Bangladesh court tells troops to exit from Chittagong Hill Tracts.Byline: ANI Dhaka Dhaka or Dacca (both: dăk`ə), city (1991 pop. 6,844,131), capital of Bangladesh, on a channel of the Dhaleswari River, in the heart of the world's largest jute-growing region. , Aug.20 (ANI): A court in Bangladesh Bangladesh (bäng-lädĕsh`, băng–) [Bengali,=Bengal nation], officially People's Republic of Bangladesh, republic (2005 est. pop. 144,320,000), 55,126 sq mi (142,776 sq km), S Asia. ruled on Thursday that troops should withdraw from the insurgency-hit Chittacong Hill Tract. The order was passed despite pleas from some residents about militant attacks. The army has begun pulling out the Chittagong Hill Tracts, where the government signed a peace treaty with the main militant group
The Militant Group was an early British Trotskyist group, formed in 1935 by Denzil Dean Harber, former leader of the Marxist Group, as an entrist group in 1997, but halted last week due to a court petition from a Bengali settler. Government figures show 2,500 people died during two decades of fighting before the peace deal, and deadly violence has continued between the settlers who moved to the area recently and indigenous tribal groups who seek autonomy. The armed forces said 2,100 troops would be withdrawn and 35 security camps dismantled dis·man·tle tr.v. dis·man·tled, dis·man·tling, dis·man·tles 1. a. To take apart; disassemble; tear down. b. by September. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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