Two sent to jail, including chief coordinator of KNF Women’s Wing in Bandarban

May 18, 2024

BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT The Bandarban Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court has sent Akim Bawm, a chief coordinator of the women’s wing of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF), and member Lal Siyam Lom Bawm to jail. Chief Judicial Magistrate Md Nurul Haque issued the order on Saturday, a day after their arrest by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) […]Continue Reading

KNF’s women wing ‘chief coordinator’ held in Bandarban

May 17, 2024

NEWS DESK Rapid Action Battalion on Friday claimed to have arrested a top coordinator of the ethnic armed group Kuki-Chin National Front’s women›s wing during the ongoing joint operation in Bandarban following the incidents of bank robberies, arms snatching, and abduction. Akim Bawm, 18, was arrested from the Laimipara area in Bandarban Sadar upzaila at […]Continue Reading

Eight firearms, weapons-making materials seized in Naikhongchhari raid

May 16, 2024

NAIKHONGCHHARI CORRESPONDENT A counter-terrorism unit of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has seized eight firearms and a substantial amount of weapons-making materials during a raid on a hideout in the dense forests of Naikhongchhari, Bandarban. The raid was conducted on Wednesday evening in the Sagolkhaiya area of Naikhongchhari Upazila, near the residence of Md. Continue Reading

Arakan Army withholds body of Bangladeshi killed near border

May 12, 2024

NAIKHONGCHHARI CORRESPONDENT A Bangladeshi youth was shot dead by the Arakan Army (AA) inside Myanmar near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, local officials confirmed. The incident, which took place on Sunday morning around 8 AM at Arakan Ghat, about 1 kilometer from the zero line. The victim, identified as 28-year-old Abul Kalam from Bamhatirchhara village in Naikhongchhari Continue Reading

Bangladeshi shot dead by Arakan Army

May 12, 2024

BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT A Bangladeshi worker was reportedly killed in a shooting by the Arakan Army at the Naikhongchhari border, officials said Sunday. The incident occurred early Sunday morning near Pillar 48 at the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Ward 9 of Naikhongchhari Sadar Union, where 26-year-old Abul Kalam – Abul Kalam was a resident of Bamhatirchhara village […]Continue Reading

Saudi Arabia inquires Bangladesh about Rohingya passport renewals

May 12, 2024

NEWS DESK The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) wanted to know the progress of efforts in renewing the passports of the Rohingyas who went to the KSA back in 1973-74 with Bangladeshi passports. Saudi Deputy Interior Minister Dr Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al-Daoud discussed the issue with Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan during a bilateral meeting at […]Continue Reading

‘No alternative to return stolen weapons’: Bawm leaders issue stern warning to KNF

May 11, 2024

BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT Leaders of the Bawm Social Council in Bandarban have issued a strong warning to the Kuki Chin National Front (KNF), urging them to return to peace talks. This comes after a recent bank robbery in the region resulted in the theft of 14 weapons. In a 22-minute video message released in the Bawm […]Continue Reading

RAB arrests key KNF member in Bandarban for bank robbery and kidnapping

May 10, 2024

BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested Sanju Khum Bawm, 38, a prominent member of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF), in connection with a series of violent incidents including a bank robbery and a kidnapping in Ruma, Bandarban, officials said on Thursday. The arrest took place on Wednesday evening during a targeted operation […]Continue Reading

Tragic death of young boy wounded in Sajek shootout

May 8, 2024

BAGHAICHHARI CORRESPONDENT A seven-year-old boy, Romeo Tripura, has died following severe abdominal injuries caused by a bullet during a fierce shootout between two regional armed factions, the UPDF and JSS, in the remote Gandachara area of Sajek Union, Rangamati’s Baghaichhari upazila. He was undergoing treatment at Chittagong Medical Hospital when he passed away. Romeo Continue Reading

KNF member killed in Bandarban, arms seized

May 8, 2024

BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT A member of the Kuki Chin National Front (KNF) was killed in a military-led operation in Ruma, Bandarban, with several weapons and ammunition being recovered, authorities reported on Tuesday. The clash occurred in the afternoon in the secluded Darjeeling Para area of Ruma Upazila. Following the incident, police retrieved the body from the […]Continue Reading