other groups as it earlier trained a militant outfit's members, he said.
He also said the condition of Myanmar may encourage the KNF.
"I think that a solution should be found out at local, national and international levels. The crisis cannot be resolved by the army only if there are local political conflicts," he said. Echoing him, Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hussain told the Daily Sun that the favourable condition of rebels in Myanmar is definitely encouraging the KNF.
He said that it might get firearms from Rakhine, Chin State, Manipur and Mizoram.
"A small group is now demanding independence as it is getting help across the border," he said.
Sakhawat Hussain said police and Ansar have lack of training to combat such situations. Besides, there was a lack of intelligence information.
In addition, the experience of the army was not applied in this case, he added.
Crime expert and Dhaka University teacher Tawohidul Haque told the Daily Sun that the armed organisation provided training to their members; sometimes, they become active and sometimes they remain inactive.
He said, "The separatist organisation wants to dominate the hilly areas. Its latest menace might be for drawing fresh members. Maybe, it has followers on local levels.
"Besides, the favourable position of rebels in Myanmar may encourage them to fight for their victory for a separate state."
Tawohidul Haque urged the law enforcers to be more vigilant to eliminate the anti-state force.
On condition of anonymity, a senior officer of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) told the Daily Sun that the KNF did not gain much power. Currently, it needs money severely. That is why it has taken the path of robbery and kidnapping.
"They are using their existing members and firearms to generate finance so that they can survive," the officer said.
Commander Khandaker Al Moin, director (Legal and Media) of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), also said that the members of the KNF might carry out heists in banks as they badly need money.
Another security expert, who wished not to be named, said that the security measures should be reshuffled. The Army should be given the responsibility of ensuring security in the hills as they have such training, which the police and RAB do not have.
Kuki-Chin through a Facebook post showed their existence about two years back. It declared a separate state with nine upazilas of two hilly districts and uploaded a map of their imaginary state.
According to the map, the state comprises Baghaichhari, Borkol, Juraichhari, Bilaichhari, Ruangchhari, Ruma, Thanchi, Alikadam and Lama areas.
The organisation came to the fore after some youths of Cumilla left their houses to join militancy.
The RAB discovered that the Kuki-Chin was providing training to the members of Jamatul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya.
The separatist sat in meetings with the government and promised to quit the path of astray life. The next meeting between KNF and the government is scheduled to be held on 22 April.
However, the members of Kuki-Chin looted three branches of two banks in Ruma and Thanchi on Tuesday and Wednesday.
They abducted the manager of a bank branch and later released him after receiving ransom.
On Thursday night, they fired bullets at the security forces.
Mahabub Alam, Dhaka
Publish: Saturday, 06 April, 2024 00:00
Security experts speculated three possible reasons behind the sudden menace of Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) in the hills.
The first reason behind KNF's violence is showing its power to draw others' attention, the second is dreaming of victory for a separate state after seeing the favourable position of rebels in Myanmar, and the third is just to collect money to resolve their financial crisis, security experts and sources in the law enforcement and intelligence agencies told the Daily Sun.
There is another possible reason that somebody or a quarter does not want the separatist outfit members to return to normal life, said security experts.
Dr Imtiaz Ahmed, professor of international relations at Dhaka University, told the Daily Sun that maybe, the Kuki-Chin is showing their efficiency to draw others' attention to themselves.
Militancy has increased in Myanmar's Rakhine State and north-east India. Through the latest show of power, the organisation may get the work of giving training to other groups as it earlier trained a militant outfit's members, he said.
He also said the condition of Myanmar may encourage the KNF.
"I think that a solution should be found out at local, national and international levels. The crisis cannot be resolved by the army only if there are local political conflicts," he said. Echoing him, Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hussain told the Daily Sun that the favourable condition of rebels in Myanmar is definitely encouraging the KNF.
He said that it might get firearms from Rakhine, Chin State, Manipur and Mizoram.
"A small group is now demanding independence as it is getting help across the border," he said.
Sakhawat Hussain said police and Ansar have lack of training to combat such situations. Besides, there was a lack of intelligence information.
In addition, the experience of the army was not applied in this case, he added.
Crime expert and Dhaka University teacher Tawohidul Haque told the Daily Sun that the armed organisation provided training to their members; sometimes, they become active and sometimes they remain inactive.
He said, "The separatist organisation wants to dominate the hilly areas. Its latest menace might be for drawing fresh members. Maybe, it has followers on local levels.
"Besides, the favourable position of rebels in Myanmar may encourage them to fight for their victory for a separate state."
Tawohidul Haque urged the law enforcers to be more vigilant to eliminate the anti-state force.
On condition of anonymity, a senior officer of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) told the Daily Sun that the KNF did not gain much power. Currently, it needs money severely. That is why it has taken the path of robbery and kidnapping.
"They are using their existing members and firearms to generate finance so that they can survive," the officer said.
Commander Khandaker Al Moin, director (Legal and Media) of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), also said that the members of the KNF might carry out heists in banks as they badly need money.
Another security expert, who wished not to be named, said that the security measures should be reshuffled. The Army should be given the responsibility of ensuring security in the hills as they have such training, which the police and RAB do not have.
Kuki-Chin through a Facebook post showed their existence about two years back. It declared a separate state with nine upazilas of two hilly districts and uploaded a map of their imaginary state.
According to the map, the state comprises Baghaichhari, Borkol, Juraichhari, Bilaichhari, Ruangchhari, Ruma, Thanchi, Alikadam and Lama areas.
The organisation came to the fore after some youths of Cumilla left their houses to join militancy.
The RAB discovered that the Kuki-Chin was providing training to the members of Jamatul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya.
The separatist sat in meetings with the government and promised to quit the path of astray life. The next meeting between KNF and the government is scheduled to be held on 22 April.
However, the members of Kuki-Chin looted three branches of two banks in Ruma and Thanchi on Tuesday and Wednesday.
They abducted the manager of a bank branch and later released him after receiving ransom.
On Thursday night, they fired bullets at the security forces.
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Major (rtd) Hafiz thinks that the security forces of Bangladesh have lost their skills and professionalism. He urged the govt. to make efforts to raise the skills and professionalism of our security forces. He would like to see Bangladesh as a strong military power in the region.
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BNP doubts if KNF issue a govt drama
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BNP doubts if KNF issue a govt drama
Staff Correspondent | Published: 22:24, Apr 09,2024
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday doubted if the Kuki-Chin National Front issue was a drama of the government.
'The government once staged an IS [Islamic State] drama to intimidate people and now only the government can say whether it is staging a new drama over the KNF issue,' said BNP standing committee member Abdul Moyeen Khan.
He made the statement while talking to journalists after a meeting with BNP religious affairs secretary Rafiqul Islam Jamal, who was recently released from jail.
He said that the government turned into authoritarian grabbing all powers.
'The government is now even searching the BNP inside the KNF with a binocular microscope,' he said.
The BNP believes in peaceful systematic politics, he said, adding, 'We want the people of the country to live with their own rights.'
