One killed in gunfight between UPDF factions in Khagrachhari

July 18, 2022

STAFF REPORTER One person was killed in a gunfight between two armed rival groups of UPDF (Core) and UPDF (Democratic) Taindong area of Matiranga upazila of Khagrachhari. The gunfight took place for around an hour from around 5:00pm on Monday (July 18) near the Tanakka Para BGB camp in the union of Matiranga upazila. On […]Continue Reading

Rohingya insurgency group Al-Yakin leader held in Cox’s Bazar

July 17, 2022

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, COX’S BAZAR The Armed Police Battalion (APBn) arrested a top leader of Al-Yakin, an armed insurgency group that fights for establishing the rights of Rohingyas in Myanmar, on Saturday. Abu-Bakkar alias Zameer Hossain alias Hafez Monir, 37, son of Noor Mohammad, was arrested from East B/74 of Ukhia Palangkhali Camp-8 around 8 pm […]Continue Reading

Former activist abducted by JSS, UPDF alleges

July 16, 2022

BAGHAICHARI CORRESPONDENT A former UPDF activist has allegedly been abducted by armed terrorists of JSS-Santu from his house in Gangaram Duluchari area of Ward No. 5 of Sajek Union in Baghaichari upazila of Rangamati. Robin Chakma (40), alias Guroye, was abducted at 10:00pm on Friday, July 15, 2022, said Argent Chakma, coordinator of the Sajek […]Continue Reading

Bandarban: From harmony to conflict

July 15, 2022

Lt. Gen. Dr. MOHAMMAD MAHFUZUR RAHMAN Under the leadership of Manabendra Larma, the 1980s and 1990s were the golden age for the Jana Samhati Samiti-JSS (Regional part of CHT) and its armed organization Shanti Bahini (Armed group of JSS). Despite having absolute support among the tribal people in Rangamati and Khagrachhari districts, their activities in […]Continue Reading

Nasum, Miraz spin Tigers to series win against WIndies

July 14, 2022

NEWS DESK Left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed and offspinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz shared seven wickets between them in a gem of spin bowling as Bangladesh thrashed West Indies by nine wickets in the second ODI to take an unassailable 2-0 lead at Providence Stadium in Guyana on Wednesday, July 14, 2022. Bangladesh won the rain-curtailed first […]Continue Reading

India unearths network trafficking Rohingya girls from camps in Bangladesh

July 14, 2022

NEWS DESK A premier Indian investigating agency has busted a sprawling network for trafficking Rohingya girls from the refugee camps of Bangladesh to India, according to the Irrawaddy online media outlet. The chargesheet submitted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to a court in Guwahati has given lurid details about the network spanning several cities […]Continue Reading

Army Chief hands over Tk 10cr to PM for flood victims

July 14, 2022

NEWS DESK Chief of Army Staff General S M Shafiuddin Ahmed handed over a cheque for Taka 10 crore to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the flood-affected people in the country’s northeastern parts including Sylhet. On behalf of the Bangladesh Army, the cheque was handed over to the premier at her official Ganabhaban residence on […]Continue Reading

A harmonious CHT can reach the peak of development: Dipankar MP

July 14, 2022

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, RANGAMATI The development in the Chittagong Hill Tracts can reach the peak if harmony is maintained in the region, Dipankar Talukdar, the Member of Parliament from Rangamati constituency, has said. “If harmony is maintained, we will reach the peak of development,” he said while speaking as the chief guest at a function in […]Continue Reading

parbattanews.com gets government permission for registration

July 14, 2022

STAFF REPORTER parbattanews.com, the first national media on Chittagong Hill Tracts and Cox’s Bazar, has received permission from the government for its registration as an online news media. parbattanews.com is the most popular online news provider in the Chittagong Hill Tracts and Cox’s Bazar. The information ministry published a list of 45 online news portals […]Continue Reading

Ukraine Muslims pray for victory, end of Russian invasion

July 13, 2022

NEWS DESK By the time the Russians invaded, 43-year-old Mufti Said Ismahilov – one of the Muslim spiritual leaders of Ukraine – had already resolved that he would step aside from his religious duties to fight for his country, Al Jazeera reports. At the end of last year, as warnings of an imminent attack grew […]Continue Reading