For more than four hours Abdullah* waited in the darkness as soldiers marched 30 of his neighbours from their homes in the Myanmar border state of Rakhine and forced them by gunpoint to join him on the truck that would take them all to a military base. By the morning they were standing in front […]Continue Reading
KAPTAI/RAJASTHALI CORRESPONDENTS The 10 RE Battalion of the Rangamati Army Region has distributed corrugated iron sheets in its designated areas. On Tuesday, May 14, at 11 am, Lt Colonel Muhammad Sohel, PSC, Commander of the 10 RE Battalion, handed over the corrugated iron sheets for newly constructed structures at Hazarmanik High School. The event was […]Continue Reading
STAFF CORRESPONDENT, RANGAMATI/BAGHAICHHARI CORRESPONDENT A fierce gunfight between the Santu group of the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samghati Samiti (PCJSS) and the Prasit group of the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) has erupted in Baghaichhari upazila, Rangamati, causing widespread panic among locals. The violence began early Tuesday morning in the Dulobonia Continue Reading
NEWS DESK Director General (DG) of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui issued a warning to the armed separatist group Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF), saying that as long as their activities continue, BGB will participate in the Army-led joint forces’ operation, giving all out support. He said that the “terrorist group” KNF […]Continue Reading
NAIKHONGCHHARI CORRESPONDENT A Bangladeshi youth was shot dead by the Arakan Army (AA) inside Myanmar near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, local officials confirmed. The incident, which took place on Sunday morning around 8 AM at Arakan Ghat, about 1 kilometer from the zero line. The victim, identified as 28-year-old Abul Kalam from Bamhatirchhara village in Naikhongchhari Continue Reading
BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT A Bangladeshi worker was reportedly killed in a shooting by the Arakan Army at the Naikhongchhari border, officials said Sunday. The incident occurred early Sunday morning near Pillar 48 at the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Ward 9 of Naikhongchhari Sadar Union, where 26-year-old Abul Kalam – Abul Kalam was a resident of Bamhatirchhara village […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) wanted to know the progress of efforts in renewing the passports of the Rohingyas who went to the KSA back in 1973-74 with Bangladeshi passports. Saudi Deputy Interior Minister Dr Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al-Daoud discussed the issue with Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan during a bilateral meeting at […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK A Rohingya refugee was shot dead by unidentified miscreants in Teknaf Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar. The deceased was identified as Md Alam, a resident of Block E of Nayapara Camp in Teknaf. The incident took place at around 8am on Saturday. Badrul Islam, another resident of that camp, said that a group […]Continue Reading
BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT Leaders of the Bawm Social Council in Bandarban have issued a strong warning to the Kuki Chin National Front (KNF), urging them to return to peace talks. This comes after a recent bank robbery in the region resulted in the theft of 14 weapons. In a 22-minute video message released in the Bawm […]Continue Reading
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday is set to back a Palestinian bid to become a full UN member by recognizing it as qualified to join and sending the application back to the UN Security Council to “reconsider the matter favourably,” Reuters reports. The Palestinians are reviving their bid to become a full UN […]Continue Reading