The BNP is agitating for the restoration of the people's democratic rights and the rights to vote and freedom of speech, said the party leader.
In the past week KNF members reportedly robbed three branches of two state-run banks and carried out an attack on a police establishment in Bandarban and looted cash and arms.
Staff Correspondent | Published: 22:24, Apr 09,2024
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday doubted if the Kuki-Chin National Front issue was a drama of the government.
'The government once staged an IS [Islamic State] drama to intimidate people and now only the government can say whether it is staging a new drama over the KNF issue,' said BNP standing committee member Abdul Moyeen Khan.
He made the statement while talking to journalists after a meeting with BNP religious affairs secretary Rafiqul Islam Jamal, who was recently released from jail.
He said that the government turned into authoritarian grabbing all powers.
'The government is now even searching the BNP inside the KNF with a binocular microscope,' he said.
The BNP believes in peaceful systematic politics, he said, adding, 'We want the people of the country to live with their own rights.'
The BNP is agitating for the restoration of the people's democratic rights and the rights to vote and freedom of speech, said the party leader.
In the past week KNF members reportedly robbed three branches of two state-run banks and carried out an attack on a police establishment in Bandarban and looted cash and arms.
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Dealing with terrorism in Bandarban
Already overwhelmed with incursions into border areas by Myanmar rebels as well as that country's Border Guard Police (BGP) personnel and members of the Tatmadaw (Myanmar army) in its south-eastern districts, Bangladesh is now facing a new threat from homegrown terrorists in the hill di
Dealing with terrorism in Bandarban
SYED FATTAHUL ALIM
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Apr 07, 2024 22:19
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Apr 08, 2024 22:00
Already overwhelmed with incursions into border areas by Myanmar rebels as well as that country's Border Guard Police (BGP) personnel and members of the Tatmadaw (Myanmar army) in its south-eastern districts, Bangladesh is now facing a new threat from homegrown terrorists in the hill district of Bandarban. Members of this so-called Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) recently unleashed a reign of terror in the Ruma and Thanchi areas by firing at the police station and conducting armed robbery in banks. They also kidnapped the manager of Sonali Bank, Ruma branch during the robbery and later released him, thanks to the quick action by the elite force, RAB. The government appears to have taken the matter with due seriousness and promised coordinated action by the members of the army, the border guard and the police to destroy the new terrorist outfit called KNF.
The objective of the attacks on police station and the act of robbery by the armed group was not purely one of money collection. Clearly, its aim was to declare its presence in the area through creating panic among the local population. Reports coming from Ruma and Thanchi areas testify to this. So, the terrorist outfit has to some extent succeeded in its primary objective of striking fear among the local population. Obviously, this does not speak well for the local administration. The way the armed group overpowered the Ansars and police force guarding the offices of the local administration and seized some 14 pieces of arms including a submachine gun from them, beat up banks officials at Ruma and Thanchi during the robberies has made people there panicky. Surprise is the hallmark of any terrorist attack and the job of those on guard at sensitive places such as banks, government offices and police stations is to be prepared for such attacks. But they were not, so far as the reports go. However, it is definitely reassuring for the local population that the home minister went to the places where the terrorist attacks took place and promised stern measures against the KNF terrorists.
It is indeed good news that the government has finally swung into action to combat terrorism in the areas infested by these elements. But the question is why such preparations were not taken from the government's side long before the situation came to a head? It is said that the so-called KNF group has not been created overnight and, according to some security experts, the group consists of members from ethnic groups, namely, Bom, Pangkhwa, Lusai, Khiang, Mro and Khumi. The very fact that members of all these very small ethnic groups could make a common cause with the armed group known as KNF is concerning. For the name of the group reflects that it has a political agenda. When something becomes a cause and a group begins to claim as such, then it is a serious issue and cannot be taken lightly. It is said that all the small ethnic groups who have reportedly sworn their allegiance to the KNF feel that they got short shrift from the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord reached in December, 1997. In fact, the majority ethnic minorities populating the Chittagong (CTG) Hill Tracts were Chakma and Marma. So, they became the main beneficiaries of the peace deal. Actually, the CHT peace accord was signed between the Bangladesh Government and the Parbatya Chattogram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS), then an overwhelmingly Chakma-dominated insurgent group. Small wonder that other small groups of people living in the CHT districts who had their separate ethnicities and cultural identities were left out in the cold. That means, sometime somebody would begin to talk about them, their rights and so on and they will listen. Nathan Bom, from the Bom community, one of these marginalised ethnic groups of the CHT, is learnt have been leading the KNF. A disgruntled former Dhaka University student, who failed to land a good job or start a business after graduation, Nathan Bom, received training in armed insurgency from different places from across the border both in India and Myanmar and has finally formed this armed group called KNF. But however modest this person's background might be or whatever has led him to become an outlaw, frustration or otherwise, he and his organisation now pose a significant security threat to the country. KNF, definitely, has external connections and has sympathisers across the border. It is said that the Mizos of Mizoram, an Indian state bordering Bangladesh, are sympathetic to the Kuki-Chin people of Bangladesh and have even been calling for giving shelter to people from this ethnic group infiltrating into Mizoram. Their bond lies in their religious belief: Christianity. The Chakmas and Marma, on the other hand, are mainly Buddhists. These marginally small ethnic groups are mostly inhabitants of Ruma, Barkal, Baghaichhari, Roangchhari, Bilaichhari of Bandarban district. Notably, these areas are close to the Chin state of Myanmar and Mizoram in India. Unsurprisingly, these ethnic minority groups of Bangladesh have cross-border connections and Nathan Bom of KNF took advantage of these connections to grow into a security threat to Bangladesh. While addressing the KNF-led terrorist attacks in Bandarban, the government will be required to exercise caution so that the entire issue is not looked upon as a purely law and order problem. For the terrorism unleashed by KNF has its political dimension, too, because the terrorist outfit claims to be representing the aforementioned ethnic groups living in that locality.
Evidently, the government is aware of this caveat and would reach out to those marginalised communities that KNF says it represents and try to address their genuine grievances.
SYED FATTAHUL ALIM
Published :
Apr 07, 2024 22:19
Updated :
Apr 08, 2024 22:00
Already overwhelmed with incursions into border areas by Myanmar rebels as well as that country's Border Guard Police (BGP) personnel and members of the Tatmadaw (Myanmar army) in its south-eastern districts, Bangladesh is now facing a new threat from homegrown terrorists in the hill district of Bandarban. Members of this so-called Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) recently unleashed a reign of terror in the Ruma and Thanchi areas by firing at the police station and conducting armed robbery in banks. They also kidnapped the manager of Sonali Bank, Ruma branch during the robbery and later released him, thanks to the quick action by the elite force, RAB. The government appears to have taken the matter with due seriousness and promised coordinated action by the members of the army, the border guard and the police to destroy the new terrorist outfit called KNF.
