Army chief visits Cox’s Bazar

November 18, 2024

NEWS DESK Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman visited 10 Infantry Division and Cox’s Bazar area on 17 and 18 November. During the visit, he laid the foundation stone of two residential buildings – ‘Senaneer’ and ‘Swapnachura’ – to be built in the Ramu Cantonment. These will help resolve the accommodation problem of Junior Commissioned […]Continue Reading

81 Rohingyas held at Bandarban Border for intrusion

November 11, 2024

NEWS DESK Law enforcers have detained 81 Rohingya individuals while attempting to trespass into Bangladesh through Alikadam-Myanmar border in Bandarban. The detentions took place on Monday morning in various areas of Kurukpata union’s Poa Muhuri border. Among the detained, there are 31 children and 50 adult men and women. Local sources reported that due to […]Continue Reading

Ten armed men killed in India’s Manipur after firefight with security forces

November 11, 2024

Ten armed men were killed in a gunfight with security forces in India’s remote northeastern state of Manipur on Monday, officials said, after they allegedly tried to attack a police station, Reuters reports. Sporadic violence had rocked Manipur since last year when the majority Meitei community and the tribal Kukis clashed after a court ordered […]Continue Reading

Arakan Army targets Myanmar Junta’s Rakhine power hub

November 10, 2024

Fighting between Myanmar’s junta and the Arakan Army (AA) has been reported in Maungdaw, Gwa, Taungup and Ann townships in Rakhine State, The Irrawaddy reports. In Ann and Gwa, the AA said it seized two battalion headquarters and two outposts on Wednesday. The Tai Kyoe and Pagan Taung outposts in Gwa fell after a day […]Continue Reading

Fresh Rohingya influx puts enormous pressure on govt bodies

November 10, 2024

NEWS DESK The prolonged ongoing Rohingya crisis has worsened with a new wave of influx, creating enormous pressure on the local administration and key government agencies for adopting feasible measures. This was stated in a consultation meeting with the presence of foreign secretary Md. Jashim Uddin, who is also the Chair of the National Task […]Continue Reading

Mother of 3 raped, killed in Manipur, 17 homes torched

November 10, 2024

A 31-year-old tribal mother of three was allegedly raped and burned to death in her village home in India’s Manipur’s Jiribam district late Thursday by armed intruders who terrorised the settlement with indiscriminate gunfire, looting and arson that left 17 dwellings gutted.An FIR based on a complaint filed by the victim’s husband with Jiribam police […]Continue Reading

Mizoram CM Lalduhoma’s US speeches sow a separatist agenda

November 10, 2024

SAVIO RODRIGUES Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma’s recent speeches in the U.S., delivered in Maryland and Indianapolis, have sparked considerable discourse and concern, prompting questions about his vision for Mizoram and the broader Zo community. The contrasting tones of these addresses—one suggesting the potential for reunification within India and the other hinting at Continue Reading

India extends unprecedented invite to Myanmar’s anti-junta forces, sources say

September 25, 2024

India has invited political and military opponents of Myanmar’s ruling junta to attend a seminar in New Delhi, sources said, a significant move by the South Asian power that has maintained ties with the top generals shunned by Western nations, Reuters reports. A civil war in Myanmar since its military unseated an elected civilian government […]Continue Reading

Six detained over army officer’s murder in Cox’s Bazar

September 25, 2024

The Bangladesh Army has detained six people directly involved in the murder of an army officer during an anti-robbery operation in Chakaria upazila of Cox’s Bazar district. Lieutenant Tanzim Sarwar Nirjon (23) of the Bangladesh Army was killed in the early hours of Tuesday during an operation to prevent a robbery. Following the incident, the […]Continue Reading

Army officer stabbed to death in Cox’s Bazar’s operation

September 24, 2024

NEWS DESK An army officer was killed by miscreants during a joint forces operation in the Dulahazara area of Chakaria upazila, Cox’s Bazar. The deceased Lieutenant Tanjim Sarwar Nirjan, 23, was part of the 39 ST Battalion, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Tuesday. The incident occurred late Monday night during a raid […]Continue Reading