Arakan Army captures another battalion headquarters in Myanmar’s Rakhine State

March 27, 2024

The Arakan Army (AA) has taken complete control of the headquarters of the junta’s Light Infantry Battalion 552 in Rakhine State’s Buthidaung Township, it said on Wednesday, The Irrawaddy reports. The ethnic army took control of the battalion’s headquarters on Monday after 32 days of intense clashes, it said, adding that the junta’s heavy bombardments […]Continue Reading

India to spend $3.7 billion to fence Myanmar border, source says

March 27, 2024

India plans to spend nearly $3.7 billion to fence its 1,610-km (1,000-mile) porous border with Myanmar within about a decade, said a source with direct knowledge of the matter, to prevent smuggling and other illegal activities, Reuters reports. New Delhi said earlier this year it would fence the border and end a decades-old visa-free movement […]Continue Reading

Explosions from Myanmar conflict heard on Bangladesh’s Saint Martin’s, Shahporir Island

March 27, 2024

STAFF CORRESPONDENT Explosions from fighting in Myanmar’s Rakhine state have been heard on Bangladesh’s Saint Martin’s Island and Shahporir Island, causing alarm among residents, local officials said on Wednesday. The explosions, which occurred on Wednesday as well as earlier in the week, were caused by clashes between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army rebel […]Continue Reading

Army’s Langadu zone provides humanitarian assistance

March 26, 2024

LANGADU CORRESPONDENT The Langadu zone of the Bangladesh Army provided humanitarian assistance to the impoverished and helpless people in the remote and inaccessible areas of the zone in Rangamati on Tuesday. The aid included three bundles of corrugated iron sheets for the construction of a house for a destitute mother, cash for medical treatment for […]Continue Reading

Residents in fear as gunfire, explosions in Myanmar rattle Teknaf areas

March 26, 2024

HNILA CORRESPONDENT Mortar shells and gunfire from Myanmar are rattling the Teknaf Upazila border in Cox’s Bazar, causing homes and windows to tremble. Residents of the border areas of Teknaf Upazila are living in fear. Since 5 a.m. on Tuesday (26 March), these fierce sounds have been heard intermittently from the northern part of Mongdaw […]Continue Reading

UN Security Council passes resolution demanding immediate Gaza ceasefire

March 25, 2024

The United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution on Monday demanding an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas and the release of all hostages after the United States abstained from the vote. The remaining 14 council members voted for the resolution, which was proposed by the 10 elected members of the body. There […]Continue Reading

Army distributes Eid gifts in Panchhari

March 25, 2024

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, PANCHHARI In a heartwarming act of generosity, the Panchhari Sub-Zone of the Bangladesh Army has undertaken the distribution of Eid gift items to more than a hundred residents of Panchhari Upazila in the Khagrachhari hill district. The distribution took place at 11 am, with Major Sharif Ahmed, commander of the Panchhari Sub-Zone, overseeing […]Continue Reading

Army member killed in Cox’s Bazar road mishap

March 25, 2024

COX’S BAZAR CORRESPONDENT In a tragic incident in Ramu, Cox’s Bazar, an army member lost his life following a head-on collision between an oil tanker lorry and a motorcycle. The fatal accident occurred in the Chakmarkul area of Ramu Upazila on the Chittagong-Cox’s Bazar highway around 4 pm on Monday, March 25, said Md. Azizul […]Continue Reading

Putin vows to punish those behind concert massacre

March 23, 2024

Russia said on Saturday it had arrested all four gunmen suspected of carrying out a shooting massacre in a concert hall near Moscow, and President Vladimir Putin pledged to track down and punish those behind the attack, Reuters reports. Militant Islamist group Islamic State claimed responsibility for Friday’s rampage but there were indications that Russia […]Continue Reading

PM upholds national unity and harmony, says State Minister Kujendra

March 23, 2024

STAFF REPORTER Bangladesh’s commitment to diversity and communal harmony, deeply rooted in the ethos set by the father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, is being continuously upheld by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, stated Kujendra Lal Tripura, the State Minister for Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs. Addressing a gathering at the Sri Sri Gita Yagya […]Continue Reading