ALIKADAM CORRESPONDENT, BANDARBAN The Bangladesh Army has provided free medical treatment and medicine to residents of the remote Kurukpata area in Alikadam upazila of Bandarban district. The medical camp was held on Tuesday (15 July) under the supervision of the Alikadam Army Zone and conducted by the Mendonpara Army Camp. A total of 223 patients—55 […]Continue Reading
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RUMA CORRESPONDENT, BANDARBAN A top commander of the Kuki-Chin National Army (KNA), who was killed in a gunfight with the army in Bandarban last week, had earlier moved his family to India’s Mizoram and received armed training in Manipur, officials say. Sangmin Bom, 27, was one of two KNA members killed during a military raid […]Continue Reading
Two people, including a KNA commander, were killed and one injured in an army operation in Ruma, Bandarban in the early morning of Thursday. A large quantity of weapons, ammunition, and equipment was also recovered, according to a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The operation, which has been underway for 48 hours based […]Continue Reading
THANCHI CORRESPONDENT, BANDARBAN The construction of the ICT building at Thanchi College in Bandarban has been stalled for three years. As a result, over a hundred students are unable to access digital classes and computer-based education. The Bangladesh Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education initiated a project in 2022-23 to build the ICT building with […]Continue Reading
STAFF REPORTER The government has decided to rename seven cultural institutions across Bangladesh—currently operating under different titles—with the aim of preserving and promoting the cultural heritage of the country’s khudro nri-gosthi (small ethnic groups). The new unified name will be Jati Boichitro Institute (Institute of Ethnic Diversity). The decision was confirmed Continue Reading
BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT A retired army member, Rezaul Karim, 43, was killed in a road accident on Tuesday morning after a bus hit his motorcycle in the Meghla Talukdarpara area on the Bandarban–Keranihat road. Karim, a resident of Shekherkhilla in Pekua upazila of Cox’s Bazar and the son of the late Badiul Alam, was travelling towards […]Continue Reading
Police have recovered the body of a woman in a remote forested area of Bandarban’s Thanchi upazila, amid allegations from locals that she was gang-raped and murdered. The victim, identified as 29-year-old Chingma Khiyang, went missing on Sunday after leaving home for jhum cultivation in the hills near Tindu Union. She did not return, prompting […]Continue Reading
BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT At least nine people, including two tobacco farmers and seven farm workers, were abducted at gunpoint from a remote area of Lama upazila in Bandarban early Monday. The incident took place around 1:00am in the Lemupalong area of Sroi Union, said police and local sources. The abducted farmers have been identified as Md […]Continue Reading
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
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
