Bangladesh rebel group’s offer of peace talks with gov’t welcomed

UPDF leaders handing the peace proposal to Emdadul Islam, former major in the Bangladesh army [Courtesy: Emdadul Islam]

Dhaka, Bangladesh – An armed rebel group in Bangladesh has offered peace talks with the government in a move hailed by the experts as significant.

The United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF), based in the country’s Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) in the south last week submitted a 66-page peace proposal to the government through a facilitator.