KNF explosion near Ruma-Thanchi border leaves 1 dead, 1 injured

May 23, 2023

CONTENT CREATOR: BANDARBAN BUREAU, BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT & NAIKHONGCHHARI CORRESPONDENT In a tragic incident on Tuesday morning (May 23), an explosion caused by a bomb planted by the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) near the Ruma-Thanchi border area claimed the life of a laborer, MD Rashed (18), while leaving another worker named Dulal injured. The incident took […]Continue Reading

KNF leader Longa Khumi, acting under cover of journalism, arrested

May 20, 2023

A Kuki-Chin National Army leader was arrested by security forces on suspicion of his involvement with the Kuki-Chin National Army, an anti-state Christian militant organization. Longa Khumi was apprehended on Friday (May 19) at Ruma market in Bandarban district. He hails from Khulain Para, Ruma Upazila, and his parents are Ngacha Khumi and Angloche Khumi. […]Continue Reading

22 militants and KNF members transferred from Bandarban to Chattogram Jail

May 18, 2023

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, BANDARBAN A total of 22 inmates belonging to the newly formed militant group Jamatul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya and the hilly separatist armed group Kuki-China National Front (KNF) have been transferred from Bandarban District Jail to Chattogram Jail. Under tight security, the prisoners were transported from Bandarban Jail to Chattogram Jail at 10 […]Continue Reading

1 Killed, 1 Injured in KNF landmine blast in Bandarban

May 17, 2023

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, THANCHI, BANDARBAN A villager lost his life and another person sustained serious injuries when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by Kuki Chin National Front (KNF) terrorists exploded near Bandarban’s Thanchi-Ruma border. The incident took place on Wednesday at the KNF hideout in Slopi para, situated in Ward No. 6 of Remakri Prangsa […]Continue Reading

2 army soldiers killed, 2 officers injured in KNA terrorist attack in Bandarban

May 17, 2023

STAFF CORRESPONDENT Two Army soldiers were killed and two officers were injured in an attack carried out by Kuki Chin National Army (KNA) terrorists in Bandarban’s Ruma Upazila. The incident occurred on Tuesday when a patrol team, led by Major Monowar of Sungsungpara Army Camp, encountered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast and ambush firing […]Continue Reading

Bandarban Zilla Parishad hosts farewell reception to honor Region Commander

May 16, 2023

NEWS DESK Brigadier General Ziaul Haque, the Region Commander of Bandarban, was honored with a farewell reception. On the evening of Monday, May 15, the Bandarban Zilla Parishad hosted the reception at the Zilla Parishad meeting hall to mark the occasion. Among the attendees were Lakshi Pad Das, a member of the Bandarban Hill District […]Continue Reading

Thanchi’s jobless tourism workers silently suffer amidst KNF-linked ban

May 15, 2023

THANCHI CORRESPONDENT, BANDARBAN The Thanchi upazila in Bandarban is facing a critical situation as unemployed individuals in the tourism sector struggle in silence. Those involved in tourism are urgently appealing to the government to lift the ban that is currently in place. There is a fear that if the restrictions on tourist travel continue, it […]Continue Reading

Three killed in firing between two armed groups in Bandarban’s Rowangchari

May 8, 2023

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, BANDARBAN and CONTENT CREATOR, BANDARBAN BUREAU An incident of firing took place between the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) and UPDF (Democratic) in the Paikkhang Para area under Bandarban’s Rowangchari Upazila. Later, three bullet-ridden bodies were recovered from the scene. Local people reported that on Monday, May 8, around 10 am, a shooting Continue Reading

Army clears 18.5km road controlled by KNF in Bandarban operation

May 1, 2023

STAFF REPORTER The Army has launched an operation to eradicate the Kuki-China National Front (KNF), a local separatist armed organization, from Bandarban. Army members from the Bandarban region conducted the operation in the area around Baklai of Ruma upazila on Thanchi-Likri road from Monday (May 1) morning. According to the latest information, the KNF members […]Continue Reading

Smugglers desperate at border as conflict continues in Myanmar

April 30, 2023

NAIKHONGCHARI CORRESPONDENT, BANDARBAN Smugglers at the Bangladesh-Myanmar border are resorting to increasingly desperate measures as the conflict between the government and rebel forces in Myanmar’s Rakhine State continues. Traders in both countries are focusing more on smuggling, which is causing drug use and other illegal activities to spread in the border Continue Reading