Shanti Bahini

Shanti Bahini
শান্তি বাহিনী
LeadersM.N. Larma
Shantu Larma
Dates of operation1972 (1972)–1997 (small pockets of resistance were still active until 2006) (1997 (small pockets of resistance were still active until 2006))
Active regionsChittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh
IdeologyAutonomy for the tribes of the Chittagong Hill Tracts
Size2,600-15,000[1][2]
Part of PCJSS
Allies India
 Myanmar
Opponents Bangladesh
Battles and warsChittagong Hill Tracts conflict

The Shanti Bahini (Bengali: শান্তি বাহিনী; meaning "Peace Force") was the armed wing of the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (United People's Party of the Chittagong Hill Tracts) in Bangladesh. It is considered an insurgent group in Bangladesh.[3] The Shanti Bahini was made out of mostly members from the Chakma tribe.[4]

  1. ^ Fortna, Virginia Page (2008). Does Peacekeeping Work?. Princeton University Press. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-4008-3773-1. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Shanti Bahini | IPCS". www.ipcs.org. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Where is Kalpana?". The Daily Star. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  4. ^ Ahmed, Ishtiaq (1 January 1998). State, Nation and Ethnicity in Contemporary South Asia. A&C Black. p. 235. ISBN 9781855675780.