NEWS DESK Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said that the separatist group Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) is involved in the bank robbery incidents in Ruma and Thanchi in Bandarban. He made these remarks at his office in the Secretariat, Dhaka on Wednesday. The home minister said: “KNF is a separatist group and its activities […]Continue Reading
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STAFF REPORTER Sonali Bank has temporarily halted transactions at six of its branches in Bandarban following a robbery. The suspension, effective from Wednesday afternoon, was confirmed by Saiful Aziz, GM (South) of Sonali Bank. The robbery involved 30-40 individuals using two vehicles. In response, branches in the hill districts of Rangamati and Khagrachhari are now […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK President Mohammed Shahabuddin sought New Zealand’s active role in the international forum to end the prevailing Rohingya crisis as New Zealand’s High Commissioner in Dhaka David Pine on Wednesday paid a farewell call on him at Bangabhaban. “Bangladesh has given shelter to more than 11 lakh Rohingya people forcibly displaced from Myanmar on […]Continue Reading
DESK REPORT Banks in six upazilas of Bangladesh’s Bandarban district have suspended operations following recent robberies, with only branches in Sadar Upazila remaining open. Osman Gani, Deputy General Manager of Sonali Bank in Bandarban, confirmed the closures as a security measure. The decision comes after robberies in Thanchi Upazila on Wednesday and Ruma Upazila Continue Reading
NEWS DESK Md Mahfuzul Islam, superintendent of Police of Cox’s Bazar, has warned of strict action against the landlords who will rent houses to Rohingyas. Citing Rohingyas alleged involvement in adduction and drugs smuggling , the police official said the refugees are carrying out such activities by staying at rented houses. “Stop renting them houses. […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK The High Court on Tuesday asked the government to form a monitoring team so that none could cut hills in tourist-belt regions of Sajek Valley in Rangamati without permission from the Department of Environment. The High Court also directed the environment ministry secretary to investigate, by an officer not below the rank of […]Continue Reading
STAFF CORRESPONDENT Internal conflict in Myanmar sent shockwaves across the border to Bangladesh’s Saint Martin Island on Friday (March 29th). Residents reported hearing the deafening blasts of mortar shell explosions emanating from the village of Hashyurate, located south of Maungdaw Township in Rakhine State. The tremors of unease were further amplified by the Continue Reading
HNILA CORRESPONDENT Ten kidnapped youths returned to Teknaf’s Whykong Union on Wednesday night after their families paid a ransom of Tk 190,000 to the abductors. The victims, all from the Raikhyang area, include two sons of Belal Hossain, Junaid (12) and Mohammad Nur (10); Shakil (15), son of Ledu Mia; Farid Alam (35); Akhtar (25); […]Continue Reading
STAFF CORRESPONDENT Explosions from fighting in Myanmar’s Rakhine state have been heard on Bangladesh’s Saint Martin’s Island and Shahporir Island, causing alarm among residents, local officials said on Wednesday. The explosions, which occurred on Wednesday as well as earlier in the week, were caused by clashes between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army rebel […]Continue Reading
LANGADU CORRESPONDENT The Langadu zone of the Bangladesh Army provided humanitarian assistance to the impoverished and helpless people in the remote and inaccessible areas of the zone in Rangamati on Tuesday. The aid included three bundles of corrugated iron sheets for the construction of a house for a destitute mother, cash for medical treatment for […]Continue Reading