KAPTAI CORRESPONDENT Authorities in Kaptai upazila of Rangamati are urging residents living in landslide-prone areas to move to shelters amid continuous heavy rainfall and reports of soil erosion. Several locations have already experienced landslides, though no casualties have been reported so far. On Sunday morning around 9:00am, a portion of a hill collapsed at “KPM […]Continue Reading
PARBATTA NEWS DESK An attempt by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) to push around 50 to 60 people into Bangladesh was foiled late Friday night at the Kochakata border in Kurigram’s Nageshwari upazila. The incident occurred near the Shovarkuti and Shipherhat border areas of Kedar Union. Local sources said BSF personnel from Golokganj police station […]Continue Reading
A regime general was killed in fighting around the port of Kyaukphyu in Rakhine State as the Arakan Army (AA) advances on the Chinese investment hub this week, The Irrawaddy reports Fighting was reported around Pyaing Si Kay village on the Kyaukphyu-Ramree road, 5km south of Kyaukphyu town, with the AA seizing several junta positions […]Continue Reading
STAFF CORRESPONDENT The government has ordered its Ambassador to Myanmar, Md Monwar Hossain, to return to Dhaka immediately. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued the directive amid ongoing discussions over a proposed UN-supervised humanitarian corridor in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. Reliable diplomatic sources confirmed that the ambassador has been asked to return this Continue Reading
The Bangladesh Army has said it will not compromise on national security, especially amid increased tensions along the Myanmar border. At a press briefing on Monday, Brig Gen Md Nazim-ud-Doula said the proposed humanitarian corridor for Myanmar is a sensitive issue and the army will not be involved in any activity that may affect the […]Continue Reading