The objective of the attacks on police station and the act of robbery by the armed group was not purely one of money collection. Clearly, its aim was to declare its presence in the area through creating panic among the local population. Reports coming from Ruma and Thanchi areas testify to this. So, the terrorist outfit has to some extent succeeded in its primary objective of striking fear among the local population. Obviously, this does not speak well for the local administration. The way the armed group overpowered the Ansars and police force guarding the offices of the local administration and seized some 14 pieces of arms including a submachine gun from them, beat up banks officials at Ruma and Thanchi during the robberies has made people there panicky. Surprise is the hallmark of any terrorist attack and the job of those on guard at sensitive places such as banks, government offices and police stations is to be prepared for such attacks. But they were not, so far as the reports go. However, it is definitely reassuring for the local population that the home minister went to the places where the terrorist attacks took place and promised stern measures against the KNF terrorists.
It is indeed good news that the government has finally swung into action to combat terrorism in the areas infested by these elements. But the question is why such preparations were not taken from the government's side long before the situation came to a head? It is said that the so-called KNF group has not been created overnight and, according to some security experts, the group consists of members from ethnic groups, namely, Bom, Pangkhwa, Lusai, Khiang, Mro and Khumi. The very fact that members of all these very small ethnic groups could make a common cause with the armed group known as KNF is concerning. For the name of the group reflects that it has a political agenda. When something becomes a cause and a group begins to claim as such, then it is a serious issue and cannot be taken lightly. It is said that all the small ethnic groups who have reportedly sworn their allegiance to the KNF feel that they got short shrift from the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord reached in December, 1997. In fact, the majority ethnic minorities populating the Chittagong (CTG) Hill Tracts were Chakma and Marma. So, they became the main beneficiaries of the peace deal. Actually, the CHT peace accord was signed between the Bangladesh Government and the Parbatya Chattogram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS), then an overwhelmingly Chakma-dominated insurgent group. Small wonder that other small groups of people living in the CHT districts who had their separate ethnicities and cultural identities were left out in the cold. That means, sometime somebody would begin to talk about them, their rights and so on and they will listen. Nathan Bom, from the Bom community, one of these marginalised ethnic groups of the CHT, is learnt have been leading the KNF. A disgruntled former Dhaka University student, who failed to land a good job or start a business after graduation, Nathan Bom, received training in armed insurgency from different places from across the border both in India and Myanmar and has finally formed this armed group called KNF. But however modest this person's background might be or whatever has led him to become an outlaw, frustration or otherwise, he and his organisation now pose a significant security threat to the country. KNF, definitely, has external connections and has sympathisers across the border. It is said that the Mizos of Mizoram, an Indian state bordering Bangladesh, are sympathetic to the Kuki-Chin people of Bangladesh and have even been calling for giving shelter to people from this ethnic group infiltrating into Mizoram. Their bond lies in their religious belief: Christianity. The Chakmas and Marma, on the other hand, are mainly Buddhists. These marginally small ethnic groups are mostly inhabitants of Ruma, Barkal, Baghaichhari, Roangchhari, Bilaichhari of Bandarban district. Notably, these areas are close to the Chin state of Myanmar and Mizoram in India. Unsurprisingly, these ethnic minority groups of Bangladesh have cross-border connections and Nathan Bom of KNF took advantage of these connections to grow into a security threat to Bangladesh. While addressing the KNF-led terrorist attacks in Bandarban, the government will be required to exercise caution so that the entire issue is not looked upon as a purely law and order problem. For the terrorism unleashed by KNF has its political dimension, too, because the terrorist outfit claims to be representing the aforementioned ethnic groups living in that locality.
Evidently, the government is aware of this caveat and would reach out to those marginalised communities that KNF says it represents and try to address their genuine grievances.
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KNF adviser sent to jail as joint drive continues
KNF adviser Lal Liyan Siyam Bawm was sent to jail on Wednesday taking to 55 the number of people sent to jail following their arrest in connection with attacks on banks and police installations that saw cash and arms looted in April 2–4...
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KNF adviser sent to jail as joint drive continues
Staff Correspondent | Published: 18:09, Apr 10,2024
A suspected stalwart of the Kuki-Chin National Front was sent to the jail on Wednesday as a joint drive against the armed national minority group continued.
Bandarban additional superintendent of police Abdul Karim said that KNF adviser Lal Liyan Siyam Bawm was arrested at Thanchi in Bandarban hill district in the joint drive on Tuesday and a Bandarban court sent him to jail on Wednesday, when he was produced before the court.
He said that with Lal Liyan Siyam Bawm, 55 people were sent to jail following their arrest in connection with attacks on banks and police installations at Ruma and Thanchi in Bandarban that saw cash and arms looted in April 2–4.
The police officer said that the joint drive would continue even on the Eid day.
Earlier between Sunday evening and Monday, the joint operation carried out by the Bangladesh Army and other law enforcement agencies arrested 49 suspected KNF members and supporters — 31 male and 18 female — and the police arrested five, including a driver who reportedly drove KNF armed people at Thanchi on April 3.
The Inter-Services Public Relations directorate on April 8 that they seized seven guns, 20 bullets, a laptop, a set of uniforms, and a pair of boots at Bethelpara of Ruma in the hill district.
Staff Correspondent | Published: 18:09, Apr 10,2024
A suspected stalwart of the Kuki-Chin National Front was sent to the jail on Wednesday as a joint drive against the armed national minority group continued.
Bandarban additional superintendent of police Abdul Karim said that KNF adviser Lal Liyan Siyam Bawm was arrested at Thanchi in Bandarban hill district in the joint drive on Tuesday and a Bandarban court sent him to jail on Wednesday, when he was produced before the court.
He said that with Lal Liyan Siyam Bawm, 55 people were sent to jail following their arrest in connection with attacks on banks and police installations at Ruma and Thanchi in Bandarban that saw cash and arms looted in April 2–4.
The police officer said that the joint drive would continue even on the Eid day.
Earlier between Sunday evening and Monday, the joint operation carried out by the Bangladesh Army and other law enforcement agencies arrested 49 suspected KNF members and supporters — 31 male and 18 female — and the police arrested five, including a driver who reportedly drove KNF armed people at Thanchi on April 3.
The Inter-Services Public Relations directorate on April 8 that they seized seven guns, 20 bullets, a laptop, a set of uniforms, and a pair of boots at Bethelpara of Ruma in the hill district.
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Three more held over Bandarban bank robberies
Three more people, including a woman, were arrested today in connection with the robberies at the Sonali Bank and the Krishi Bank of Bandarban's Thanchi upazila
Three more held over Bandarban bank robberies
Three more people, including a woman, were arrested today in connection with the robberies at the Sonali Bank and the Krishi Bank of Bandarban's Thanchi upazila.
The arrestees are Lal Ring Toyang Bawm, 20, Bhan Nuyam Bawm, 37, and Bhan Lal Thang Bawm, 45. They all are residents of Eden Para under Ruma union.
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Law enforcers arrested them during raids in different areas of Ruma upazila in the afternoon and produced them before a court.
The court of Senior Judicial Magistrate Najmul Hussain rejected their bail petitions and sent them to jail, said Biswajit Singha, general registrar's officer of the court.
