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

FOLLOW-UP: 1 killed, 1 injured in Bandarban tribal gun battle

April 26, 2023

STAFF REPORTER A gun battle occurred between two local tribal armed groups in the Mualpi neighborhood of the Paindu Union of Ruma Upazila in Bandarban on Tuesday, April 25, which started at around 5 am and continued until noon. The United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF-Democratic) and the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) were the groups involved […]Continue Reading

51 Rohingya refugees detained in Bandarban

April 26, 2023

NEWS DESK Army and police personnel from Bandarban have detained 51 Rohingyas who were working as garden workers in Sadar upazila and had concealed their identities. They were detained on Wednesday (April 26) after a bus headed to Chakria and a jeep going to Alikadam were searched at the Yangcha check post on the Lama […]Continue Reading

Rally in Bandarban’s Ruma Upazila calls for KNF-free Mulpi Para

April 19, 2023

Speakers at a rally have called for urgent action to eliminate the KNF from Mulpi Para under Paindu Union in Bandarban’s Ruma upazila. They made the call citing concerns over the safety and well-being of local Jhum farmers, day laborers, and other community members who rely on the land for their livelihoods. The Kuki-Chin National […]Continue Reading

Army extends food and medical aid to tribals fleeing KNF violence

April 7, 2023

STAFF REPORTER Bandarban’s Ruma Army Zone and Upazila Administration have provided essential food and medical assistance to 20 families from Khiang Community who fled home out of fear of the KNF, or Kuki-Chin National Front. The tribal families, hailing from Bandarban’s Rowangchari Upazila, took shelter at the Bom Community Centre in the hill district’s Ruma […]Continue Reading

Eight KNF members killed in Bandarban gunfight

April 7, 2023

STAFF REPORTER, BANDARBAN A gunfight took place between the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) and an opposing group in the Khamtang neighborhood of Rowangchari Sadar UP No. 1, under Rowangchari Upazila in Bandarban District. Following the incident, a joint team of the army and police conducted a search and found eight bodies with gunshot wounds. The […]Continue Reading

Development in hill tracts hindered by terrifying KNF terrorists

April 5, 2023

DESK REPORT While Bandarban is historically known as the most peaceful and harmonious district among Khagrachari, Rangamati, and Bandarban, the peace agreement seems to be threatened by the recent surge in armed activities by KNF. Killings, shootings, and abductions have become almost daily occurrences in the region since last year, turning these districts into sanctuaries Continue Reading