World Court orders Israel to halt assault on Gaza’s Rafah

May 25, 2024

Judges at the top United Nations court ordered Israel on Friday to halt its military assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, in a landmark emergency ruling on South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide, Reuters reports. Reading out the ruling by the International Court of Justice or World Court, the body’s president Nawaf […]Continue Reading

Late President Ebrahim Raisi laid to rest at Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad

May 23, 2024

Iran’s late President Ebrahim Raisi was laid to rest in his hometown of Mashhad that hosts the holy shrine of the eighth Shia imam, Imam Reza (AS), the state-run IRNA news agency reports. The body of Raisi arrived in Mashhad on Thursday morning, with huge crowds of people gathering for his funeral procession that reached […]Continue Reading

Two KNF members killed in joint forces operation in Bandarban

May 23, 2024

BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT Two members of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) were killed in a joint forces operation led by the army in Bandarban, officials said Thursday. A single-barrel shotgun was recovered from the scene. The operation was conducted early Thursday in the Sharonpara area of Suwalak Union, Sadar Upazila. “We have received reports of the […]Continue Reading

Plot to carve Christian state from Bangladesh, Myanmar underway: PM Hasina

May 23, 2024

NEWS DESK Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday alleged that a plot is on to carve out “a Christian state like East Timor” taking parts from Bangladesh and Myanmar. She also claimed that she was offered a hassle-free reelection in the January 7 polls if she allowed a foreign country to build an airbase in […]Continue Reading

Joint forces urged to continue operations against KNF

May 23, 2024

BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT/ CONTENT CREATOR, BANDARBAN BUREAU In response to the escalating anarchy in Bandarban district caused by the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) terrorist group, Parbatya Nagarik Parishad has held a press conference, strongly condemning the situation. They stated that it is unacceptable that KNF terrorists, who have looted bank money and weapons from law Continue Reading

Free medical services mark 25th anniversary of 10 RE Battalion

May 23, 2024

KAPTAI CORRESPONDENT The 10 RE Battalion, under the Rangamati region, celebrated its 25th anniversary by providing free healthcare services. On Thursday, May 23, from 10am to 2pm, free medical services and essential medicines were distributed to the needy, destitute, and poor residents of Jibtali and Mogban Union. People of all ages, including the elderly and […]Continue Reading

‘Nowhere to go’: Rohingya face arson attacks in Myanmar’s Rakhine State

May 23, 2024

Fighting between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army (AA) has escalated in the western state of Rakhine in recent days, putting thousands of mostly Muslim Rohingya who live in the area at increased risk, Al Jazeera reports. Based on interviews with Rohingya activists who have spoken to witnesses in Buthidaung, there have been huge […]Continue Reading

Norway, along with Ireland and Spain, to recognize Palestinian state

May 22, 2024

Norway will recognise an independent Palestinian state in the hope that this will help to bring peace with Israel, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said on Wednesday, Reuters reports. Ireland and Spain will also announce the recognition of a Palestinian state, sources said on Wednesday. European Union members Slovenia and Malta have also indicated in […]Continue Reading

Russia says after Raisi crash that US undermined aviation safety with sanctions

May 21, 2024

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, commenting on the helicopter crash that killed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, said on Tuesday that US sanctions had worsened aviation safety, Reuters reports. Iranian media reported that images from the site showed the US-made Bell 212 helicopter on which Raisi was travelling slammed into a mountain peak, although there was […]Continue Reading

Bangladeshi youth injured in Rohingya Camp clash over Myanmar conflict recruitment

May 21, 2024

UKHIA CORRESPONDENT A Bangladeshi youth was injured in a shooting during a clash between Rohingya refugees and a terrorist organization in the Ukhia Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar. The clash erupted early Tuesday morning in the Lumbashia Rohingya camp as the terrorist group pressured the Rohingya to join the ongoing conflict in Myanmar. The violence […]Continue Reading