According to the police, the three are suspected members of Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF), our Bandarban correspondent reports.
Bandarban's Additional Superintendent of Police Hussain Md Rayhan Kajemi said the arrestees are suspects in five cases filed in connection with the robberies.
So far, 58 suspects have been arrested in connection with the incidents.
According to a press release issued by Bandarban police, Tk 15-20 lakh was robbed from Sonali Bank and approximately 10 to 15 mobile phones were taken from bank officials, employees and customers. A total of Tk 3 lakh was taken from Krishi Bank, the press release added.
A group of armed men broke into Ruma upazila parishad compound and snatched firearms from security personnel before robbing Sonali Bank and abducting its manager on April 2 night. Less than 16 hours later, groups of armed men robbed Sonali Bank and Krishi Bank in Thanchi.
Three more people, including a woman, were arrested today in connection with the robberies at the Sonali Bank and the Krishi Bank of Bandarban's Thanchi upazila.
The arrestees are Lal Ring Toyang Bawm, 20, Bhan Nuyam Bawm, 37, and Bhan Lal Thang Bawm, 45. They all are residents of Eden Para under Ruma union.
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Law enforcers arrested them during raids in different areas of Ruma upazila in the afternoon and produced them before a court.
The court of Senior Judicial Magistrate Najmul Hussain rejected their bail petitions and sent them to jail, said Biswajit Singha, general registrar's officer of the court.
According to the police, the three are suspected members of Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF), our Bandarban correspondent reports.
Bandarban's Additional Superintendent of Police Hussain Md Rayhan Kajemi said the arrestees are suspects in five cases filed in connection with the robberies.
So far, 58 suspects have been arrested in connection with the incidents.
According to a press release issued by Bandarban police, Tk 15-20 lakh was robbed from Sonali Bank and approximately 10 to 15 mobile phones were taken from bank officials, employees and customers. A total of Tk 3 lakh was taken from Krishi Bank, the press release added.
A group of armed men broke into Ruma upazila parishad compound and snatched firearms from security personnel before robbing Sonali Bank and abducting its manager on April 2 night. Less than 16 hours later, groups of armed men robbed Sonali Bank and Krishi Bank in Thanchi.
@Old School bhai ,even this Eilias Hussein ( one of the most anti Hasina guy, who called BCL members as goat theives lol) is indirectly supporting your claim ( from other thread)! @Bilal9 bhai, I think as a Bangladeshi perhaps you would like to watch this informative video too!
So if they aren't our enemy , then why still such drama for Hasina govt? That clearly means something is hidden! Wondering when many of our Bangladeshi brothers ( BNP) will understand it!
Ps - sorry Bengali only video!
So if they aren't our enemy , then why still such drama for Hasina govt? That clearly means something is hidden! Wondering when many of our Bangladeshi brothers ( BNP) will understand it!
Ps - sorry Bengali only video!
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Kuki is a famous tribe in India often involved with controversial activities. Is it the expansion of the same tribe In the other side of the border?
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9 more 'KNF operatives' arrested with arms in Bandarban: ISPR
In response to the recent bank robberies, abduction and criminal activities in Bandarban district, the ongoing joint operation led by Bangladesh Army arrested nine more alleged operatives of the militant group Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) from a hilly remote area under Ruma upazila today
9 more 'KNF operatives' arrested with arms in Bandarban: ISPR
In response to the recent bank robberies, abduction and criminal activities in Bandarban district, the ongoing joint operation led by Bangladesh Army arrested nine more alleged operatives of the militant group Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) from a hilly remote area under Ruma upazila today.
Mine weapons and ammunition were also recovered during the drive, a press release from Inter Services Public Relation Directorate (ISPR) said today.
On April 2, the separatist group kidnapped Bandarban's Ruma upazila branch Sonali Bank manager Md Nezam Uddin and tried to loot Tk 1.5 crore from the vault of the branch.
They also carried out robberies at Sonali Bank and Krishi Bank branches in Thanchi upazila of Bandarban on the following day.
Later, senior officials of the home ministry, security forces, and administration visited the area.
So far, eight cases have been filed with Ruma and Thanchi police stations in connection with the incidents.
On April 7, the joint operation led by the army launched in the hilly district and arrested a good number of the KNF members, including its chief coordinator Cheusim Bawm since then.
In response to the recent bank robberies, abduction and criminal activities in Bandarban district, the ongoing joint operation led by Bangladesh Army arrested nine more alleged operatives of the militant group Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) from a hilly remote area under Ruma upazila today.
Mine weapons and ammunition were also recovered during the drive, a press release from Inter Services Public Relation Directorate (ISPR) said today.
On April 2, the separatist group kidnapped Bandarban's Ruma upazila branch Sonali Bank manager Md Nezam Uddin and tried to loot Tk 1.5 crore from the vault of the branch.
They also carried out robberies at Sonali Bank and Krishi Bank branches in Thanchi upazila of Bandarban on the following day.
Later, senior officials of the home ministry, security forces, and administration visited the area.
So far, eight cases have been filed with Ruma and Thanchi police stations in connection with the incidents.
On April 7, the joint operation led by the army launched in the hilly district and arrested a good number of the KNF members, including its chief coordinator Cheusim Bawm since then.
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Kukis are not indigenous to Bangladesh. They have migrated to Chittagong Hill Tracts from India. Hope that answers your question.
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BNP demands govt statement on KNF
The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party has demanded a government statement over recent bank robberies and attacks on police stations in Bandarban by the...
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BNP demands govt statement on KNF
Staff Correspondent 16 April, 2024, 19:56
The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party has demanded a government statement over recent bank robberies and attacks on police stations in Bandarban by the Kuki-Chin National Front, saying that the government's position over the incident was raising doubts.
'KNF demands autonomy in large parts of the hilly area, and BNP feels that such a demand is a direct threat to the sovereignty of Bangladesh,' BNP said in a statement following its standing committee meeting held virtually Monday night.
The meeting also decided that the party would not participate in the forthcoming upazila parishad elections to be held in four phases starting on May 8.
'The meeting felt that the statements of the home minister and the army chief proved that the government had direct links with these armed groups, and the subsequent statement of the foreign minister made the matter more mysterious,' BNP said.
It said that such attacks and subsequent statements by government officials showed how endangered the independence and sovereignty of Bangladesh had become.
The government has not yet made any statement on the matter, it said, adding that the silence has created more anxiety in the public mind.
'The meeting felt that the BDR killings, the killing of Bangladeshi citizens at the border, and such attacks were not isolated incidents,' it said.
These are planned conspiracies to undermine the independence and sovereignty of Bangladesh, said the party.
The independence and sovereignty of Bangladesh are being endangered today due to the endless failure of the government, the BNP claimed.
The BNP's highest policymaking body meeting also said that the landing of two cargo planes from Israel at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka had caused concern and criticism.
