United People's Democratic Front
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United People's Democratic Front (abbreviated as UPDF; Bengali: ইউনাইটেড পিপলস ডেমোক্রেটিক ফ্রন্ট, romanized: Lunaiteda Pipalasa Demokretika Phranta) is a regional political party based in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. Chakmas form the majority ethnic group in the party. The United People's Democratic Front claims to seek a fully autonomous Hill Tracts through peaceful and democratic means. However, many of its members are armed and have expressed violent Buddhist extremist behaviour.[citation needed]
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Abbreviation | UPDF |
President | Prasit Bikash Khisa |
General Secretary | Rabi Shankar Chakma |
Founded | 26 December 1998 (25 years ago) (1998-12-26) |
Headquarters | Chittagong Hill Tracts |
Ideology | Autonomy for the indigenous tribes of the Chittagong Hill Tracts |
Seats in the Jatiyo Sangsad | 0 / 350 |
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