Operation Uttaran

Operation Uttaran
	Part of Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict
Date	September 2001–present
Location	Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh
Status	Ongoing Bangladeshi military victory Bangladesh Armed Forces gains control over key strongholds and de facto military rule is established over the Chittagong Hill Tracts; ;
Belligerents
Government of Bangladesh Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board Chittagong Hill Tracts Regional Council Rangamati Hill District Council; Khagrachhari Hill District Council; Bandarban Hill District Council; ; ; Government loyalists and settlers;	Insurgents:; Kuki-Chin National Front ; Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti; Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (MN Larma); United People's Democratic Front; United People's Democratic Front (Democratic) Military support: National United Party of Arakan; United Liberation Front of Asom (2009–2016); Marma Liberation Party; Arakan-Rohingya Solidarity Organization; Democratic Party of Arakan; Arakan Rohingya Islamic Front; Arakan Army; People's Party of Arakan; Arakan Liberation Party; Logistical support:; India; Myanmar
Commanders and leaders
Muhammad Yunus; Waker-uz-Zaman; ; Previously: Latifur Rahman; Khaleda Zia; Iajuddin Ahmed; Fakhruddin Ahmed; Sheikh Hasina; Mohammed Harun-Ar-Rashid; Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury; Moeen Uddin Ahmed; Md Abdul Mubeen; Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan; Belal Shafiul Huq; Azizur Ahmed; SM Shafiuddin Ahmed;	Shantu Larma; Tatindra Lal Marma; Bimal Kanti Chakma; Nagendra Chakma; Tridib Chakma; Mangal Chakma; Sadhon Chakma †; Kalomoy Chakma †; Mohan Tripura †; Unumang Royel †; Chakma Jeevesh †; Tazim Chakma † Prasit Bikash Khisa; Tapan Jyoti Chakma †; Anoti Ranjan Chakma †; Anol Bikash Chakma †; Mithun Chakma †; Notun Moni Chakma †; Jhony Tanchangya †; Sunil Bikash Chakma †; Junel Chakma †; Miton Chakma †; Shantimoy Chakma †; Nirmal Chakma †; Jiban Tripura †; Janang Chakma †; Niran Chakma; Rabi Chakma; Angya Marma; Sree Ubamong Marma; Sajib Chakma Nathan Bom; Cheosim Bom
Units involved
Bangladesh Armed Forces Bangladesh Army Directorate General of Forces Intelligence; 24th Infantry Division; ; Border Guard Bangladesh; Bangladesh Ansar; Bangladesh Police Armed Police Battalion; Rapid Action Battalion; Special Branch; ; Bangladesh Navy; Bangladesh Air Force; National Security Intelligence;	Shanti Bahini; UPDF; KNA;
Strength
: 80,000; : 25,000; : 8,000; : 1,500;	: 15,000 (initial phase)
Casualties and losses
: 170–200 killed or injured; : 96 killed or injured; : 64 killed; : 10 killed	: 2,000 casualties (killed, wounded or captured); : 358 killed (initial phase); : Several killed; 50–70 captured or arrested (2022–2024)
	3,500–25,000 civilians killed (initial phase); 70,000 externally displaced (initial phase); 100,000 internally displaced

Operation Uttaran (Bengali: অপারেশন উত্তরণ, lit. 'Operation Upliftment') is a counterinsurgency military operation in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh, the operation has been ongoing since September 2001. It replaced Operation Dabanal.