Kuki-Chin National Front | |
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| Abbreviation | KNF |
| Leader | Nathan Bom |
| Chief Coordinator | Cheosim Bom[1] (POW) |
| Founder | Nathan Bom |
| Founded | 2008 (as Kuki-Chin National Development Organization) 2017 (current form) |
| Headquarters | Chin state, Myanmar |
| Armed wing | Kuki-Chin National Army |
| Ideology | Autonomy demands[2][3] Anti-Chakma sentiment[2][3][4] Anti-Marma sentiment[3][2] Anti-Tripuri sentiment[3] Kuki-Chin interests[3] |
| Slogan | "Nehnak Chu Lalpa Ta" |
| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
| Kuki-Chin National Front - KNF Facebook[a] | |
^ a: KNF has no official website, but it maintains an official facebook page where it updates about its activities. | |
The Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF), also known as the Bom Party,[5] is a banned ethno-nationalist armed militant political organization in Bangladesh based in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Established by Nathan Bom in 2008, KNF aims to establish a separate autonomous or independent state for Bawm, Pangkhua, Lushai, Khumi, Mru & Khiang peoples with nine subdistricts (upazilas) of Rangamati and Bandarban districts.[5][6] The Front has an armed wing called Kuki-Chin National Army. According to Bangladeshi law enforcement agencies, Kuki-Chin National Front has received weapons from Kachin State in Myanmar,[7] and also has ties with Karen rebels.[8]
- ^ "Nathan Bom's close associate, KNF 'chief coordinator' arrested". Prothom Alo. 7 April 2024. Archived from the original on 10 April 2024.
- ^ a b c http://www.itvbd.com/analysis/141797 Archived 7 May 2024 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e পাহাড়ে রহস্যময় নাম 'নাথান বম'. Protidiner Sangbad. Archived from the original on 5 May 2024.
- ^ Evolution of Kuki Chin National Front as a Separatist Group and Impact on National and Regional Security. Nujhat Amina Jarin. Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies. August 2023. Archived 11 May 2024 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "In Chattogram Hill Tracts, a new group of armed insurgents is making waves. Who are they?". bdnews24.com. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "KNF: Where does it get its funding and what is its endgame?". Dhaka tribune. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023.
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