Rangamati

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Rangamati is the principle city of Rangamati District in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. The town is located at 22°37'60N 92°12'0E and has an altitude of 14 metres (49 feet).[1] In 2001 westerners working on a road project north of the town were kidnapped by tribal rebels, the kidnappers were renegade members of the Shanti Bahini who opposed the 1997 peace deal with the government.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Location of Rangamati - Falling Rain Genomics
  2. ^ Kidnappers 'agree new meeting' - BBC News
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Coordinates: 22°37′60″N, 92°12′0″E