KNF separatist killed in army operation: ISPR

BANDARBAN, Apr 22: A member of the tribal separatist group Kuki-Chin National Front has been killed in an army operation in Bandarbans Ruma Upazila, the Inter-Services Public Relations Directorate or ISPR has said.

The army also recovered weapons, ammunition and other equipment during the operation in a remote neighbourhood of Munlai Para on Monday, the ISPR added.

The KNF, aka the Bawm Party, became the target of a joint operation in the remote hills for a year until October 2023 after reports of violence in Chattogram Hill Tracts.
There was a lull in violence in the hill tracts afterwards amid talks between the group and the authorities.

But daring bank robberies by KNF members in early April shattered peace, forcing the government to resume the crackdown.    —bdnews24.com