'The issue has been discussed everywhere. Even though there is no agreement between the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh and Israel, the direct landing of the planes from Tel-Aviv to Dhaka airport and the subsequent statements made by the Civil Aviation Authority about it are not acceptable,' it said.
'When Israel's terrible attack on Gaza, the indiscriminate killing of Palestinians are drawing condemnation all over the world, the landing of the planes from Israel in Dhaka has created a mystery,' it said, adding that the meeting demanded clarification from the government over the matter immediately.
The BNP statement said that its standing committee meeting felt that no situation had arisen to change the party's decision regarding the national parliament election and local government election.
'No election can be fair and free under this illegal government. So there is no opportunity to participate in this upazila election,' it added.
In the meeting, the party decided to celebrate International Labour Day on May 1.
Presided over by party acting chairman Tarique Rahman, BNP standing committee members Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar, Mirza Abbas, Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, Abdul Moyeen Khan, Nazrul Islam Khan, Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, Salah Uddin Ahmed, Selima Rahman, and Iqbal Hasan Mahmud joined the meeting.
Staff Correspondent 16 April, 2024, 19:56
The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party has demanded a government statement over recent bank robberies and attacks on police stations in Bandarban by the Kuki-Chin National Front, saying that the government's position over the incident was raising doubts.
'KNF demands autonomy in large parts of the hilly area, and BNP feels that such a demand is a direct threat to the sovereignty of Bangladesh,' BNP said in a statement following its standing committee meeting held virtually Monday night.
The meeting also decided that the party would not participate in the forthcoming upazila parishad elections to be held in four phases starting on May 8.
'The meeting felt that the statements of the home minister and the army chief proved that the government had direct links with these armed groups, and the subsequent statement of the foreign minister made the matter more mysterious,' BNP said.
It said that such attacks and subsequent statements by government officials showed how endangered the independence and sovereignty of Bangladesh had become.
The government has not yet made any statement on the matter, it said, adding that the silence has created more anxiety in the public mind.
'The meeting felt that the BDR killings, the killing of Bangladeshi citizens at the border, and such attacks were not isolated incidents,' it said.
These are planned conspiracies to undermine the independence and sovereignty of Bangladesh, said the party.
The independence and sovereignty of Bangladesh are being endangered today due to the endless failure of the government, the BNP claimed.
The BNP's highest policymaking body meeting also said that the landing of two cargo planes from Israel at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka had caused concern and criticism.
'The issue has been discussed everywhere. Even though there is no agreement between the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh and Israel, the direct landing of the planes from Tel-Aviv to Dhaka airport and the subsequent statements made by the Civil Aviation Authority about it are not acceptable,' it said.
'When Israel's terrible attack on Gaza, the indiscriminate killing of Palestinians are drawing condemnation all over the world, the landing of the planes from Israel in Dhaka has created a mystery,' it said, adding that the meeting demanded clarification from the government over the matter immediately.
The BNP statement said that its standing committee meeting felt that no situation had arisen to change the party's decision regarding the national parliament election and local government election.
'No election can be fair and free under this illegal government. So there is no opportunity to participate in this upazila election,' it added.
In the meeting, the party decided to celebrate International Labour Day on May 1.
Presided over by party acting chairman Tarique Rahman, BNP standing committee members Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar, Mirza Abbas, Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, Abdul Moyeen Khan, Nazrul Islam Khan, Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, Salah Uddin Ahmed, Selima Rahman, and Iqbal Hasan Mahmud joined the meeting.
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52 KNF suspects remanded in police custody
A Bandarban court on Thursday remanded 52 suspected members and sympathisers of the armed national minority group Kuki-Chin National Front in police custody for...
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52 KNF suspects remanded in police custody
Staff Correspondent 19 April, 2024, 00:02
A Bandarban court on Thursday remanded 52 suspected members and sympathisers of the armed national minority group Kuki-Chin National Front in police custody for interrogation for two days.
Judicial magistrate Nazmul Hussain passed the order after a remand hearing in the case filed for the abduction of Sonali Bank manager Nezam Uddin from a mosque at Ruma on April 2 in an attempt to loot the bank vault.
The court also allowed the investigators to interrogate a pregnant female suspect at jail gate.
The Bandarban court police inspector, AK Fazlul Haque, said that four of them were remanded in a case filed by the imam of the mosque from where Sonali Bank manager Nezam Uddin was abducted on April 2, while 48 others were remanded in another case filed in connection with the abduction.
Nezam Uddin was rescued on April 4 through a negotiation by the Rapid Action Battalion.
On April 2, the KNF tried to loot Tk 1.5 crore from the vault of Sonali Bank's Ruma upazila branch. In failure, they kidnapped the branch manager, Nezam Uddin, who was rescued two days later.
They also carried out robberies at Sonali Bank and Krishi Bank branches in Thanchi upazila of Bandarban on April 3.
They looted at least 14 firearms, over 400 bullets, and Tk 17 lakh in cash during the attacks in Ruma and Thanchi.
The security forces have so far arrested 58 people in their joint operation in connection with the incidents.
The police have separately arrested 14 others.
Police officials in Bandarban said that a total of nine cases were filed with Ruma and Thanchi police stations following the incidents of robberies, arms looting, and abduction between April 2 and 3.
Staff Correspondent 19 April, 2024, 00:02
A Bandarban court on Thursday remanded 52 suspected members and sympathisers of the armed national minority group Kuki-Chin National Front in police custody for interrogation for two days.
Judicial magistrate Nazmul Hussain passed the order after a remand hearing in the case filed for the abduction of Sonali Bank manager Nezam Uddin from a mosque at Ruma on April 2 in an attempt to loot the bank vault.
The court also allowed the investigators to interrogate a pregnant female suspect at jail gate.
The Bandarban court police inspector, AK Fazlul Haque, said that four of them were remanded in a case filed by the imam of the mosque from where Sonali Bank manager Nezam Uddin was abducted on April 2, while 48 others were remanded in another case filed in connection with the abduction.
Nezam Uddin was rescued on April 4 through a negotiation by the Rapid Action Battalion.
On April 2, the KNF tried to loot Tk 1.5 crore from the vault of Sonali Bank's Ruma upazila branch. In failure, they kidnapped the branch manager, Nezam Uddin, who was rescued two days later.
They also carried out robberies at Sonali Bank and Krishi Bank branches in Thanchi upazila of Bandarban on April 3.
They looted at least 14 firearms, over 400 bullets, and Tk 17 lakh in cash during the attacks in Ruma and Thanchi.
The security forces have so far arrested 58 people in their joint operation in connection with the incidents.
The police have separately arrested 14 others.
Police officials in Bandarban said that a total of nine cases were filed with Ruma and Thanchi police stations following the incidents of robberies, arms looting, and abduction between April 2 and 3.
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Army man killed in KNF ambush
At least one army corporal was killed and two others, including a junior commissioned officer, were severely injured in an ambush allegedly carried out by...
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Army man killed in KNF ambush
Muktadir Rashid 19 April, 2024, 22:23
At least one army corporal was killed and two others, including a junior commissioned officer, were severely injured in an ambush allegedly carried out by ethnic armed group Kuki-Chin National Front in a remote Bandarban area on Friday afternoon.
