24th Infantry Division (Bangladesh)

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24th Infantry Division
24th Infantry Division of BD Army.png
Insignia of 24th Infantry Division
Active1976—present
CountryFlag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh
BranchFlag of the Bangladesh Army.svg  Bangladesh Army
Type Infantry
Size Division
Garrison/HQ Chittagong Cantonment
Commanders
Current
commander		Major General Mir Mushfiqur Rahman
Notable
commanders		Major General Atiqur Rahman
Major General Abul Manzoor
Major General Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan
Major General Mainur Rahman

The 24th Infantry Division is a formation of the Bangladesh Army, headquartered in Chittagong Cantonment, Chittagong District. [1] The division covers the Chittagong Hill Tracts. [2]

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History

Assassination of Ziaur Rahman

On 29 May 1981, Zia went on tour to Chittagong to help resolve an intra-party political dispute in the regional BNP. Zia and his entourage stayed overnight at the Chittagong Circuit House. In the early hours of the morning of 30 May, he was assassinated by a group of army officers led by GOC of the 24th Infantry Division Major General Abul Manzoor. Also killed were six of his bodyguards and two aides. [3]

Manzoor surrendered and was killed shortly thereafter while being transported.[ citation needed ] Eighteen officers were brought before a military tribunal; 13 were sentenced to death, while 5 were given varying prison sentences after a hasty trial. [4]

Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict

The Chittagong Hill Tracts Conflict was the political conflict and armed struggle between the government of Bangladesh and the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti (United People's Party of the Chittagong Hill Tracts) and its armed wing, the Shanti Bahini, over the issue of autonomy and the rights of the tribes of the Chittagong Hill Tracts.

The Shanti Bahini launched an insurgency against government forces in 1977. The 24th Infantry Division took part in a counter-insurgency operation. The conflict continued for twenty years until the government and the PCJSS signed the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord in 1997. [5] [6] In February 1998, Shantu Larma formally disbanded the Shanti Bahini. Almost 1,500 fighters surrendered their weapons. [7] According to official figures, more than 8,500 rebels, soldiers, and civilians were killed during two decades of insurgency. [8] [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Igia" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "PM Hasina says only 4 army brigades will be retained in Chittagong Hill Tracts". bdnews24.com . 8 May 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Bangladesh: Death at Night". Time . 8 June 1981. p. 41. Retrieved 10 September 2006. President Ziaur Rahman, only 45, lay dead with two aides and six bodyguards in a government rest house in Chittagong. All were reportedly shot by an assassination squad, led by [Major General] Manjur, in the early morning hours Saturday
  4. ↑ "Death anniversary of 13 executed army officers observed". The Daily Star . BSS. 23 September 2009. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Chittagong marks peace anniversary". BBC News . 2 December 1998. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  6. ↑ Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord, 1997". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN   984-32-0576-6. OCLC   52727562. OL   30677644M . Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  7. 1 2 Fortna, Virginia Page (1 July 2008). Does Peacekeeping Work?: Shaping Belligerents' Choices after Civil War. Princeton University Press. ISBN   978-1400837731. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  8. ↑ "Bangladesh: Human rights in the Chittagong Hill Tracts - Amnesty International". 31 October 2004. Archived from the original on 31 October 2004. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
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