UPDF’s offer of peace talks with govt welcomed

June 14, 2022

NEWS DESK An armed rebel group in Bangladesh has offered peace talks with the government in a move hailed by the experts as significant, Al Jazeera reports. The United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF), based in the country’s Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) in the south last week submitted a 66-page peace proposal to the government through […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh urges UN to scale up efforts for Rohingyas repatriation 

June 14, 2022

NEWS DESK Bangladesh has urged the United Nations (UN) to scale up its programmes in Rakhine State of Myanmar to support the forcibly displaced Rohingyas on their return from Bangladesh. “The most durable solution to the Rohingya crisis lies in their safe, sustainable and dignified return to Myanmar,” said Bangladesh Ambassador Rabab Fatima. The Bangladesh […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh asks Myanmar to repatriate Rohingya early

June 14, 2022

NEWS DESK Bangladesh has called upon Myanmar for an early commencement of repatriating Rohingya people to lessen the colossal burden of hosting them. Dhaka also urged an expeditious verification of eligibility for return, security, livelihood and wellbeing of the returnees. Bangladesh urged these at the fifth meeting of the Joint Working Group (JWG) on the […]Continue Reading

‘ARSA’ killed Mohib Ullah to stop Rohingya return: Chargesheet

June 13, 2022

NEWS DESK Police investigations have revealed that Mohammad Mohib Ullah was killed by the ARSA group as he was working to get the Rohingyas – who have taken shelter in Bangladesh – back to their home country, Myanmar. ARSA (Arakan Republican Salvation Army) is an armed organization based in Myanmar’s Rakhine. Mohib Ullah, taking refuge […]Continue Reading

Police file chargesheet against 29 over murder of Rohingya activist Mohib Ullah

June 13, 2022

NEWS DESK Cox’s Bazar district police have lodged a charesheet in the murder case of Rohingya leader Mohammad Mohib Ullah  after an eight-and-a-half month investigation. Cox’s Bazar Additional Superintendent of Police Rafiqul Islam said the chargesheet was lodged with the district’s senior judicial magistrate’s court on Monday afternoon. A total of Continue Reading

Zayed Khan threatens to shoot Omar Sani

June 11, 2022

NEWS DESK Controversial actor Zayed Khan allegedly took out a pistol and threatened to shoot Omar Sani during the post-wedding reception of actor and producer Monowar Hossain Dipjol’s son at the Bashundhara Convention Centre in Dhaka on Friday. The incident ensued as Omar Sani slapped Zayed Khan as soon as he entered the event, said […]Continue Reading

Reports of several casualties during fierce JSS-UPDF gunfights go viral

June 11, 2022

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Reports of massive gunfights between JSS (Santu) and UPDF (Prasit) in Dighinala and Panchhari of Khagrachhari resulting in several casualties have gone viral on social media since Saturday morning. Although neither side has officially acknowledged this, various Facebook IDs, pages and groups run by them have claimed that gunfights between them did Continue Reading

Rohingya leader killed in Cox’s Bazar refugee camp

June 10, 2022

UKHIYA AND TEKNAF CORRESPONDENTS A Rohingya leader has been killed at a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya upazila. Dead Md Azim Uddin (35) was the head majhi (leader) of Block C at Rohingya Camp No 18. He is son of Kamal Uddin, a resident of Block-L/18 of Camp-17. The incident took place at […]Continue Reading

UPDF keen on holding peace talks with govt

June 9, 2022

The United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF-Prasit) has expressed interest in holding peace talks with the government to resolve the existing insurgency and tensions in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. As part of this, they have submitted a 69-page demand to the government at a ceremony in Khagtrachhari’s Panchhari on Thursday, June 09, 2022. On behalf of […]Continue Reading

Budget FY23: Increased allocation proposed for CHT

June 9, 2022

NEWS DESK An increased allocation has been proposed for the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts in the upcoming 2022-23 fiscal year’s budget. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal proposed the increased allocation in the national budget of Tk 6.78 trillion he placed in parliament on Thursday afternoon. A total of Tk 1,338 crore has been proposed […]Continue Reading