Distribution of Eid gifts among 600 families by Guimara’s Army Region

April 18, 2023

FE ONLINE DESK To maintain peace, harmony, and development ahead of the holy festival of Eid-ul-Fitr, the Guimara Army Region of Khagarchari is distributing food items to 600 families on behalf of the Army Chief. On Monday, April 17, the Commander of Guimara Region, Brigadier General Md. Kamal Mamun, visited the homes of vulnerable and […]Continue Reading

Indian medicines worth Tk 35 lakh seized in Matiranga army raid; one held

April 15, 2023

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, KHAGRACHARI A significant haul of Indian medicines was seized during an operation conducted by the 15 Field Regiment Artillery Matiranga Army Zone in the Guimara Region of Khagrachari. The seizure included 44,500 pieces of sexually stimulating tablets and 200,000 pieces of Peroptin tablets, with an estimated value of some Tk 35 lakh. Additionally, […]Continue Reading

Rohingya leader shot dead at Ukhiya camp

April 15, 2023

NEWS DESK A Rohingya leader was shot to death in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya camp on Saturday (April 15). The deceased has been identified as Rawshan Ullah. He was a sub-boatman of Ukhiya Balukhali Camp no 13, Armed Police Battalion (APBn-8) Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Faruk Ahmed. The officer said that Rawshan went out to […]Continue Reading

Arsa commander, Rohingya woman killed in Ukhiya camp gunfight

April 14, 2023

NEWS DESK A gunfight between Armed Police Battalion (APBn) and members of Myanmar’s armed group Arakan Salvation Army (Arsa) at the Ukhiya Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar left a woman and an Arsa commander dead on Friday afternoon (April 14). Assistant Superintendent of Police (Operation and Media) of Ukhiya 8 APBN, Farooq Ahmed, confirmed the […]Continue Reading

Khagrachari Region gifts computers to aid modern education for Marmas

April 13, 2023

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, KHAGRACHHARI Khagrachari Region has provided computers, printers, and other materials as gifts to help build a modern education system for the marginalised Marma community in Bangladesh. Brigadier General Golam Mohiuddin Ahmed, the commander of Khagrachari Region, extended educational aid to Bangladesh Marma Chhatra Oikya Parishad on Thursday, April Continue Reading

Myanmar air strike death toll rises to at least 130: Report

April 13, 2023

Villagers used old car tyres on Thursday to cremate the last of an estimated 130 victims of an airstrike in Myanmar’s central Sagaing region, with South East Asian countries saying they “strongly condemned” the attack, AFP reports. The country has seen widespread violence, with its economy almost paralysed, since the military toppled Aung San Suu […]Continue Reading

Myanmar junta chief asks Thailand to drop daughter’s name from drugs, laundering case

April 12, 2023

NEWS DESK Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has personally asked Thai authorities to drop his daughter’s name from a court case involving a Myanmar arms dealer indicted on charges of drug trafficking and money laundering, The Irrawaddy reports. Arms dealer Tun Min Latt was arrested in a police raid in Bangkok in September last year, […]Continue Reading

‘Baisabi’ begins in hilly districts

April 12, 2023

NEWS DESK The celebrations of ‘Baisabi’ festival, marking the inauguration of Chakma ‘Phool Bijhu’, Tripura ‘Boisu’ and the Marma community’s ‘Sangrai’ festivals, began on Tuesday in the Chittagong Hill Tracts with much enthusiasm. The celebrations began with immersing flowers by local MP Ushaton Talukdar in Kaptai Lake in the morning. Baisabi is considered to be […]Continue Reading

US urged to create safe protection zone in Myanmar to facilitate Rohingya repatriation

April 12, 2023

NEWS DESK   Bangladesh has urged the USA to create a “safe protection zone” in Myanmar so that the Rohingyas can return to their homeland safely. “We discussed with them (USA) for a durable solution (to the Rohingya crisis). We said our priority is their (Rohingyas) repatriation,” Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen told reporters […]Continue Reading

Myanmar military attacks rebel gathering, leaving 50 dead

April 11, 2023

NEWS DESK At least 50 people were killed in central Myanmar on Tuesday in an air strike by the military on an event attended by opponents to its rule, according to media and members of a local resistance movement. Citing residents in the Sagaing region, BBC Burmese, Radio Free Asia (RFA), and the Irrawaddy news portal reported between 50 and 100 people, including Continue Reading