India crackdown forces Rohingya refugees to go underground, flee to Bangladesh

June 9, 2022

NEWS DESK The detention of dozens of Rohingya refugees in the north Indian city of Jammu, a north Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, and the deportation of the two refugees to Myanmar has triggered panic among India’s Rohingya refugee community, VOA reports. In the past month, 2,000 to 3,000 Rohingya refugees have fled […]Continue Reading

After 86 hours, fire finally put out in Ctg depot: Army

June 8, 2022

NEWS DESK After 86 hours, the devastating fire at BM Container Depot in Chattogram’s Sitakunda has finally been doused, said Lt Col Ariful Islam, commander of the 18th Brigade of Bangladesh Army’s 24th Infantry Division. He confirmed the development to journalists today (June 8, 2022). The fire was completely extinguished around 12pm. There are no […]Continue Reading

Myanmar’s shadow government to create its own police force

June 8, 2022

NEWS DESK A parallel government opposed to military rule in Myanmar announced on Tuesday it was forming its own police force, in its latest effort to hamper the junta’s efforts to govern after a coup last year, Reuters reports. The military has labelled its opponents “terrorists”, including the shadow National Unity Government (NUG), an alliance […]Continue Reading

Ctg depot fire: Love, respect pour in for firemen Mithu, Nipon killed in line of duty

June 6, 2022

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, RANGAMATI Last rites of firefighters Mithu Dewan and Nipon Chakma, who lost their lives in an inferno at a container depot in Chattogram’s Sitakunda, have been performed in their home district – Rangamati. Prior to this, they were given a guard of honour by the fire service. Mithu and Nipon’s funerals were held […]Continue Reading

Ctg depot fire: Two firefighters, from Rangamati, killed

June 6, 2022

NEWS DESK Two of the firefighters who died trying to douse an inferno at an inland container depot in Sitakunda upazila of Chittagong hail from Rangamati. They are Mithu  Dewan, 50, a native of Rangamati’s West Tribal area, and Nipon, from Mantripara in the city’s College Gate area. Mithu worked at Kumira Fire Service Station. […]Continue Reading

Firemen continue to work to douse depot fire completely

June 6, 2022

NEWS DESK The firefighters continued their efforts for the third consecutive day today (June 06, 2022) to douse completely the devastating container depot fire that killed around 41 people and wounded scores others while the government warned that stern actions would be taken if anyone found guilty in the investigations. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, […]Continue Reading

Shah Rukh, Katrina test positive for Covid

June 5, 2022

NEWS DESK Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and leading actress Katrina Kaif are the latest Bollywood celebrities to have contracted coronavirus. Both are currently in home isolation in the city of Mumbai. Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took to Twitter to wish Shah Rukh a fast “recovery”. “Just came to know that our Brand Ambassador […]Continue Reading

Thai police rescue 59 Rohingya refugees abandoned on southern island

June 5, 2022

Thailand had rescued 59 Rohingya refugees, including children, from an island who had been abandoned by people smugglers on an island close to the Malaysian border, police said on Sunday, Reuters reports. The Rohingya – 31 men, 23 women, and five children – were found on Dong island in Satun province, which borders Malaysia, assistant […]Continue Reading

Death toll in Ctg depot fire revised down to 41

June 5, 2022

NEWS DESK: Chattogram DC (Deputy Commissioner) office has revised the death toll from Sitakunda’s BM Container Depot fire down to 41. Media reports mentioned the death toll as 49 after the DC office confirmed it yesterday afternoon, Sunday, June 05, 2022. However, the DC office’s information booth around 3:30pm today, Monday, June 6, 2022 confirmed […]Continue Reading

RAB arrests five with 1 lakh pieces of yaba pills in Cox’s Bazar

June 3, 2022

STAFF CORRESPONDENT The Rapid Action Battalion or RAB has arrested five people in possession of 100,000 pieces of yaba tablets during a raid in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf upazila. Tipped off, a team of the RAB-15 arrested them and recovered the drugs while conducting the raid on the east side of Tulatli station in Huaikyong Union […]Continue Reading