Thousands of security personnel maintained vigil in India’s restive northeastern state of Manipur on Tuesday as a curfew was relaxed after days of rioting and ethnic clashes killed at least 60 people and displaced 35,000. The violence in the state bordering Myanmar began on May 3 when tribal groups clashed with a non-tribal group, the […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK An important leader of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) in Bangladesh has arrived in India, a source has confirmed to The Hindu. Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma or Shantu Larma is the leader of the Parbatya Chattogram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS) and has been at the forefront of protection of the rights of the Chakmas […]Continue Reading
TEKNAF, HNILA CORRESPONDENTS The RAB-15 has arrested six people, including the leader of Saleh Bahini, Hafizur Rahman, also known as Chhole Uddin, who is considered to be one of the masterminds behind kidnapping and robbery in Teknaf’s remote hills of Cox’s Bazar. A significant amount of arms and ammunition was also confiscated. Cox’s Bazar RAB-15 […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK The death toll after ethnic clashes in India’s remote northeast rose to 54 on Saturday, with fresh violence overnight despite authorities rushing in troops to restore order. Thousands of soldiers were sent to Manipur state after a protest march by a tribal group turned violent on Wednesday. Authorities imposed an internet blackout and […]Continue Reading