BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT A member of the Kuki Chin National Front (KNF) was killed in a military-led operation in Ruma, Bandarban, with several weapons and ammunition being recovered, authorities reported on Tuesday. The clash occurred in the afternoon in the secluded Darjeeling Para area of Ruma Upazila. Following the incident, police retrieved the body from the […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Tuesday urged the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to raise more funds from newer sources for assistance of the Rohingyas sheltered in Bangladesh as its Director General (DG) Amy Pope paid a courtesy call on her. “As the fund for the assistance of Rohingya (in Bangladesh) decreased, the IOM […]Continue Reading
NAIKHONGCHARI CORRESPONDENT A landmine explosion along Myanmar border in Bandarban’s Naikhongchhari upazila severely injured three people early on Sunday, with one victim losing both legs, local authorities reported. The incident occurred near pillar number 47 in the Fultoli area of the upazila. The injured were quickly transported to Cox’s Bazar General Hospital. Continue Reading
NEWS DESK Eighty-eight members of the Myanmar Border Guard Police entered Bangladesh on Sunday morning as fighting between the armed ethnic group Arakan Army and Myanmar military rages in the Rakhine state, Bangladesh officials said. The law enforcement officials in Cox’s Bazar said that the officer and rankers carrying firearms and ammunition crossed bordering River […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK A Rohingya man was hacked to death by armed criminals at a refugee camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar last morning. The incident took place near the office of the Red Crescent Society at Camp 18 around 5:30am. The deceased was identified as Noor Kalam, 29, son of Noor Salam from D-14 […]Continue Reading
NAIKHONGCHARI CORRESPONDENT A landmine explosion on the Myanmar border in Naikhongchhari Upazila, Bandarban, critically injured two Bangladeshis on Saturday afternoon. The explosion occurred approximately 300 meters inside Myanmar, between border pillars 47 and 48. The injured are Nurul Absar, 18, son of the late Mohammad, from Jaruliyachhari village, and 17-year-old Md. Continue Reading