The police confirmed the death of Corporal Mohammad Rafik and said that JCO warrant officer Idrish Ali and soldier Milon were flown to the Combined Military Hospitals in Chattogram.
Officials in Dhaka and Chittagong Hill Tracts said that the incident took place near a passenger shed on the street near Paliprangsha Para Army camp at about 4:20pm.
The Inter Services Public Relation directorate made no comment or statement until 9:30pm over the causalities.
Ruma police officer-in-charge Md Shahjahan said that they learned that the KNF ambushed the army patrol in the afternoon, resulting in the causalities.
None, however, claimed responsibility of the attack.
The incident took place a day after a Bandarban court on Thursday remanded 52 suspected KNF members and sympathisers in police custody for interrogation for two days in the case filed over the abduction of Sonali Bank manager Nezam Uddin from a mosque at Ruma on April 2 in an attempt to loot the bank vault.
The court also allowed the investigators to interrogate a pregnant female suspect at jail gate.
On April 2, the KNF launched an attack to loot Tk 1.5 crore from the vault of Sonali Bank's Ruma upazila branch and abducted the branch manager Nezam Uddin in the aftermath of their failure to loot the cash. They, however, looted at least 14 firearms and over 400 bullets, injuring members of law enforcement agencies.
Nezam was rescued on April 4 through a negotiation by the Rapid Action Battalion.
Later on, on April 3, the KNF also looted Tk 17 lakh in cash from the Sonali Bank and Krishi Bank branches in Thanchi upazila of Bandarban.
The security forces have so far arrested 58 people in their joint operation in connection with the incidents. The police have separately arrested 14 others.
Police officials in Bandarban said that a total of nine cases were filed with the Ruma and Thanchi police following the robberies, arms looting, and abduction in April 2–3.
KNF media wing Colonel Solomon in their unverified social media page said on Friday that so far none of their armed members have been arrested by joint forces. It also claimed some innocent people who have no link to the KNF were arrested.
Those arrested people include college and university students, minors, pregnant women and breastfeeding women, government and private sector employees, farmers and religious leaders.
At least five soldiers and several other civilians have also been killed in the first six months of 2023, leading the government to initiate peace talks with the KNF.
First peace dialogues between the KNF and a delegation of the Bangladesh government were held at a remote village in Ruma upazila early November 2023, following a series of virtual meetings.
On March 12, 2023, the army's master warrant officer, Nazim Uddin, was shot dead and two others were injured after the KNF allegedly ambushed an army patrol in a remote area of Rawangchari upazila in Bandarban.
On April 7, 2023, the police recovered eight bodies of men in military camouflage in the hilly area of Rawangchari, several hours after local people heard the sounds of a 'gunfight.' The police identified them as KNF activists.
On May 8, 2023, three members of the Christian Bawm community, including a ward-level ruling Awami League leader, were found killed near a small village in Rawangchari upazila.
At least two army soldiers—Touhidul Islam, 20, and Altab Hossain, 24— were killed and two officers injured in an ambush and explosion in Bandarban on May 16 last year.
In February 2022, an exchange of fire at a remote village in Ruma upazila left senior warrant officer Habibur Rahman killed and soldier Firoz injured.
Muktadir Rashid 19 April, 2024, 22:23
At least one army corporal was killed and two others, including a junior commissioned officer, were severely injured in an ambush allegedly carried out by ethnic armed group Kuki-Chin National Front in a remote Bandarban area on Friday afternoon.
The police confirmed the death of Corporal Mohammad Rafik and said that JCO warrant officer Idrish Ali and soldier Milon were flown to the Combined Military Hospitals in Chattogram.
Officials in Dhaka and Chittagong Hill Tracts said that the incident took place near a passenger shed on the street near Paliprangsha Para Army camp at about 4:20pm.
The Inter Services Public Relation directorate made no comment or statement until 9:30pm over the causalities.
Ruma police officer-in-charge Md Shahjahan said that they learned that the KNF ambushed the army patrol in the afternoon, resulting in the causalities.
None, however, claimed responsibility of the attack.
The incident took place a day after a Bandarban court on Thursday remanded 52 suspected KNF members and sympathisers in police custody for interrogation for two days in the case filed over the abduction of Sonali Bank manager Nezam Uddin from a mosque at Ruma on April 2 in an attempt to loot the bank vault.
The court also allowed the investigators to interrogate a pregnant female suspect at jail gate.
On April 2, the KNF launched an attack to loot Tk 1.5 crore from the vault of Sonali Bank's Ruma upazila branch and abducted the branch manager Nezam Uddin in the aftermath of their failure to loot the cash. They, however, looted at least 14 firearms and over 400 bullets, injuring members of law enforcement agencies.
Nezam was rescued on April 4 through a negotiation by the Rapid Action Battalion.
Later on, on April 3, the KNF also looted Tk 17 lakh in cash from the Sonali Bank and Krishi Bank branches in Thanchi upazila of Bandarban.
The security forces have so far arrested 58 people in their joint operation in connection with the incidents. The police have separately arrested 14 others.
Police officials in Bandarban said that a total of nine cases were filed with the Ruma and Thanchi police following the robberies, arms looting, and abduction in April 2–3.
KNF media wing Colonel Solomon in their unverified social media page said on Friday that so far none of their armed members have been arrested by joint forces. It also claimed some innocent people who have no link to the KNF were arrested.
Those arrested people include college and university students, minors, pregnant women and breastfeeding women, government and private sector employees, farmers and religious leaders.
At least five soldiers and several other civilians have also been killed in the first six months of 2023, leading the government to initiate peace talks with the KNF.
First peace dialogues between the KNF and a delegation of the Bangladesh government were held at a remote village in Ruma upazila early November 2023, following a series of virtual meetings.
On March 12, 2023, the army's master warrant officer, Nazim Uddin, was shot dead and two others were injured after the KNF allegedly ambushed an army patrol in a remote area of Rawangchari upazila in Bandarban.
On April 7, 2023, the police recovered eight bodies of men in military camouflage in the hilly area of Rawangchari, several hours after local people heard the sounds of a 'gunfight.' The police identified them as KNF activists.
On May 8, 2023, three members of the Christian Bawm community, including a ward-level ruling Awami League leader, were found killed near a small village in Rawangchari upazila.
At least two army soldiers—Touhidul Islam, 20, and Altab Hossain, 24— were killed and two officers injured in an ambush and explosion in Bandarban on May 16 last year.
In February 2022, an exchange of fire at a remote village in Ruma upazila left senior warrant officer Habibur Rahman killed and soldier Firoz injured.
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One KNF member killed, arms recovered in army raid in Ruma: ISPR
3 women, accompanied by 4 children, sent to jail over suspected ties with group
One KNF member killed, arms recovered in army raid in Ruma: ISPR
3 women, accompanied by 4 children, sent to jail over suspected ties with the group
A member of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) was killed in a raid by an army patrol team in the remote Munlai Para area of Bandarban's Ruma today, said a notification from Inter-Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR)
The notification, signed by Assistant Director Rashedul Alam Khan, also said that the army team also recovered arms, ammunition, and equipment used by the group.
