AA troops surround last Myanmar junta base in Maungdaw, Rakhine

July 4, 2024

Arakan Army (AA) troops have entered Maungdaw town in Rakhine State after seizing all junta positions including border guard police bases north and south of the town, sources close to the AA told The Irrawaddy on Thursday. The only junta presence left in Maungdaw Township is Border Guard Police Battalion 5 in Myo Thugyi ward […]Continue Reading

Mahalchhari Army Zone builds new house for impoverished Chakma family

July 4, 2024

MAHALCHHARI CORRESPONDENT A poor Chakma family has received a new house constructed with the support of the Mahalchhari Army Zone in the Khagrachari Region, as part of the human development program in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. On Thursday, Nitimoy Chakma (Tatru), a resident of Dhumunighat New Para in Mahalchhari, was handed over a newly built […]Continue Reading

Rohingya minority in firing line as rebels attack western Myanmar town

July 3, 2024

NEWS DESK It was soon after afternoon prayers at a mosque near western Myanmar’s Maungdaw town last month that 45-year-old Abdur said he looked up and spotted a drone hovering above. It was armed. “Within seconds, there was an explosion, and I lost consciousness,” said the bearded farmer, asking only to use his first name […]Continue Reading

Rohingya night guard killed in Ukhia camp

July 3, 2024

NEWS DESK A Rohingya night guard was shot dead in a fierce fight between two groups at Ukhia camp in Cox’s Bazar on Monday night. The deceased is Muhammad Salim, 30, son of Maqbul Hossain of Block E-3 of Rohingya Camp 14 at Hakimpara of Ukhia. Two more Rohingyas were injured in this incident. They […]Continue Reading

Indian navy chief calls on army chief

July 1, 2024

NEWS DESK Visiting Indian Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi on Monday paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman at Army Headquarters in Dhaka. During the meeting, the army chief exchanged pleasantries with Indian navy chief, said an ISPR release. Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi congratulated General Waker-Uz-Zaman for taking the charge of […]Continue Reading

Army distributes sports equipment in Dighinala

July 1, 2024

DIGHINALA CORRESPONDENT The army has distributed sports equipment for football, volleyball and cricket in Dighinala, Khagrachari. The distribution took place on Monday, July 1, at Jarulchari Headman’s Para Lower Secondary School in Dighinala Upazila. Dighinala Zone Commander Lt. Col. Md. Omar Farooq, PSC, attended the event, along with Dighinala Zone Adjutant Capt. M.A. Continue Reading

Army provides free medical services in Panchari

July 1, 2024

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, PANCHARI The Bangladesh Army provided free medical services to over 300 underprivileged and needy individuals in Panchari Upazila, Khagrachari, on Monday. The services were offered from 9 AM in the Nabinchand Para area, organized by the Khagrachari Sadar Army Zone under the supervision of the Khagrachari Region. Nearly 300 impoverished and sick Continue Reading

Discussion held in Dhaka in memory of Iran’s martyred President Raisi

June 30, 2024

STAFF REPORTER A memorial discussion took place on Sunday at the Iran Cultural Center in Dhaka to mark the 40th day since the martyrdom of Ayatollah Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, the late president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and his entourage. Speakers at the event said President Raisi was a humanitarian person who worked very […]Continue Reading

Indian blockade isolates Myanmar’s Rakhine, pressures Arakan Army to leave Chin State

June 29, 2024

Central Young Lai Association, an Indian civil society organization based in Mizoram, has blockaded the trade route used to import goods from India to war-wrecked Rakhine State through Chin State’s Paletwa Township to pressure the Arakan Army (AA) into leaving Chin State, The Irrawaddy reports. The blockade further isolates Rakhine, which is already suffering from […]Continue Reading

Joint Forces Operation in Bandarban: KNF member killed

June 26, 2024

STAFF CORRESPONDENT A member of the Kuki Chin National Front (KNF) was killed during a joint forces operation in Simpalampi Para and Tajingdong hills of Thanchi Upazila, Bandarban. One KNF member was arrested, and two guns along with various items were recovered, officials said. The incident occurred on Wednesday morning in the Simlay Para area […]Continue Reading