Iran’s air defences have brought down three small drones over the central city of Isfahan, state media reported, hours after United States broadcasters, quoting senior US officials, said Israeli missiles had hit an Iranian site. Iranian state television reported explosions in Isfahan as air defences were activated and flights across several areas, including the capital, Continue Reading
NEWS DESK Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud has announced that Dhaka has authorized the repatriation of Myanmar security personnel on Saturday (April 22), contingent on weather conditions and internal factors in Myanmar. “We have given our clearance for April 22. Whether they can take back their citizens on that day will depend on the […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK Amid ongoing conflict between the Arakan Army insurgents and junta forces in Myanmar, 24 more members of Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) sought refuge in Bangladesh on Friday, 19 April. “Three BGP members entered through Teknaf’s Jhimongkhali border and eight through Naikhongchhari’s Hatimara border this afternoon,” said Shariful Islam, Continue Reading
Myawaddy, a critical trading post in Myanmar that rebel forces seized from the ruling junta last week, offers a glimpse of dynamics playing out across the Southeast Asian country as its vaunted military reels from battlefield losses, Reuters reports. At the border town’s outskirts, the site of the most intense fighting, abandoned homes sat next […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK A court in Bandarban remanded 52 members of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) for four days in connection with two cases involving bank robberies, firearm looting, and the kidnapping of a bank manager. The individuals, apprehended for recent criminal activities in the area, were presented in court under stringent security. The Bandarban Chief […]Continue Reading
STAFF REPORTER At a seminar held in Dhaka, General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, Chief of the Bangladesh Army, emphasised the dual role of the military in learning to fight as well as preventing conflicts, underscoring a comprehensive approach to national and international security issues. “The Bangladesh Army does not only learn to fight in wars but […]Continue Reading
BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT RAB Director General M Khurshid Hossain stated Wednesday that there is still an opportunity for the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF), a newly emerged armed terrorist group, to return to peace. He invited them to surrender and said his organization is prepared to facilitate their transition. “We cannot accept illegal arms holders in a […]Continue Reading
STAFF CORRESPONDENT Lal Samkim Bawm, wife of Nathan Bawm, has not reported for duty at Lalmonirhat’s 250-bed General Hospital despite her transfer from the Ruma Upazila Health Complex in Bandarban on April 8. Additionally, she is not residing at her home in Ward No. 2 of Ruma Sadar, raising questions among locals and authorities about […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK Forty-six more members of Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) and military have taken shelter at Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar amid the ongoing conflict with the Arakan Army insurgents in Rakhine State. “The BGB has taken them into custody after confiscating their weapons. They are currently being kept at the 11 BGB headquarters in […]Continue Reading
Iran said on Wednesday its military was ready to confront any attack by Israel, with the air force saying it was prepared for action, Reuters reports. Iran’s navy commander said also that it was escorting Iranian commercial vessels to the Red Sea. Iran carried out its first-ever direct attack on Israel last weekend in retaliation […]Continue Reading