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NAIKHONGCHARI CORRESPONDENT A landmine explosion along Myanmar border in Bandarban’s Naikhongchhari upazila severely injured three people early on Sunday, with one victim losing both legs, local authorities reported. The incident occurred near pillar number 47 in the Fultoli area of the upazila. The injured were quickly transported to Cox’s Bazar General Hospital. Continue Reading
NAIKHONGCHARI CORRESPONDENT A landmine explosion on the Myanmar border in Naikhongchhari Upazila, Bandarban, critically injured two Bangladeshis on Saturday afternoon. The explosion occurred approximately 300 meters inside Myanmar, between border pillars 47 and 48. The injured are Nurul Absar, 18, son of the late Mohammad, from Jaruliyachhari village, and 17-year-old Md. Continue Reading
NEWS DESK Two armed members of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) were killed during an operation conducted by the Bangladesh Army in the remote Baklai Para area of Bandarban’s Ruma today (28 April). “During the operation, three firearms, ammunition, walkie-talkies, and other equipment were recovered,” said a press release signed by Rashedul Alam Khan, assistant […]Continue Reading
BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT A Bandarban court has sent 10 members of Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) to jail. They were sent to jail as they were placed before the local chief judicial magistrate’s court after a two-day remand ended on Saturday. The KNF members are Bhanlal Kim Bom (30), Sairaj Bom (25), Rual Komlian Bom (55), Gilbert […]Continue Reading
STAFF CORRESPONDENT In Bandarban’s Thanchi upazila, unknown terrorists targeted a truck carrying bricks on the border road. The incident occurred around 3:30pm on Wednesday (24 April) along an eight-kilometer stretch. A worker reported that during the construction of the Thanchi-Baklai border road, five armed terrorists, concealing their identities with red cloths, Continue Reading
STAFF REPORTER A member of the Kuki Chin National Army (KNA), the armed wing of Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF), has been killed during a Bangladesh Army operation in the Ruma upazila of Bandarban district. The army also recovered weapons, ammunition, and other equipment from the scene of the operation, which took place in the remote […]Continue Reading
BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT Leaders of various small ethnic groups have urged members of the Kuki Chin National Front (KNF), a regional armed group in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, to end their armed activities. This appeal came during a Saturday views exchange meeting at the Cultural Institute for Small Ethnic Groups in Bandarban. Community leaders at the […]Continue Reading