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| Bangladesh has decided to pull out troops from the south-eastern hill region, 12 years after signing a peace deal with tribal insurgents. | Bangladesh has decided to pull out troops from the south-eastern hill region, 12 years after signing a peace deal with tribal insurgents. |
| A brigade of troops comprising of three infantry battalions and 35 security camps will be withdrawn from the Chittagong Hill Tracts, officials say. | A brigade of troops comprising of three infantry battalions and 35 security camps will be withdrawn from the Chittagong Hill Tracts, officials say. |
| They say this will be the "biggest army withdrawal" from the area ever since the peace deal in 1997. | They say this will be the "biggest army withdrawal" from the area ever since the peace deal in 1997. |
| More than 8,500 troops and rebels were killed during the 20-year insurgency. | More than 8,500 troops and rebels were killed during the 20-year insurgency. |
| The rebels or the Shanti Bahini were fighting for greater autonomy in the mineral-rich Chittagong Hill Tracts, and to force the expulsion of Bengali-speaking immigrants, who were encouraged by successive governments to settle in tribal areas. | The rebels or the Shanti Bahini were fighting for greater autonomy in the mineral-rich Chittagong Hill Tracts, and to force the expulsion of Bengali-speaking immigrants, who were encouraged by successive governments to settle in tribal areas. |
| "The troop withdrawal will start immediately and all the 35 camps under three infantry brigades will be completely wound up by end-September," a defence ministry statement said. | "The troop withdrawal will start immediately and all the 35 camps under three infantry brigades will be completely wound up by end-September," a defence ministry statement said. |
| "This is the biggest army withdrawal from the area after the accord was signed," the statement said. | "This is the biggest army withdrawal from the area after the accord was signed," the statement said. |
| Reports in the Bangladeshi media say that over 300 security camps in the area will remain after the first phase of withdrawal - they are expected to be pulled out in phases. | Reports in the Bangladeshi media say that over 300 security camps in the area will remain after the first phase of withdrawal - they are expected to be pulled out in phases. |
| The government had given a general amnesty to tribal insurgents in the Chittagong Hill Tracts who surrender their weapons after the peace treaty. | The government had given a general amnesty to tribal insurgents in the Chittagong Hill Tracts who surrender their weapons after the peace treaty. |