Mother of 3 raped, killed in Manipur, 17 homes torched

November 10, 2024

A 31-year-old tribal mother of three was allegedly raped and burned to death in her village home in India’s Manipur’s Jiribam district late Thursday by armed intruders who terrorised the settlement with indiscriminate gunfire, looting and arson that left 17 dwellings gutted.An FIR based on a complaint filed by the victim’s husband with Jiribam police […]Continue Reading

Mizoram CM Lalduhoma’s US speeches sow a separatist agenda

November 10, 2024

SAVIO RODRIGUES Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma’s recent speeches in the U.S., delivered in Maryland and Indianapolis, have sparked considerable discourse and concern, prompting questions about his vision for Mizoram and the broader Zo community. The contrasting tones of these addresses—one suggesting the potential for reunification within India and the other hinting at Continue Reading

India extends unprecedented invite to Myanmar’s anti-junta forces, sources say

September 25, 2024

India has invited political and military opponents of Myanmar’s ruling junta to attend a seminar in New Delhi, sources said, a significant move by the South Asian power that has maintained ties with the top generals shunned by Western nations, Reuters reports. A civil war in Myanmar since its military unseated an elected civilian government […]Continue Reading

Six detained over army officer’s murder in Cox’s Bazar

September 25, 2024

The Bangladesh Army has detained six people directly involved in the murder of an army officer during an anti-robbery operation in Chakaria upazila of Cox’s Bazar district. Lieutenant Tanzim Sarwar Nirjon (23) of the Bangladesh Army was killed in the early hours of Tuesday during an operation to prevent a robbery. Following the incident, the […]Continue Reading

Army officer stabbed to death in Cox’s Bazar’s operation

September 24, 2024

NEWS DESK An army officer was killed by miscreants during a joint forces operation in the Dulahazara area of Chakaria upazila, Cox’s Bazar. The deceased Lieutenant Tanjim Sarwar Nirjan, 23, was part of the 39 ST Battalion, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Tuesday. The incident occurred late Monday night during a raid […]Continue Reading

Army Chief pays courtesy call on Chief Adviser

September 22, 2024

NEWS DESK Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman on Sunday paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser to the Interim Government Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus at his office in Dhaka. “During the meeting, the Chief Adviser was apprised by the Army Chief of the existing overall security situation across the country . . . and […]Continue Reading

Hill-Bengali clash leaves 3 dead, 17 injured in Khagrachari

September 20, 2024

STAFF CORRESPONDENT Three people were killed and at least 17 others injured, including four with gunshot wounds, in a clash between hill people and Bengalis in Dighinala and Sadar upazilas of Khagrachari early Friday. Chattogram Range Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Ahsan Habib Palash confirmed the information to the media. The deceased have been […]Continue Reading

5 injured as hill attackers vandalise mosque, shops in Rangamati

September 20, 2024

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, RANGAMATI Hundreds of armed hill attackers vandalised a mosque and several shops in Rangamati’s Banarupa area on Thursday, leaving five people injured. The attack took place around 10:00am on Friday, when a group of armed individuals launched a sudden assault on the area, locals said. The attackers also set fire to auto-rickshaws and […]Continue Reading

Over 50 shops burned in Khagrachari clash during student protest

September 20, 2024

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, KHAGRACHHARI More than 50 shops were set on fire and five people were injured in a clash that broke out during a student protest in Dighinala upazila of Khagrachari on Thursday. The violence erupted after a group of hill youths reportedly attacked a student procession organised by general students of Dighinala Government College […]Continue Reading

Three cadres of banned militant outfit held in Manipur; IEDs, arms recovered

September 20, 2024

Security forces in Manipur arrested three cadres of a banned militant outfit and recovered several IEDs, arms and ammunition in separate operations in Imphal West and Imphal East districts, officials said, PTI reports. According to police, the three cadres belonging to the outlawed Kanglei Yawol Kanba Lup (KYKL) outfit were apprehended in Ghari area of […]Continue Reading