Operation Uttaran

Operation Uttaran
	Part of Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict
Date	September 2001—present
Location	Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh
Status	Ongoing Bangladeshi military victory Bangladesh Armed Forces gains control over key strongholds and establishes de facto military rule in the Chittagong Hill Tracts; ;
Belligerents
Government of Bangladesh Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board Chittagong Hill Tracts Regional Council Rangamati Hill District Council; Khagrachhari Hill District Council; Bandarban Hill District Council; ; ; Bengali Muslim settlers;	Insurgents:; Kuki-Chin National Front Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti; Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (MN Larma); United People's Democratic Front; United People's Democratic Front (Democratic); Democratic Party of Arakan (DPA); Mog Party; Logistical support:; India
Commanders and leaders
Muhammad Yunus; Waker-uz-Zaman; ; Previously: Latifur Rahman; Khaleda Zia; Iajuddin Ahmed; Fakhruddin Ahmed; Sheikh Hasina; Mohammed Harun-Ar-Rashid; Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury; Moeen Uddin Ahmed; Md Abdul Mubeen; Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan; Belal Shafiul Huq; Azizur Ahmed; SM Shafiuddin Ahmed;	Shantu Larma; Tatindra Lal Marma; Bimal Kanti Chakma; Sadhon Chakma †; Kalomoy Chakma †; Mohan Tripura †; Unumang Royel †; Prasit Bikash Khisa; Tapan Jyoti Chakma †; Anoti Ranjan Chakma †; Anol Bikash Chakma †; Mithun Chakma †; Notun Moni Chakma †; Jhony Tanchangya †; Sunil Bikash Chakma †; Junel Chakma †; Miton Chakma †; Shantimoy Chakma †; Niran Chakma; Rabi Chakma; Angya Marma; Sree Ubamong Marma Nathan Bom; Cheosim Bom
Units involved
Bangladesh Armed Forces Bangladesh Army 24th Infantry Division; ; Border Guard Bangladesh; Bangladesh Ansar; Bangladesh Police Armed Police Battalion; Rapid Action Battalion; ; Bangladesh Navy; Bangladesh Air Force;	Shanti Bahini; UPDF; KNA;
Strength
: 80,000; : 25,000; : 8,000; : 1,500;	: 2,000—15,000 (initial phase)
Casualties and losses
Unknown	: 83 killed (initial phase); : 358 killed (initial phase); : 6—12 killed; 50—60 captured or arrested (2023—2024)
	3,500–25,000 civilians killed (initial phase); 400–900 civilians killed (2014–2019); 70,000 externally displaced (initial phase); 100,000 internally displaced

Operation Uttaran (Bengali: অপারেশন উত্তরণ, lit. 'Operation Upliftment') is a military operation in the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh that has been ongoing since September 2001. It replaced Operation Dabanal.