Members of Bangladesh Army discovered a secret hideout of the United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) (Main) in the Kaukhali area of Rangamati on Friday.
Acting on a tip-off, an army patrol team carried out a special operation targeting high-ranking UPDF miscreants and located the hideout, according to a press release from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
Sensing the presence of the army, the miscreants fled the scene, it said.
During a subsequent search, recovered several items, including 17 rounds of pistol ammunition, a binocular, a walkie-talkie set, a hard disk, uniforms of the miscreants, extortion receipts, and other various equipment were seized.
During the operation, UPDF (Main) attempted to disrupt the efforts by mobilising a group of tribal women to stage protests and even tried to seize the captured ammunition and equipment. Despite these provocative actions, the army remained calm and professional, successfully bringing the situation under control, the release also said.
Besides, a few days earlier, several consignments of arms and ammunition belonging to various armed groups from the hill tracts were intercepted by law enforcement agencies from a neighbouring country, with the development being reported by the media.
The army has reiterated its commitment to continue operations against regional armed groups that pose a threat to peace in the hill tracts and the national sovereignty of the country. �"UNB
