NEWS DESK At least 16 more Myanmar Border Guard Police and army personnel have sought shelter to the Bangladesh authorities after crossing the international border last couple of days amid the on-going conflict between the Myanmar’s military junta and ethnic Arakan Army. Of them, two members of the Myanmar army crossed the border at Naikhyangchhari […]Continue Reading
BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT Nine members of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) were arrested on Tuesday in a joint operation led by the military in the remote Dopanichhara Para area of Ruma Upazila, Bandarban. Security forces recovered nine locally made guns, 19 rounds of ammunition, two mobile phones, and two ID cards. According to a statement by […]Continue Reading
RAJASTHALI CORRESPONDENT Two local Union Parishad members from Rangamati’s Rajasthali upazila have been missing for the past nine days, sparking concerns of possible abduction. Relatives of the missing officials claim that the regional militant group JSS is behind their disappearance, according to statements given to local authorities. Chandraghona Police Station has Continue Reading
STAFF REPORTER In a recurring pattern of flight from conflict, two members of Myanmar’s military have again sought refuge in Bangladesh, crossing the border early Monday morning, bringing the total to 14 troops who have fled recently as internal strife continues to destabilize Myanmar. The soldiers arrived at the Baishfari border checkpoint in the Ghumdhum […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK Five more members of Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) have taken shelter in Bangladesh. The BGP members entered Bangladesh through the h Kharangkhali and Jhimongkhali border areas in Teknaf. The Commanding Officer of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Battalion-2 confirmed the matter on Monday. The BGP members were disarmed and taken into custody. On […]Continue Reading
Myanmar resistance fighters on Monday burned the flag used by the military government and raised their own banner at a newly captured army base, as a senior rebel commander vowed they would hold the strategic area near the Thai border, Reuters reports. The celebrations by fighters linked to the armed ethnic Karen National Union (KNU) […]Continue Reading
A resistance group fighting Myanmar’s military rule said on Sunday its fighters had repelled an attempt by junta troops to advance on the key town of Myawaddy along the Thai border that was seized by the rebels last week, Reuters reports. Reinforcements of junta forces have been trying to advance on Myawaddy for days, but […]Continue Reading
Iran’s foreign minister on Sunday said Tehran had informed the United States and gave a 72-hour warning to neighbouring countries of its retaliatory attack on Israel, AFP reports. “We announced… to the White House in a message that our operations will be limited, minimal and will be aimed at punishing the Israeli regime,” said Hossein […]Continue Reading
COX’S BAZAR/TEKNAF CORRESPONDENTS Nine members of Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) sought refuge in Bangladesh early Sunday morning, crossing into Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar through two border points, according to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). At approximately 5:30am, amid escalating conflicts between Myanmar government forces and rebel groups, six guards crossed Continue Reading
DESK REPORT The Bangladeshi ship MV Abdullah, along with its 23 crew members, has been released from Somali pirates, its owner KSRM Group confirmed early Saturday morning. Pirates hijacked the vessel in the Indian Ocean on March 12 and subsequently took it to the Somali coast. After nine days, the pirates contacted KSRM Group to […]Continue Reading