KNF attacks Thanchi bazar again, joint forces resist

April 4, 2024

STAFF CORRESPONDENT Just hours after releasing the abducted manager of Sonali Bank’s Ruma branch, the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) launched another attack, targeting the Sonali Bank branch in Thanchi upazila. The attack, which occurred around 8:30 pm on Thursday (April 4), triggered a fierce gun battle between KNF terrorists and joint forces comprising police and Continue Reading

Home Minister: KNF involved in Bandarban bank robberies

April 3, 2024

NEWS DESK Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said that the separatist group Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) is involved in the bank robbery incidents in Ruma and Thanchi in Bandarban. He made these remarks at his office in the Secretariat, Dhaka on Wednesday. The home minister said: “KNF is a separatist group and its activities […]Continue Reading

Bandarban Sonali Bank halts operations after robbery, high alert in two districts

April 3, 2024

STAFF REPORTER Sonali Bank has temporarily halted transactions at six of its branches in Bandarban following a robbery. The suspension, effective from Wednesday afternoon, was confirmed by Saiful Aziz, GM (South) of Sonali Bank. The robbery involved 30-40 individuals using two vehicles. In response, branches in the hill districts of Rangamati and Khagrachhari are now […]Continue Reading

Daylight robberies hit Thanchi’s Sonali and Krishi Banks following Ruma incident

April 3, 2024

BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT After the Sonali Bank in Ruma Upazila was robbed, two more branches of the Sonali and Krishi Banks in Thanchi Upazila, Bandarban, fell victim to daylight robberies on Wednesday. Eyewitnesses say over a hundred armed individuals from the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF), a separatist group, fired warning shots before storming the banks. They […]Continue Reading

KNF loots Sonali Bank branch in Bandarban, abducts manager

April 2, 2024

NEWS DESK Members of the militant group Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) looted approximately Tk 1.5 crore from Sonali Bank’s branch in Ruma, Bandarban, in a brazen robbery that will surely ramp up tensions in the hills. The incident occurred during Taraweeh prayers. The robbers looted 14 weapons from the Ansar members guarding the bank and […]Continue Reading

High Court orders no more hill-cutting at Sajek

April 2, 2024

NEWS DESK The High Court on Tuesday asked the government to form a monitoring team so that none could cut hills in tourist-belt regions of Sajek Valley in Rangamati without permission from the Department of Environment. The High Court also directed the environment ministry secretary to investigate, by an officer not below the rank of […]Continue Reading

Dump truck driver rescued in Bandarban After 17-hour kidnapping

March 21, 2024

BAISHARI CORRESPONDENT Naikhongchhari police in the Bandarban district have successfully rescued Didar, a dump truck driver, after a harrowing 17-hour abduction. The rescue operation took place on Thursday, March 21, in the area close to the Sonaichhari Police Outpost. Didar was abducted at approximately 7:30 PM on Wednesday, March 20. Criminals intercepted his vehicle on Continue Reading

Forest officials rescue monkey after attacks in Rangamati

March 20, 2024

STAFF REPORTER, RANGAMATI Forest Department officials have rescued a monkey that had been causing panic in Rangamati after attacking residents and damaging property. The monkey was safely captured on Wednesday afternoon in the Alam Dock Yard area of the city. Over the past few days, the monkey had reportedly entered homes in the Garjontoli and […]Continue Reading

Fuel, biscuits seized in anti-smuggling drive near Myanmar border

March 20, 2024

NAIKHONGCHHARI CORRESPONDENT Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized a cache of fuel and dry food items during a patrol near the Myanmar border in Naikhongchhari, Bandarban district. The operation, conducted on Wednesday (March 20th) at 10:50 AM, was led by Havildar Lutfor Rahman of the 11 BGB Battalion. The patrol team recovered 70 liters of octane […]Continue Reading

21 Myanmar troops await refuge in Bangladesh amid border fire

March 12, 2024

NAIKHONGCHHARI CORRESPONDENT At the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, 21 Myanmar military members are set to seek refuge following intense gunfire and a clash with the Arakan Army, which already saw 179 soldiers flee into Bangladesh. Among the escapees, Tu Yo Mong, 42, mentioned that a group still hides near the border, aiming for refuge. The Border Guard […]Continue Reading