KNF leader Longa Khumi, acting under cover of journalism, arrested

May 20, 2023

A Kuki-Chin National Army leader was arrested by security forces on suspicion of his involvement with the Kuki-Chin National Army, an anti-state Christian militant organization. Longa Khumi was apprehended on Friday (May 19) at Ruma market in Bandarban district. He hails from Khulain Para, Ruma Upazila, and his parents are Ngacha Khumi and Angloche Khumi. […]Continue Reading

Myanmar delegation postpones visit citing Cyclone Mocha aftermath

May 18, 2023

NEWS DESK The Myanmar delegation scheduled to visit Bangladesh in May to hold talks with Rohingyas about their repatriation plan has postponed its trip due to the severe destruction caused by Cyclone Mocha in Rakhine state. Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Seheli Sabrin confirmed the information on Thursday. “Although the Myanmar delegation’s arrival was Continue Reading

Cyclone Mocha’s Death Toll Reaches 202 in Myanmar

May 18, 2023

The death toll from Cyclone Mocha in Myanmar exceeded 200 on Wednesday as people on the ground started clearing away debris and counting casualties, with many fearing the death toll will climb far higher as hundreds are still missing, The Irrawaddy reports. Mocha made landfall on Myanmar’s west coast in Rakhine State on Sunday with […]Continue Reading

22 militants and KNF members transferred from Bandarban to Chattogram Jail

May 18, 2023

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, BANDARBAN A total of 22 inmates belonging to the newly formed militant group Jamatul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya and the hilly separatist armed group Kuki-China National Front (KNF) have been transferred from Bandarban District Jail to Chattogram Jail. Under tight security, the prisoners were transported from Bandarban Jail to Chattogram Jail at 10 […]Continue Reading

UN expert says Russia, China sending deadly aid to Myanmar’s military

May 17, 2023

Myanmar’s military has imported at least $1 billion in arms and other material since it staged a coup in February 2021, a UN expert said on Wednesday in a new report that calls out Russia and China for aiding the junta’s deadly campaign to crush its opposition, Reuters reports. Since the military seized power and […]Continue Reading

Washington working on repatriation of Rohingyas to Myanmar: US official

May 17, 2023

NEWS DESK A senior US State Department official has said Washington is working to find out a longer term durable solution to the crisis through repatriation of Rohinyas to Myanmar under the right condition, a task she termed as “difficult and challenging”. “We believe very firmly that the conditions in Myanmar right now do not […]Continue Reading

Rohingya in Myanmar count the dead after Cyclone Mocha

May 17, 2023

Rohingya families in cyclone-hit Myanmar buried loved ones outside shattered villages and searched the seashore for the missing, expecting little help from a government that denies their identity, AFP reports. Cyclone Mocha snapped bridges, downed power lines and ruptured close-lying huts in displacement camps and villages across Rakhine state, leaving tens of thousands of Continue Reading

1 Killed, 1 Injured in KNF landmine blast in Bandarban

May 17, 2023

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, THANCHI, BANDARBAN A villager lost his life and another person sustained serious injuries when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by Kuki Chin National Front (KNF) terrorists exploded near Bandarban’s Thanchi-Ruma border. The incident took place on Wednesday at the KNF hideout in Slopi para, situated in Ward No. 6 of Remakri Prangsa […]Continue Reading

2 army soldiers killed, 2 officers injured in KNA terrorist attack in Bandarban

May 17, 2023

STAFF CORRESPONDENT Two Army soldiers were killed and two officers were injured in an attack carried out by Kuki Chin National Army (KNA) terrorists in Bandarban’s Ruma Upazila. The incident occurred on Tuesday when a patrol team, led by Major Monowar of Sungsungpara Army Camp, encountered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast and ambush firing […]Continue Reading

Bandarban Zilla Parishad hosts farewell reception to honor Region Commander

May 16, 2023

NEWS DESK Brigadier General Ziaul Haque, the Region Commander of Bandarban, was honored with a farewell reception. On the evening of Monday, May 15, the Bandarban Zilla Parishad hosted the reception at the Zilla Parishad meeting hall to mark the occasion. Among the attendees were Lakshi Pad Das, a member of the Bandarban Hill District […]Continue Reading