A joint drive is continuing in Bandarban to apprehend the culprits who were involved in the attacks on Sonali and Krishi Bank in Ruma and Thanchi on April 2 and 3. BGB, Rab, police, and Ansar members are taking part in the operation, coordinated by the army.
Meanwhile, in another joint operation against KNF, three women were sent to jail from Girjapara in Ruma on suspicion of their involvement with the group.
Four children were accompanying their arrested mothers, confirmed Court Police General Registration Officer (GRO) Biswajit Singh.
When the three arrested women were produced before Bandarban Chief Judicial Magistrate Court Judge Md Nurul Haque, the court refused their bail and sent them to jail.
Lal Ruat Phel Bawm, 20, wife of Sushanta Tripura, Lal Noon Pui Bawm, 19, daughter of Lal Towan Lian Bowm, and Lal Eng Kal Bawm, 26, wife of Lal Choy Sang Bawm, of Girjapara in Ruma upazila were arrested by members of joint forces on Saturday night around 9:00pm.
3 women, accompanied by 4 children, sent to jail over suspected ties with the group
A member of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) was killed in a raid by an army patrol team in the remote Munlai Para area of Bandarban's Ruma today, said a notification from Inter-Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR)
The notification, signed by Assistant Director Rashedul Alam Khan, also said that the army team also recovered arms, ammunition, and equipment used by the group.
A joint drive is continuing in Bandarban to apprehend the culprits who were involved in the attacks on Sonali and Krishi Bank in Ruma and Thanchi on April 2 and 3. BGB, Rab, police, and Ansar members are taking part in the operation, coordinated by the army.
Meanwhile, in another joint operation against KNF, three women were sent to jail from Girjapara in Ruma on suspicion of their involvement with the group.
Four children were accompanying their arrested mothers, confirmed Court Police General Registration Officer (GRO) Biswajit Singh.
When the three arrested women were produced before Bandarban Chief Judicial Magistrate Court Judge Md Nurul Haque, the court refused their bail and sent them to jail.
Lal Ruat Phel Bawm, 20, wife of Sushanta Tripura, Lal Noon Pui Bawm, 19, daughter of Lal Towan Lian Bowm, and Lal Eng Kal Bawm, 26, wife of Lal Choy Sang Bawm, of Girjapara in Ruma upazila were arrested by members of joint forces on Saturday night around 9:00pm.
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Bangladesh army has killed two Kuki Chin terrorists in a military operation conducted in Chittagong Hill Tracts.
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Four put on two-day remand over Bandarban bank robberies
Four suspected operatives of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) were remanded for two days for quizzing in connection with the robberies at Sonali Bank and Krishi Bank of Thanchi upazila in Bandarban. The detainees who were put on two-day remand each are Bhanunun Nuam Bawm of Rounin Para in Rowang
Four put on two-day remand over Bandarban bank robberies
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May 13, 2024 22:20
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May 13, 2024 22:20
Four suspected operatives of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) were remanded for two days for quizzing in connection with the robberies at Sonali Bank and Krishi Bank of Thanchi upazila in Bandarban.
The detainees who were put on two-day remand each are Bhanunun Nuam Bawm of Rounin Para in Rowangchhari upazila, Gemineu Bawm and his brother Ame Loncheo Bawm of Simtmangpi Para and jeep driver Mohammad Kafiluddin Sagar of T&T Para in Thanchi upazila.
The court sources said that Senior Judicial Magistrate Md Nurul Haque of Bandarban Chief Judicial Magistrate Court granted the plea of remand when the police produced them before the court for interrogation in the Bank robbery.
On April 3, miscreants looted Sonali Bank and Krishi Bank in Khanchi Upazila of Bandarban.
Earlier in the night, Sonali Bank in Ruma was robbed off where the manager was abducted and weapons and ammunition were looted from the police and Ansar.
Meanwhile, after the incident, the law enforcement agencies started a joint operation in Ruma, Khanchi and Rowangchari upazilas of Bandarban.
Police detained as many as 85 members, including the accomplices of KNF, in the drive so far earlier.
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May 13, 2024 22:20
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May 13, 2024 22:20
Four suspected operatives of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) were remanded for two days for quizzing in connection with the robberies at Sonali Bank and Krishi Bank of Thanchi upazila in Bandarban.
The detainees who were put on two-day remand each are Bhanunun Nuam Bawm of Rounin Para in Rowangchhari upazila, Gemineu Bawm and his brother Ame Loncheo Bawm of Simtmangpi Para and jeep driver Mohammad Kafiluddin Sagar of T&T Para in Thanchi upazila.
The court sources said that Senior Judicial Magistrate Md Nurul Haque of Bandarban Chief Judicial Magistrate Court granted the plea of remand when the police produced them before the court for interrogation in the Bank robbery.
On April 3, miscreants looted Sonali Bank and Krishi Bank in Khanchi Upazila of Bandarban.
Earlier in the night, Sonali Bank in Ruma was robbed off where the manager was abducted and weapons and ammunition were looted from the police and Ansar.
Meanwhile, after the incident, the law enforcement agencies started a joint operation in Ruma, Khanchi and Rowangchari upazilas of Bandarban.
Police detained as many as 85 members, including the accomplices of KNF, in the drive so far earlier.
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Chief coordinator of KNF's women wing held in Bandarban
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Friday arrested Akim Bam, chief coordinator of Bandarban Sadar and Rowangchari Zone of the Kuki-Chin National Front's (KNF) women wing, from Laimi Para in Sadar upazila of Bandarban. Squadron leader of RAB-15 Touhidul Mubin Khan informed BSS news agency through
Chief coordinator of KNF's women wing held in Bandarban
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May 17, 2024 22:54
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Friday arrested Akim Bam, chief coordinator of Bandarban Sadar and Rowangchari Zone of the Kuki-Chin National Front's (KNF) women wing, from Laimi Para in Sadar upazila of Bandarban.
Squadron leader of RAB-15 Touhidul Mubin Khan informed BSS news agency through a short message.
He, however, said that detailed information regarding the arrest will be provided later.
He said Akim Bam has received military training at home and abroad.
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May 17, 2024 22:54
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Friday arrested Akim Bam, chief coordinator of Bandarban Sadar and Rowangchari Zone of the Kuki-Chin National Front's (KNF) women wing, from Laimi Para in Sadar upazila of Bandarban.
Squadron leader of RAB-15 Touhidul Mubin Khan informed BSS news agency through a short message.
He, however, said that detailed information regarding the arrest will be provided later.
He said Akim Bam has received military training at home and abroad.
