NAIKHONGCHHARI CORRESPONDENT At the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, 21 Myanmar military members are set to seek refuge following intense gunfire and a clash with the Arakan Army, which already saw 179 soldiers flee into Bangladesh. Among the escapees, Tu Yo Mong, 42, mentioned that a group still hides near the border, aiming for refuge. The Border Guard […]Continue Reading
Bandarban
THANCHI CORRESPONDENT The Kuki Chin National Front (KNF) is under suspicion for allegedly setting a truck ablaze in Thanchi, Bandarban. The incident, which took place around 4 p.m. on Sunday (18 February) in the Baklai 11 Kilometer area along a border road in Thanchi, involved a dumper truck used for transporting construction materials for a […]Continue Reading
BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT A man was shot in Bandarban for allegedly failing to pay extortion money to the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF). The incident took place in the Rijuk Para area of Ruma Sadar Union, where Uhlaching Marma was injured by gunfire from KNF members. Marma, who is from the area, was quickly taken to Ruma […]Continue Reading
CONTENT CREATOR, BANDARBAN Bangladesh Army’s Bandarban Region is working on the development of education for children in the backward and remote hilly areas of the hill district. In continuation of this, on Thursday (February 8) morning, they distributed educational materials and winter clothes among 100 students at Chimbuk Para Primary School, situated at the foothills Continue Reading
NEWS DESK An unexploded mortar shell was found abandoned in Ghumdum union of Naikhongchhari upazila in Bandarban district on Thursday. Ghumdum union ward no 5 member Md Anwar Hossein confirmed the information. He said that local children informed BGB about the abandoned mortar around 1pm. Ghumdum police outpost In-Charge Mahafuz Imtiaz Bhuaia said that BGB […]Continue Reading
BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT The Army has distributed educational materials, sports equipment, and winter clothing to students in Rowangchari upazila of Bandarban. These items were handed out on the morning of Tuesday (February 6th) at the school grounds of Kanaintar Mukh and Lapagai Para in Rowangchari Upazila. Major M.M. Yasin Aziz, Commander of the Rowangchari Subzone, was Continue Reading
BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT Transport associations in Bandarban have ceased bus operations on the Thanchi route, leaving many passengers stranded due to alleged extortion demands. The disruption began on the morning of Tuesday (February 6th), with the specific reasons for the halt not immediately communicated to the affected commuters. The suspension was reportedly triggered Continue Reading
DESK REPORT In response to rising tensions along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, Bandarban’s deputy commissioner has directed the relocation of 240 families from the Naikhongchhari border area to safer locations. The directive was issued during a border inspection by Deputy Commissioner Shah Mujahid Uddin on Tuesday (February 6th), highlighting the government’s Continue Reading
BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT Amidst escalating violence near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education has temporarily shut down five primary schools in the Ghumdhum area of Naikhongchhari, Bandarban. The decision comes in response to ongoing clashes between Myanmar’s military and the Arakan Army rebels, creating a climate of fear and Continue Reading
BAISHARI CORRESPONDENT Heavy clashes between Myanmar’s Arakan Army and government forces have led to continuous gunfire and bombings at the Tumbru Right Camp and Dekubunia Camp near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Bandarban’s Naikhongchhari. The conflict, intensifying since early Saturday, has prompted the evacuation of thousands from three villages due to Continue Reading