On army chief’s behalf, Eid gifts distributed among destitute

July 9, 2022

DESK REPORT On behalf of the army chief, Eid gifts have been distributed among the destitute in the vicinity of Dhaka Cantonment Area on the occasion of the holy Eid-al-Adha. More than 500 destitute families received the Eid gifts while on the premises of the Adarsha Vidyaniketan on Saturday, July 9, 2022. Acting Station Commander […]Continue Reading

Holy Eid-ul-Azha today

July 9, 2022

NEWS DESK The holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated across the country today with due solemnity and religious fervor. Eid-ul-Azha is celebrated on the 10th of Zilhajj month of the Hizri calendar as Hazrat Ibrahim (AS), on this day, some 4,500 years ago, offered to sacrifice his beloved […]Continue Reading

Rohingyas a huge burden for Bangladesh, PM Hasina tells world

July 7, 2022

NEWS DESK Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the international community to play a more active role in Rohingya repatriation to their homeland, realising the huge burden of over one million displaced Myanmar nationals on Bangladesh under the fallout of Coronavirus and the Russia-Ukraine war. “Rohingyas are a huge burden for us. All the countries […]Continue Reading

Six AA Fighters Killed as Myanmar Regime Bombs Outpost in Karen State

July 5, 2022

NEWS DESK Six Arakan Army (AA) soldiers were killed when Myanmar junta aircraft bombed an outpost of the Rakhine armed group located in an area controlled by its ally, the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), near the Thai border in Karen State on Monday afternoon, The Irrawaddy reports. Though it primarily operates in Rakhine State, […]Continue Reading

Rohingya repatriation: Dhaka seeks proactive role from Indonesia, ASEAN

July 4, 2022

NEWS DESK Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has urged Indonesia and the ASEAN to play a proactive role to facilitate early repatriation of the displaced Rohingya people currently sheltered in Bangladesh on humanitarian grounds. He reiterated that the problem was created by Myanmar and it has to be solved by Myanmar as well. “The […]Continue Reading

Rohingya refugees provide aid to flood victims in Sylhet

July 3, 2022

NEWS DESK Registered Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have come forward to provide 400 flood-affected families with cash and emergency flood relief supplies, to show solidarity with the host population. Moved by social and mainstream media reports of the displacement of millions of people because of the recent flooding in Sylhet, young Rohingya refugees, both men […]Continue Reading

Drug smuggling: Most wanted fugitive held in Cox’s Bazar, spills the beans

July 3, 2022

UKHIYA CORRESPONDENT Cox’s Bazar police have arrested a fugitive accused in multiple cases confessing to smuggling 30-40 lakh yaba tablets per month from Myanmar into Rohingya camps. Fugitive Shafiullah, 38, son of Abdus Salam of E/2 Block of Lambasia Rohingya Shibir-1, was arrested in possession of 20,000 pieces of yaba tablets during a raid in […]Continue Reading

Amid threat of KNF attacks, 23 families flee to Bandarban from Rangamati

July 1, 2022

STAFF REPORTER Fearing for their safety amid attack threats by Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF), more than 23 families from several neighbourhoods of Barathali Union in Rangamati’s Bilachhari Upazila have taken refuge in the neighbouring Bandarban. They moved to Roangchhari Upazila in Bandarban, adjacent to Barathali. Later, they took shelter in different parts of Continue Reading

Dengue cases on rise in Rohingya camps

June 30, 2022

NEWS DESK The number of Dengue patients is increasing in the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar with nearly 2,000 being affected in six months. Meanwhile, one girl child aged four, residing at the Kutupalong camp, died on 23 June, hospital sources said. Cox’s Bazar Refugee Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner Office Coordinator Dr Toha Bhuiyan said […]Continue Reading

Role of headmen in maintaining CHT’s peace and order is immense: Brigadier Ziaul Haque

June 30, 2022

BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT Bandarban Army Region Commander Brigadier General Md Ziaul Haque has said the army is working tirelessly for the country and their contribution remaining at the forefront has set a remarkable example, underscoring the need for the army’s contribution in the Chattogram Hill Tracts. He was addressing as the chief guest at the Headmen’s […]Continue Reading