Khiyang woman found dead in Bandarban forest, locals allege gang rape and murder

May 6, 2025

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

Nine abducted at gunpoint in Bandarban’s Lama

April 8, 2025

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

Youth loses leg in ‘landmine blast’ along Myanmar border

March 27, 2025

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

50 towers in the mountains closed due to ‘sabotage’: Robi

March 27, 2025

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

Man arrested for ‘attempted rape’ of Khyang girl in Bandarban

March 13, 2025

NEWS DESK A construction worker has been arrested for allegedly attempting to rape a 17-year-old girl of the Khyang community with mental health condition in Bandarban’s Rowangchhari upazila, after the incident was initially attempted to be settled through local arbitration (salish). Jamal Hossain, a road repair worker from Patuakhali, was detained on Tuesday, a day Continue Reading

Bengali women in CHT gain access to midwifery diploma following policy change

March 5, 2025

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, KHAGRACHHARI Bengali women in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) are now eligible to apply for a three-year midwifery diploma after a change in admission criteria. The move follows a report by Parbatta News, which raised concerns about ethnic bias against Bengali communities. A notice issued on March 2 had limited the United Nations […]Continue Reading

300 ethnic minority women to get free midwifery training in CHT; Bengalis decry exclusion 

March 4, 2025

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, KHAGRACHHARI A UN-funded initiative to train 300 ethnic minority women as midwives in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) has sparked controversy, with Bengali residents alleging systemic exclusion. The UN Population Fund (UNFPA)-funded three-year Diploma in Midwifery aims to reduce maternal and child mortality in the CHT districts of Khagrachhari, Continue Reading

One injured in landmine explosion at Naikhongchhari border

March 1, 2025

NAIKHONGCHHARI CORRESPONDENT A Bangladeshi national was injured on Saturday in a landmine explosion at the zero point of the Nikochhari border in Naikhongchhari upazila, Bandarban district. The injured individual, identified as Nurunnabi, 48, is a member of the Ansar-VDP. The explosion occurred around 5:00pm in Myanmar territory, south of Pillar 42, near the border area Continue Reading

Four arrested over Lama village arson, including three Christians

December 26, 2024

LAMA CORRESPONDENT Police have arrested four individuals, including three men from the Christian Tripura community and a Bengali worker, in connection with an arson attack in Tongjiri village under Lama upazila in Bandarban, police said on Thursday. The suspects, identified as Stephen Tripura (50), Masainia Tripura (44), Joachim Tripura (52), and Ibrahim (65), a worker Continue Reading

Army provides free medical services to impoverished families in Bandarban

July 5, 2024

THANCHI CORRESPONDENT The Bangladesh Army has provided free medical services to impoverished families and those who were displaced by the violence of the Kuki Chin National Front last year and have since returned to the border areas of Ruma and Thanchi upazilas in Bandarban. The medical camp was held on Friday at 11 AM by […]Continue Reading