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Myanmar quake death toll passes 1,600, as junta lets in foreign rescuers

March 28, 2025

Myanmar’s military rulers let in hundreds of foreign rescue personnel on Saturday after an earthquake killed more than 1,600 people, the deadliest natural disaster to hit the impoverished, war-torn country in years, REUTERS reports. Friday’s 7.7 magnitude quake, among the biggest to jolt the Southeast Asian nation in the last century, crippled airports, bridges Continue Reading

Rohingyas to get $12 monthly food aid as WFP reverses decision

March 27, 2025

NEWS DESK The World Food Programme (WFP) of the United Nations has reversed its decision to reduce food aid for Rohingyas residing in Bangladesh’s refugee camps, following concerns over the impact of the cut. In the latest development, the residents of various camps along the coast of Cox’s Bazar will now receive a monthly food […]Continue Reading

Man dies while setting fire to jhum land in Sajek

March 27, 2025

NEWS DESK A man died while setting fire to his jhum plantation in Sajek union of Rangamati’s Baghaichhari upazila on Tuesday. The victim is Toyan Tripura, 50 of the Kanglak Para area. Organising secretary of the Sajek Cottage and Resort Owners Association, Rahul Chakma John, said Toyan started the fire to burn his jhum land […]Continue Reading

Youth loses leg in ‘landmine blast’ along Myanmar border

March 27, 2025

NEWS DESK A young man has reportedly lost part of his leg in a suspected landmine explosion along the Naikhongchhari border in Bandarban. The incident occurred on Wednesday evening inside Myanmar territory, near border pillar 49 at Lembuchhari in Dochhari Union, according to locals. The injured, 20-year-old Mohammad Shahidullah, is the son of Badsha Mia […]Continue Reading

Arakan Army to begin conscription in Myanmar’s west

March 27, 2025

One of Myanmar’s most powerful rebel armies will begin conscription for all residents over 18 years old, sources told Radio Free Asia on Thursday, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports. The Arakan Army, or AA, which controls the vast majority of western Myanmar’s Rakhine State, is organizing administrative processes in the state that would make conscription […]Continue Reading

Myanmar junta preparing for December election, top general says

March 27, 2025

The chief of Myanmar’s ruling junta vowed on Thursday to hold a free and fair election in December, as he urged armed opponents in a widening civil war to renounce violence and pursue dialogue, Reuters reports. Min Aung Hlaing during a speech at the country’s annual armed forces day parade said the military was seeking […]Continue Reading

US to give $73 million to aid Rohingya refugees, State Dept says

March 27, 2025

The Trump administration said on Thursday it will provide $73 million in new financial aid to Rohingya refugees through the U.N. World Food Programme, amid concerns that aid cuts could deepen the crisis for the world’s largest stateless population, Reuters reports. “This food and nutrition support through @WFP will provide critically needed food and nutrition Continue Reading

30 shops gutted in Khagrachhari fire

March 27, 2025

NEWS DESK At least 30 shops were gutted in a fire in Dighinala upazila of the district early Wednesday morning. The fire broke out at Tripti Hotel in Boalkhali Bazar next to Larma Square at 1.45 am and engulfed the adjacent shops, said Md. Zakaria, Officer-in-Charge of Dighinala Police Station. Being informed, fire fighters rushed […]Continue Reading

50 towers in the mountains closed due to ‘sabotage’: Robi

March 27, 2025

NEWS DESK Mobile network operator Robi has said more than 50 of its towers in Bangladesh’s hilly regions have been shut down over the past three months due to power and fibre cable cuts. In a media statement on Thursday, the company claimed miscreants had an “extortion motive” behind such activities. “The criminal ring has […]Continue Reading

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh fear aid cuts will deepen crisis

March 27, 2025

Majuna Khatun sat cradling her six-month-old baby at a rehabilitation centre for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, worried her child would be without critical healthcare due to funding cuts from the United States and some European countries, Reuters reports. “Where will I go if this facility closes?” 30-year-old Khatun said at the centre, where her child, […]Continue Reading

Myanmar quake death toll passes 1,600, as junta lets in foreign rescuers

Rohingyas to get $12 monthly food aid as WFP reverses decision

Man dies while setting fire to jhum land in Sajek

Youth loses leg in ‘landmine blast’ along Myanmar border

Arakan Army to begin conscription in Myanmar’s west

Myanmar junta preparing for December election, top general says

US to give $73 million to aid Rohingya refugees, State Dept says

30 shops gutted in Khagrachhari fire

50 towers in the mountains closed due to ‘sabotage’: Robi

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh fear aid cuts will deepen crisis

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