IED event in Chittagong, Thanchi Sub-District, Bandarban District area, Bangladesh on Tue 7th February 2023

Nine Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members sustained injury as 17 operatives of newly formed militant outfit Jama'atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya and three operatives of Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) were arrested following a daylong gunfight in Thanchi Sub-District of Bandarban District on February 7, reports The Daily Star. Khandaker Al Moin, Director of the RABÕs legal and media wing, said they seized firearms and materials used in making Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) following the operation. Three to four of the arrestees were seen in the video that was recovered from Masukur Rahman alias Ronobir, Ômilitary commanderÕ and shura member of Jama'atul Ansar, after his arrest on January 23 in Cox's Bazar District along with an associate. The eight-minute video shows militants being trained in modern fighting techniques, including operating assault rifles.