GHUMDHUM CORRESPONDENT A landmine explosion planted by Myanmar between pillars 33/34 at the Tumbru border in Ghumdhum union, Naikhongchhari, Bandarban district, severed a young man’s right ankle. The injured youth, identified as Nabi Hossain, also known as Sonaiya, 20, is the son of Habibur Rahman from Fakira Ghona, Ward No. 2, Tumbru. The incident occurred […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK A fire in the Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhia on Friday destroyed nearly 250 shelters and other facilities, authorities said. The fire broke out from the store room of Caritas NGO in Block D of Camp 13 around 11:00am and soon engulfed nearby shelters, said Cox’s Bazar Fire Service and Civil Defence […]Continue Reading
Judges at the top United Nations court ordered Israel on Friday to halt its military assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, in a landmark emergency ruling on South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide, Reuters reports. Reading out the ruling by the International Court of Justice or World Court, the body’s president Nawaf […]Continue Reading
Iran’s late President Ebrahim Raisi was laid to rest in his hometown of Mashhad that hosts the holy shrine of the eighth Shia imam, Imam Reza (AS), the state-run IRNA news agency reports. The body of Raisi arrived in Mashhad on Thursday morning, with huge crowds of people gathering for his funeral procession that reached […]Continue Reading
BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT Two members of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) were killed in a joint forces operation led by the army in Bandarban, officials said Thursday. A single-barrel shotgun was recovered from the scene. The operation was conducted early Thursday in the Sharonpara area of Suwalak Union, Sadar Upazila. “We have received reports of the […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday alleged that a plot is on to carve out “a Christian state like East Timor” taking parts from Bangladesh and Myanmar. She also claimed that she was offered a hassle-free reelection in the January 7 polls if she allowed a foreign country to build an airbase in […]Continue Reading
BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT/ CONTENT CREATOR, BANDARBAN BUREAU In response to the escalating anarchy in Bandarban district caused by the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) terrorist group, Parbatya Nagarik Parishad has held a press conference, strongly condemning the situation. They stated that it is unacceptable that KNF terrorists, who have looted bank money and weapons from law Continue Reading
KAPTAI CORRESPONDENT The 10 RE Battalion, under the Rangamati region, celebrated its 25th anniversary by providing free healthcare services. On Thursday, May 23, from 10am to 2pm, free medical services and essential medicines were distributed to the needy, destitute, and poor residents of Jibtali and Mogban Union. People of all ages, including the elderly and […]Continue Reading
Fighting between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army (AA) has escalated in the western state of Rakhine in recent days, putting thousands of mostly Muslim Rohingya who live in the area at increased risk, Al Jazeera reports. Based on interviews with Rohingya activists who have spoken to witnesses in Buthidaung, there have been huge […]Continue Reading
Norway will recognise an independent Palestinian state in the hope that this will help to bring peace with Israel, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said on Wednesday, Reuters reports. Ireland and Spain will also announce the recognition of a Palestinian state, sources said on Wednesday. European Union members Slovenia and Malta have also indicated in […]Continue Reading