Shanti Bahini

Shanti Bahini
শান্তি বাহিনী
LeadersM.N. Larma
Shantu Larma
Dates of operation1972 (1972)–1997 (small pockets of resistance remained active until 2006)
Active regionsChittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh
IdeologyAutonomy for tribes of the Chittagong Hill Tracts
Size30,000–45,000
Part ofParbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti
Allies India
 Myanmar
Opponents Bangladesh
Battles and warsChittagong Hill Tracts conflict
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The Shanti Bahini (Bengali: শান্তি বাহিনী; "Peace Force") was the armed wing of Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti in Bangladesh. It is considered as a insurgent group in Bangladesh. Most of its members were ethnically Chakma.