Rohingya woman shot dead in year’s 24th killing in Bangladesh refugee camps

April 26, 2023

A Rohingya woman was shot dead at a refugee camp in Bangladesh’s southeastern Cox’s Bazar district, the 24th such killing this year, Anadolu Agency reports. Two more women – a Rohingya community leader named Monira Begum and her daughter Noor Fatema – were wounded in the shooting at the Nayapara refugee camp, officials said. A […]Continue Reading

BGB arrests 3 with 21kg crystal meth in Cox’s Bazar

April 26, 2023

NEWS DESK Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has arrested three drug peddlers with 21.09 kg crystal meth ice from Palongkhali area in Cox’s Bazar district early today (April 26). The arrested were identified Rujurus Mia, 51, Md Ismail, 23, and Shyadul Basar, 40. All of them are the residents of Cox’s Bazar district, said a press […]Continue Reading

4 Myanmar nationals held with drugs in Teknaf

April 26, 2023

NEWS DESK Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained four Myanmar nationals and seized 10,000 Yaba pills, 1.06 kgs of Crystal meth, 35 bottles of foreign liquor and 430 cans of beer from them in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar. The BGB conducted the drive last night. The detainees were identified as Waz Karim, 22, […]Continue Reading

Liberation War Corner set up with Khagrachari Army Region collaboration

April 21, 2023

KHAGRACHARI CORRESPONDENT A Liberation War Corner, in collaboration with the Khagrachari Army Region, has been established at the Bangladesh Tripura Kalyan Sangsad (BTKS) in Khagrachari Sadar’s Milanpur. The Corner is set up to honor the courageous participants of the Liberation War of the Tripura Community in Bangladesh. On Thursday, Brigadier General Golam Continue Reading

Myanmar Supreme Court to hear appeal of jailed former leader Suu Kyi

April 19, 2023

NEWS DESK The Supreme Court in military-ruled Myanmar will hear an appeal by deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi against her convictions for corruption and violating election and state secrets laws, according to a source familiar with the matter, Reuters reports. The 77-year-old Nobel laureate is serving 33 years in prison after convictions in more […]Continue Reading

Rally in Bandarban’s Ruma Upazila calls for KNF-free Mulpi Para

April 19, 2023

Speakers at a rally have called for urgent action to eliminate the KNF from Mulpi Para under Paindu Union in Bandarban’s Ruma upazila. They made the call citing concerns over the safety and well-being of local Jhum farmers, day laborers, and other community members who rely on the land for their livelihoods. The Kuki-Chin National […]Continue Reading

Fighting continues after Myanmar junta convoy crushed in Chin state

April 19, 2023

Fierce fighting is continuing in Hakha Township, Chin State, in response to the destruction of a Myanmar junta convoy by resistance forces. The 30-truck junta convoy was defended by two armored vehicles when it left Kale in Sagaing Region in early March to reinforce Chin State’s capital Hakha but Chin resistance groups weakened it with […]Continue Reading

Fire at Rohingya camp razes dozens of shelters

April 19, 2023

NEWS DESK At least 100 shelters of the Rohingya refugees at Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar turned to ashes in a fire late Tuesday night (April 18). The incident was reported from Block C of Camp 24 (Nuralipara camp) in Leda around 11:10pm. It was brought under control around 12:30am by the joint efforts of the […]Continue Reading

Army distributes Eid gifts to 100 people in Rangamati

April 18, 2023

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, RANGAMATI The Rangamati Region of the army has distributed Eid gifts to 100 people in Rangamati district. On Tuesday (April 18) morning, Region Commander Brigadier General Imtaz Uddin, NDC, PSC, distributed the gifts on the premises of the Region Office in the hill district. During the distribution, he said that the Bangladesh Army […]Continue Reading

Dhaka sees hope for Rohingya repatriation in latest Beijing initiative

April 18, 2023

NEWS DESK Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday reiterated his hope that the Rohingyas will start returning to their place of origin in Myanmar acknowledging that he had a discussion on the issue with the Chinese side recently. “Yes, we had a courtesy meeting (with a Chinese special envoy). Surely, there was a […]Continue Reading