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NEWS DESK At least 16 more Myanmar Border Guard Police and army personnel have sought shelter to the Bangladesh authorities after crossing the international border last couple of days amid the on-going conflict between the Myanmar’s military junta and ethnic Arakan Army. Of them, two members of the Myanmar army crossed the border at Naikhyangchhari […]Continue Reading
RAJASTHALI CORRESPONDENT Two local Union Parishad members from Rangamati’s Rajasthali upazila have been missing for the past nine days, sparking concerns of possible abduction. Relatives of the missing officials claim that the regional militant group JSS is behind their disappearance, according to statements given to local authorities. Chandraghona Police Station has Continue Reading
NEWS DESK Five more members of Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) have taken shelter in Bangladesh. The BGP members entered Bangladesh through the h Kharangkhali and Jhimongkhali border areas in Teknaf. The Commanding Officer of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Battalion-2 confirmed the matter on Monday. The BGP members were disarmed and taken into custody. On […]Continue Reading
STAFF REPORTER In the remote forests of Bandarban, the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF), a militant group linked to a series of recent bank robberies, operates with more than four hundred armed members. Their arsenal includes over three hundred weapons, ranging from submachine guns and Chinese rifles to AK-47s and Burmese single-barrel guns. The militants have […]Continue Reading
DESK REPORT As conflict persists within Myanmar, loud explosions have been heard in Bangladesh, signaling ongoing clashes across the border. These explosions began on Monday morning (April 9) and were intermittently heard through to Tuesday afternoon, instilling fear among the residents near the border. Locals report the sounds of gunfire, bombs, and mortar shells Continue Reading