Two members of Myanmar’s military flee to Bangladesh amid escalating violence

April 15, 2024

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

A glimpse inside the operations of Kuki-Chin National Front

April 13, 2024

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

Explosions heard across border amid Myanmar clashes

April 9, 2024

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 court sends 54 KNF members to jail for bank robberies

April 9, 2024

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

Arms from neighbouring country end up in KNF hands: Foreign Minister

April 6, 2024

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

Bandarban bank robbery: Six cases filed so far

April 5, 2024

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

500 families displaced by KNF attack in Bandarban return home

April 5, 2024

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

Misunderstanding led to Alikadam checkpost shooting : Police

April 5, 2024

STAFF REPORTER It was misunderstanding that led to a shooting incident at a joint security checkpost in the Dim Pahar area of Bandaraban’s Alikadam, police said on Friday. Two truck assistants, Mohammad Tarek (20) and Md Arafat (26), were injured after a truck carrying bricks and sand attempted to cross the checkpost barricade around 12:45 […]Continue Reading

Terrorists attack joint forces checkpoint in Alikadam

April 4, 2024

STAFF CORRESPONDENT Armed terrorists attacked a joint forces search checkpoint in the 26 Mile Dim Pahar area of Alikadam in Bandarban district early Friday morning (April 5). Tobidur Rahman, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Alikadam Police Station, confirmed the incident. He explained that when a vehicle refused to stop for a search at the checkpoint, joint forces […]Continue Reading

Abducted Sonali Bank’s Ruma branch manager rescued

April 4, 2024

NEWS DESK Nizam Uddin, the manager of Sonali Bank’s Ruma branch in Bandarban, has been rescued 48 hours after his abduction. Director of the Legal and Media Wing of the Rapid Action Battalion Khandaker Al Moin confirmed the matter in Thursday evening. Nizam was rescued at about 7:15pm and he was taken to the local […]Continue Reading