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The so called human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, doesn't protest when Israel and the USA commit genocide against the innocent Palestinians in Gaza but they are very quick to send a letter to Bangladesh to express their concern about Bawm community in Chittagong Hill Tracts. Bangladesh security forces are conducting an anti terrorism drive in Chittagong Hill Tracts abiding by domestic and internal laws. So, Amnesty International should stop expressing concern about Bawm community because the Bangladesh security forces are taking actions only against Kuki Chin who are a terrorist outfit involved in murder, rape, and extortion.
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End crackdown on Bawm community, Amnesty urges PM
Amnesty International today called upon the government to put an end to the crackdown against Bawm community and immediately release the arrested civilians in connection with the robberies at two banks allegedly by armed group Kuki-Chin National Front.
The human rights watchdog made the call in a letter addressed to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
It expressed concern that the indigenous Bawm people are at serious risk of suffering collective punishment as the authorities assumed that the entire Bawm community are either part of or are supporters of the Kuki Chin National Front (KNF).
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End crackdown on Bawm community, Amnesty urges PM
It expressed concern that the indigenous Bawm people are at serious risk of suffering collective punishment as the authorities assumed that the entire Bawm community are either part of or are supporters of the Kuki Chin National Front (KNF)
End crackdown on Bawm community, Amnesty urges PM
Amnesty International today called upon the government to put an end to the crackdown against Bawm community and immediately release the arrested civilians in connection with the robberies at two banks allegedly by armed group Kuki-Chin National Front.
The human rights watchdog made the call in a letter addressed to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
It expressed concern that the indigenous Bawm people are at serious risk of suffering collective punishment as the authorities assumed that the entire Bawm community are either part of or are supporters of the Kuki Chin National Front (KNF).
To read the rest of the news, please click on the link above.
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Two KNF members killed in joint forces’ drive in Bandarban
Two members of the armed separatist group Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) were killed in a drive conducted by joint forces at Saikat Para in Ruma Upazila of Bandarban district on Wednesday. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately, as per UNB reports. Joint forces conducted a
Two KNF members killed in joint forces' drive in Bandarban
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Two members of the armed separatist group Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) were killed in a drive conducted by joint forces at Saikat Para in Ruma Upazila of Bandarban district on Wednesday.
The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately, as per UNB reports.
Joint forces conducted a drive in the area in the morning, according to an ISPR release.
During the drive, two KNF members were killed, it said.
Some arms, ammunition and other equipment were recovered during the drive, said the release.
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Two members of the armed separatist group Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) were killed in a drive conducted by joint forces at Saikat Para in Ruma Upazila of Bandarban district on Wednesday.
The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately, as per UNB reports.
Joint forces conducted a drive in the area in the morning, according to an ISPR release.
During the drive, two KNF members were killed, it said.
Some arms, ammunition and other equipment were recovered during the drive, said the release.
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মণিপুরের দাবানল যেভাবে ছড়িয়ে পড়তে পারে বাংলাদেশের পার্বত্য এলাকায়
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কুকি চিনের পরিকল্পনা কী? চট্টগ্রামের পাশাপাশি পুরো বাংলাদেশকেই দখল করতে চায় কুকি চীন।
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3 KNF militants killed in Bandarban army operation
Three militants of the armed separatist group Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) have been killed in a gunfight with the Bangladesh Army on Sunday in the dense forests of Ruma upazila in Bandarban district.
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3 KNF militants killed in Bandarban army operation
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Published: 24 Nov 2024, 18: 59
Map of Bandarban districtProthom Alo illustration
Three militants of the armed separatist group Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) have been killed in a gunfight with the Bangladesh Army on Sunday in the dense forests of Ruma upazila in Bandarban district.
According to a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the army initiated the operation based on a tip-off about the location of a clandestine hideout used by the KNF.
The firefight broke out when Army personnel raided the hideout deep in the jungle.
The identities of the three deceased militants have not been confirmed yet.
During the operation, a cache of arms and ammunition was recovered from the site, the ISPR release mentioned.
The military operation is still ongoing as the Army continues its efforts to neutralise the insurgent group in the region.
The KNF, a separatist organisation operating in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, has been involved in various violent activities, including attacks on security forces and civilians, as part of their quest for an autonomous state for the Kuki-Chin ethnic group.
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Published: 24 Nov 2024, 18: 59
Map of Bandarban districtProthom Alo illustration
Three militants of the armed separatist group Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) have been killed in a gunfight with the Bangladesh Army on Sunday in the dense forests of Ruma upazila in Bandarban district.
According to a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the army initiated the operation based on a tip-off about the location of a clandestine hideout used by the KNF.
The firefight broke out when Army personnel raided the hideout deep in the jungle.
The identities of the three deceased militants have not been confirmed yet.
During the operation, a cache of arms and ammunition was recovered from the site, the ISPR release mentioned.
The military operation is still ongoing as the Army continues its efforts to neutralise the insurgent group in the region.
The KNF, a separatist organisation operating in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, has been involved in various violent activities, including attacks on security forces and civilians, as part of their quest for an autonomous state for the Kuki-Chin ethnic group.
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গহীন জঙ্গলে গোপন আস্তানার সন্ধান, অস্ত্র ও অন্যান্য সরঞ্জাম উদ্ধার
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It's a sad circumstance.
KNF insurgents are thugs and rapists mostly and there are no educated people negotiating on their behalf or represented by any sane reasonable entity capable of understanding how unreasonable their demands are. They get their arms mostly from Myanmar-based insurgents. The army and RAB should intensify patrols and rout these people from their jungle whereabouts. Together with intensifying patrols, more road infrastructure should be built, along with curfews and depopulating and moving civilian population from selected areas to prevent these KNF people from using civilians as human shields. I am surprised this is not happening yet.
KNF thugs should realize that they are essentially fighting a losing game with a state-owned well-trained Bangladeshi military apparatus and keeping on fighting is affecting their illegal settler community in Bandarban negatively, leading to further poverty and loss of livelihood. However it is ultimately their choice. Most of these illegal settlers from Myanmar do not even have Bangladeshi citizenship papers, other than forged ones.
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These KNF thugs are supported by both India and Myanmar. Bangladesh army cannot wipe them out because KNF has no permanent base in CHT. They operate from within India. I would like to recommend aerial attack on them but to do that Bangladesh army needs to buy attack helicopter which is not coming in the foreseeable future.
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Yeah I know. But in the interim - economical recon platforms like Recce drones will have to suffice.
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And cheaper Coin platforms like Embraer A29 Super Tucano etc. which are a lot cheaper than attack helis.
The Super Tucano can do 367 knots, has extended loiter time and can use laser guided bombs. Great COIN aircraft. I am sure our training jets Yak 130s and K-8s can do the same thing with Chinese laser-guided bombs but a prop plane (even though with a turbine) is a lot more economical to operate.
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In addition to using it against insurgency in CHT, attack helicopters can also be used against enemy armored columns in war time. But Embraer A29 Super Tucano cannot be used against enemy armored columns. It is used in low intensity war only.
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Bangladesh army has arrested two KNF terrorists in Bandarban. Who is funding KNF?
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Of course - those who benefit from Bangladesh being slightly unstable to be poor, but not so much, that they turn Jehadi....
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