<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">Two soldiers of Bangladesh Army were killed and two officers injured in an attack by armed terrorists of Kuki-Chin National Army (KNA) in Ruma upazila of Bandarban district on Tuesday, said an ISPR press release issued on Wednesday.</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The deceased were Altaf Ahmed and Md Touhid while the injured were Major Monwar and Captain Ishtiak Ahmed Shawkat.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">According to the ISPR release, tipped off about a hideout of armed terrorists, a team of army, led by Major Monwar from Susingpara Army camp, conducted a drive at Jarulchharipara on Tuesday.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">When they reached near a water fountain at Jarulchhari around 1:55 pm, the armed KNA members opened fire on them and hurled improvised explosive device (IED) targeting the army personnel, leaving four of them injured.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Later, the wounded army personnel were airlifted to Chattogram Combined Military Hospital (CMH) where two soldiers succumbed to their injuries.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The injured army officers were undergoing treatment at the hospital.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Earlier, on March 13, a senior army warrant officer was killed and two soldiers suffered injuries when members of the armed separatist group Kuki-Chin National Army (KNA) opened fire on a patrol team in Rowangchhari upazila of Bandarban district. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>