Three shot after gunfights at Ukhiya Rohingya camp

July 21, 2022

UKHIYA CORRESPONDENT Three Rohingyas are said to have been shot as two rival groups of them engaged in a series of gunfights over taking control of a Ukhiya Rohingya Camp in Cox’s Bazar on Thursday, July 21, 2022. The shot are Md Hossain, 52, head majhi of D-Block, Camp No 4, Md. Pethan, 41, and […]Continue Reading

BGB, BSF agree to reduce border killing to zero level

July 21, 2022

NEWS DESK Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) have agreed to bring down the killing, injuring and beating unarmed nationals of both countries to zero level by adopting extra precautionary measures along the borders. Border guarding forces of the two neighbouring countries issued a joint statement in this regard after ending […]Continue Reading

Rohingyas are not yaba consumers, they’re carriers: Home Minister

July 20, 2022

NEWS DESK Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said police in Chattogram region seized only 34.76 lakh yaba pills in 2016, which increased to 1.2 crore pieces in 2018 and 2.59 crore pieces in 2021. “We noticed that the seizures have gone up notably after the Rohingya influx. The Rohingyas are not consumers of yaba, but […]Continue Reading

262 UPDF men killed by JSS in 24 years, Hill Women’s Federation claims

July 20, 2022

STAFF REPORTER A total of 335 UPDF (United People’s Democratic Front) leaders and supporters have been killed in the last 24 years, the Hill Women’s Federation has claimed. Of them, 262 were killed by JSS-Santu Larma (Jana Samhati Samiti – Santu Larma) alone, Niti Chakma, president of the Federation, said while reading out a statement […]Continue Reading

Dhaka seeks more support from Jakarta for Rohingya repatriation

July 19, 2022

NEWS DESK Bangladesh has sought a proactive support of Indonesia and of the ASEAN for an early repatriation of the stranded Myanmar nationals from Bangladesh to Myanmar. Bangladesh and Indonesia held bilateral meeting in Jakarta on Monday (July 18, 2022) and discussed the issue. Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and Minister of Foreign Affairs of […]Continue Reading

“War always causes sufferings for masses worldwide”, PM Hasina tells Indian Army chief

July 19, 2022

NEWS DESK Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has denounced war, saying it always causes sufferings for the masses worldwide. She said this while visiting Indian Army chief, General Manoj Pande, called on her at her official residence Gono Bhaban on Tuesday ((July 19, 2022). PM’s press secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed reporters after the call. PM Sheikh […]Continue Reading

Greece protests to Serbia, Ukraine over Bangladesh-bound cargo plane crash

July 18, 2022

NEWS DESK Greece has protested to Serbia and Ukraine for not being timely informed about the munitions cargo on board a Ukrainian aircraft which crashed near the northern city of Kavala on Saturday night, Greek diplomatic sources said on Monday, Reuters reports. The Antonov An-12 carrying 11.5 tonnes of defence products made in Serbia, including […]Continue Reading

Cargo plane carrying defence products for Bangladesh crashes in Greece

July 18, 2022

NEWS DESK A Ukrainian cargo plane carrying munitions from Serbia to Bangladesh crashed near the city of Kavala in northern Greece late on Saturday, Serbian authorities said on Sunday, July 17, 2022, Reuters reports. Drone images from the scene showed debris from the bulking Antonov An-12 aircraft strewn in fields. Greek authorities said there were […]Continue Reading

Indian Army chief meets Bangladesh Army, Navy chiefs

July 18, 2022

NEWS DESK Visiting Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pande has paid courtesy calls on Bangladesh Army Chief General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed and Chief of Naval Staff Admiral M Shaheen Iqbal. He paid a courtesy call on his Bangladesh counterpart General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed at the Army Headquarters in Dhaka and discussed ways to enhance and […]Continue Reading

UPDF man killed in JSS firing in Rangamati

July 18, 2022

STAFF REPORTER A UPDF member was killed in JSS firing on the banks of The Maini River in the border area of Rangamati’s Longdu upazila and Khagrachhari’s Dighinala upazila. The deceased was also identified as Vinay Chakma, 24, son of Rupen Vikas Chakma of Balumura area in Rangamati’s Naniyarchar upazila. Locals said the incident took […]Continue Reading