Army distributes relief goods to flood victims in Dighinala

August 12, 2023

DIGHINALA CORRESPONDENT Relief materials have been distributed among families affected by the flood, thanks to the proactive efforts of the Army in Khagrachhari’s Dighinala upazila. Captain Hasnain Alvi from the Dighinala zone inaugurated a relief distribution program at the Shantipur High School grounds in Kabakhali Union No. 3 of the Upazila on the morning of […]Continue Reading

Three Rohingya among eight from Bangladesh arrested in Agartala on way to Kolkata

August 12, 2023

NEWS DESK The Railway Protection Force said it detained eight foreign nationals at the Agartala railway station while they were about to board a Kolkata-bound train on Saturday. They were arrested later by the Government Railway Police, The Indian Express reports. Of the eight people, five are Bangladeshi citizens and three are Rohingya who illegally […]Continue Reading

4 Rohingya held in India custody, kin say no riot links

August 12, 2023

Four Rohingya refugees, including two minors aged 14 and 16 years, have been apprehended for their alleged role in communal violence that broke out in Nuh, one of the 22 districts in the Indian state of Haryana, on July 31, Times of India reports. While two adults — 21 and 19 years old — were […]Continue Reading

Two US Congressmen on a four-day visit to Bangladesh, to visit Rohingya camps

August 12, 2023

NEWS DESK Two US Congressmen — Richard McCormick of Georgia from the Republican Party and Ed Case of Hawaii from the Democratic Party arrived in Dhaka on Saturday (today) on a four-day official visit to Bangladesh. A number of US officials also accompanied them. “They have come mainly to visit the Rohingya camps and a […]Continue Reading

Bandarban-Thanchi road damaged, communication cut off

August 12, 2023

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, BANDARBAN Approximately 4 kilometers of the Bandarban-Thanchi road has crumbled, resulting in the severance of communication between Thanchi upazila and the district headquarters. During the persistent heavy rainfall since last Sunday, the road, stretching from Chimbuk to Jeevan Nagar, has collapsed and plunged into deep ditches at seven different Continue Reading

DIGHINALA FLOOD: Thousands waterlogged, facing clean water shortage and disease outbreaks

August 12, 2023

DIGHINALA CORRESPONDENT, KHAGRACHHARI Continuous heavy rainfall has led to the inundation of the lower regions of Dighinala upazila in Khagrachari for the past four days. Numerous families, numbering in the thousands, find themselves trapped in the rising waters. The flood-affected populace is grappling with severe shortages of freshwater and the outbreak of various Continue Reading

‘We are no longer part of nationwide ceasefire agreement’: Myanmar’s KNU

August 11, 2023

NEWS DESK As the junta’s military has already destroyed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA), it no longer needs to be abided by, the Karen National Union (KNU), one of Myanmar’s oldest ethnic armed groups, said at a press conference on Aug. 10, The Irrawaddy reports. “We no longer have any cause to abide by the […]Continue Reading

Dhaka seeks third-country resettlement of Rohingyas

August 11, 2023

NEWS DESK Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen has said ensuring accountability for the atrocities committed against Rohingyas, as well as repatriation of the Rohingyas to their ancestral homeland, Myanmar or third country resettlement, are sustainable solutions to the Rohingya crisis. He said this during a meeting with the visiting OIC-UNHCR joint delegation at the Ministry Continue Reading

Govt bans Jama’atul Ansar; so far 9 militant outfits outlawed

August 11, 2023

NEWS DESK The government has banned militant outfit Jama’atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya citing its potential threat to public safety and law and order. The home ministry on Wednesday issued a gazette to this effect. This development came following formal requests from the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of police and the Rapid […]Continue Reading

14 killed in Bandarban, Rangamati floods

August 10, 2023

NEWS DESK At least 14 people were killed in the recent floods and landslides reported in Bandarban and Rangamati districts. In Bandarban, at least eight people were killed. Among the victims, five are men and three are women. Deputy Commissioner Shah Mojaheed Uddin confirmed the matter on Thursday. “We are assessing the damage caused by […]Continue Reading