Bandarban court sends 54 KNF members to jail for bank robberies

April 9, 2024

BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT A court in Bandarban has sent 54 members of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) involved in bank robberies in the district’s Ruma and Thanchi, rejecting their bail, officials said on Tuesday. The accused were presented in the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, where Judge Md Nazmul Hosain ordered their detention, said Hosain Mohammad Rayhan […]Continue Reading

56, including 18 women, held in joint forces drive in Bandarban

April 9, 2024

BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT In a joint forces operation in the Ruma Betelpara area of Bandarban, 56 individuals, including two active members of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF), have been arrested.  Seven weapons were also seized during the operation. The operation was conducted on Monday (April 8th) and led by the army. Bandarban Police Superintendent Saikat Shahin […]Continue Reading

Two KNF members arrested in Ruma; homemade guns recovered

April 9, 2024

BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT Two active members of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) have been arrested in a military-led operation in Ruma, Bandarban. The operation also uncovered a KNF hideout containing a cache of weapons and equipment. Recovered items include: 7 homemade guns, 20 rounds of ammunition, KNF uniforms, a laptop used for terrorist activities, two pairs […]Continue Reading

Terrorists exploiting peace talks for criminal activities: Army chief

April 7, 2024

BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT Army Chief General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed has declared that joint forces will thwart terrorists’ attempts to disrupt peace in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT). He made this statement while speaking to reporters at the parade ground of Bandarban Cantonment on Sunday (April 7). Earlier, the Army Chief visited Ruma and Thanchi upazilas to […]Continue Reading

Myanmar military loses border town in another big defeat

April 7, 2024

The military regime which seized power in Myanmar three years ago has suffered another big defeat, this time on the eastern border with Thailand, BBC reports. Troops had suffered weeks of attacks by ethnic Karen insurgents, allied with other anti-coup forces. Hundreds of troops guarding the vital border town of Myawaddy have now agreed to […]Continue Reading

Arms from neighbouring country end up in KNF hands: Foreign Minister

April 6, 2024

Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has stated that arms originating from a neighbouring country have found their way to the KNF terrorist group. “The arms used by terrorists in the neighbouring country have reached KNF,” he told reporters on Saturday afternoon (April 6) during a briefing at the WNT Center in Dewanji Pukur Lane area […]Continue Reading

Home minister announces pincer operation against KNF

April 6, 2024

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, BANDARBAN/BANDARBAN AND RUMA CORRESPONDENTS Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has announced that strict measures would be implemented against those involved in the robbery of three banks, the looting of arms, and the kidnapping of a bank manager in Bandarban. He communicated this to journalists at the Bandarban Circuit House after inspecting the Continue Reading

Home minister to visit Bandarban today

April 5, 2024

NEWS DESK Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal is set to visit Bandarban today to inspect the overall situation as law enforcers on Thursday rescued Nezam Uddin, the manager of Sonali Bank’s Ruma branch, within 48 hours of abduction. The minister would go to Bandarban by a helicopter this morning, Senior Information Officer Sharif Mahmud Apu […]Continue Reading

Bandarban bank robbery: Six cases filed so far

April 5, 2024

NEWS DESK A total of six cases have been filed in Bandarban over the string of robberies, looting weapons and kidnapping of the manager of a Sonali Bank branch in Bandarban. “Four cases have been filed with Ruma Police Station and two with Thanchi Police Station against unidentified persons in connection with the bank robberies,” […]Continue Reading

500 families displaced by KNF attack in Bandarban return home

April 5, 2024

STAFF REPORTER Approximately 500 families who fled into the jungle during a militant attack in Bangladesh’s Bandarban district returned to their homes after the assailants withdrew, residents said. The attack on Thursday night, the fourth in the region by the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) since Tuesday, involved an attempted assault on Thanchi police station. Continue Reading