Shanti Bahini

Shanti Bahini

The Shanti Bahini (Bengali: শান্তি বাহিনী "Peace Force") was the name of the military wing of the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti - the United People's Party of the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh.

It was formed in 1972 to preserve the rights of the tribal people in south-eastern Bangladesh, and fought for many years against the central government. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE3D71E3BF932A25755C0A96F948260 Bangladeshi Insurgents Say India Is Supporting Them - New York Times] ] It abandoned militancy following the peace treaty signed by the government and the Shamiti on December 2, 1997. Although some members opposed to the peace deal formed a dissident group. [ [http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007


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