NEWS DESK A court in Bandarban remanded 52 members of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) for four days in connection with two cases involving bank robberies, firearm looting, and the kidnapping of a bank manager. The individuals, apprehended for recent criminal activities in the area, were presented in court under stringent security. The Bandarban Chief […]Continue Reading
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BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT RAB Director General M Khurshid Hossain stated Wednesday that there is still an opportunity for the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF), a newly emerged armed terrorist group, to return to peace. He invited them to surrender and said his organization is prepared to facilitate their transition. “We cannot accept illegal arms holders in a […]Continue Reading
BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT Nine members of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) were arrested on Tuesday in a joint operation led by the military in the remote Dopanichhara Para area of Ruma Upazila, Bandarban. Security forces recovered nine locally made guns, 19 rounds of ammunition, two mobile phones, and two ID cards. According to a statement by […]Continue Reading
STAFF REPORTER In a recurring pattern of flight from conflict, two members of Myanmar’s military have again sought refuge in Bangladesh, crossing the border early Monday morning, bringing the total to 14 troops who have fled recently as internal strife continues to destabilize Myanmar. The soldiers arrived at the Baishfari border checkpoint in the Ghumdhum […]Continue Reading
STAFF REPORTER In the remote forests of Bandarban, the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF), a militant group linked to a series of recent bank robberies, operates with more than four hundred armed members. Their arsenal includes over three hundred weapons, ranging from submachine guns and Chinese rifles to AK-47s and Burmese single-barrel guns. The militants have […]Continue Reading
DESK REPORT As conflict persists within Myanmar, loud explosions have been heard in Bangladesh, signaling ongoing clashes across the border. These explosions began on Monday morning (April 9) and were intermittently heard through to Tuesday afternoon, instilling fear among the residents near the border. Locals report the sounds of gunfire, bombs, and mortar shells Continue Reading
BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT A court in Bandarban has sent 54 members of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) involved in bank robberies in the district’s Ruma and Thanchi, rejecting their bail, officials said on Tuesday. The accused were presented in the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, where Judge Md Nazmul Hosain ordered their detention, said Hosain Mohammad Rayhan […]Continue Reading
Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has stated that arms originating from a neighbouring country have found their way to the KNF terrorist group. “The arms used by terrorists in the neighbouring country have reached KNF,” he told reporters on Saturday afternoon (April 6) during a briefing at the WNT Center in Dewanji Pukur Lane area […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK A total of six cases have been filed in Bandarban over the string of robberies, looting weapons and kidnapping of the manager of a Sonali Bank branch in Bandarban. “Four cases have been filed with Ruma Police Station and two with Thanchi Police Station against unidentified persons in connection with the bank robberies,” […]Continue Reading
STAFF REPORTER Approximately 500 families who fled into the jungle during a militant attack in Bangladesh’s Bandarban district returned to their homes after the assailants withdrew, residents said. The attack on Thursday night, the fourth in the region by the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) since Tuesday, involved an attempted assault on Thanchi police station. Continue Reading