Turkey’s Erdogan labels Israel a ‘terror state’, slams its backers in West

November 15, 2023

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday Israel was a “terror state” committing war crimes and violating international law in Gaza, sharpening his repeated criticism of Israeli leaders and their backers in the West, Reuters reports. Speaking two days before a planned visit to Germany to meet Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Erdogan said Israel’s military Continue Reading

Bombarded twice in Gaza, 4-year-old Ahmed loses parents, then legs

November 15, 2023

The boy keeps asking for his parents, and he wants to get up and walk, but his parents are dead and his legs have been amputated, Reuters reports. That is the plight of Ahmed Shabat, a four-year-old boy whose parents were killed when their home in the town of Beit Hanoun in the northeastern corner […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh sees ‘lack of trust or political will’ behind delay in Rohingya repatriation

November 15, 2023

NEWS DESK The delay in commencing repatriation of Rohingya refugees to their homeland in Myanmar is either due to lack of trust or political will of that country, Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen has said categorically. “As I mentioned, there is no problem with the agreements [with Myanmar]. Maybe the problem is either the trust […]Continue Reading

Canadian PM Trudeau tells Israel killing of babies in Gaza must end

November 15, 2023

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday said the “killing of women, of children, of babies” in the besieged Gaza Strip must end, in his sharpest criticism of Israel since war against Hamas broke out over a month ago, Reuters reports Canada has maintained that Israel has the right to defend itself against Hamas after […]Continue Reading

Myanmar rebels say dozens of junta forces surrender, captured

November 15, 2023

Dozens of members of the Myanmar security forces have surrendered or been captured, a rebel group said on Wednesday, as a coordinated offensive by insurgent groups battling the junta gathers pace in several parts of the country, Reuters reports. At least 28 policemen gave up their weapons and surrendered to the Arakan Army (AA), while […]Continue Reading

Myanmar soldiers flee to India after clash with rebels

November 14, 2023

At least 43 Myanmar soldiers have surrendered to police in the Indian state of Mizoram a day after heavy clashes with anti-junta rebel fighters, an Indian police official said on Tuesday, Reuters reports. Anti-junta fighters in Myanmar’s Chin state were aiming to gain control of part of a porous border with India, after tasting early […]Continue Reading

Commander of PCJSS armed wing arrested in Rangamati

November 14, 2023

STAFF REPORTER, RANGAMATI Security forces have arrested Shantimoy Chakma, a company commander of the armed group of the Parbatya Chattogram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS) in Rangamati.  He was apprehended on Monday evening (13 November) from the K.K. Roy Road in the hill district town. It is known that the arrested Shantimoy Chakma hails from Sarowatali […]Continue Reading

EU delegation visits Rohingya camp

November 14, 2023

TEKNAF CORRESPONDENT A delegation from the European Union (EU) has visited the Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhia. Led by Charles Whiteley, the EU Ambassador to Bangladesh, the four-member delegation arrived at Camp No. 4 in Ukhia around 10:30 AM on Monday (13 November). Other members of the delegation included Deputy Managing Director for Asia […]Continue Reading

Myanmar border clash echoes in Bandarban: residents hear explosions

November 14, 2023

GHUMDHUM CORRESPONDENT After a nine-month lull, the border area near Tumbru border at Ghumdhum in Bandarban’s Naikhongchhari is once again witnessing signs of unrest, with sounds of mortar shell explosions emanating from inside Myanmar. Around 2 PM on Monday, locals reported hearing loud noises suggestive of heavy artillery, reigniting concerns in the border community. Continue Reading

Rohingya among 80 freed from Australian detention

November 13, 2023

Eighty people have been released from Australian migrant detention centers since the High Court ruled last week that their indefinite detention was unconstitutional, the immigration minister said Monday, AP reports. A member of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority won freedom Wednesday when the court outlawed his indefinite detention. Australia has been unable to Continue Reading