NEWS DESK Around a hundred Rohingyas, roaming outside the camp, were detained by Ukhiya police today in Cox’s Bazar. They were detained raiding the areas near Ukhiya Degree College beside Cox’s Bazar-Teknaf highway between 11:00am and 1:00pm, reports our staff correspondent quoting Sheikh Mohammad Ali, officer-in-charge of Ukhiya Police Station. He said police Continue Reading
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NEWS DESK A six-member delegation, including the UN Assistant Secretary-General and UNDP Regional Director for Asia Pacific, Kanni Vignarazar, visited the Rohingya camp at Ukhiya in Cox’s Bazar on Monday. During this visit, they observed various activities of the donor organisation. The delegation reached Block-L/17 of Rohingya Camp-18 in Ukhiya around 10:00 am on Continue Reading
NEWS DESK The throat-slit body of a Rohingya boy was recovered from a drain in Ukhiya camp of Cox’s Bazar early Saturday. The deceased Md Mujib, 17, was son of Obaidul Haque of West bloc in the camp No-8 of Ukhiya upazila. Sheikh Muhammad Ali, officer-in-charge of Ukhiya police station, said locals spotted the body […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK A Rohingya woman was slaughtered to death allegedly by her husband over a family feud in a camp of Teknaf upazila in Cox’s Bazar. The deceased Adiya Khatun, 23, was wife of one Nur Kamal in bloc-D under the camp No. 25 of Teknaf Rohingya camp. Locals said the couple locked into an […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK Cox’s Bazar community members are calling on the international community to take swift and effective action in facilitating the repatriation of the 1.2 million Rohingya refugees currently residing in various camps across Bangladesh. Representatives from Cox’s Bazar civil society conveyed this plea during a human chain event held outside the office of Continue Reading
NAIKHONGCHARICORRESPODENT, COX’S BAZAR In an executive meeting, a high-level delegation from Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar has made 12 decisions, including the establishment of checkpoints at all access points, the conducting of mobile courts, and the implementation of stringent measures to prevent infiltration, all aimed at preventing the escape of Rohingyas from Continue Reading
A Rohingya youth was shot to death, allegedly by members of Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), at Kutupalong camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar district on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Yunus, son of Hamid Hossain of the camp. Sheikh Mohammad Ali, officer-in-charge of Ukhiya Police Station, said members of ARSA went […]Continue Reading
In an operation conducted by the Armed Police Battalion (APBN), a suspected member of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), an armed group from Myanmar, was arrested. The apprehension took place at the Balukhali Rohingya camp in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar, and resulted in the seizure of a shotgun, a single round of ammunition, and a […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK Representatives of the US congress Ed Case and Richard McCormick. Photo: Collected A delegation from the United States Congress has visited the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar. They arrived at the Cox’s Bazar airport on Monday morning and went directly to the Rohingya camp from there. The congressmen were Ed Case, a […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK A court in Cox’s Bazar has sentenced a Rohingya youth to life-term imprisonment in a drug case. The lifer is Syedul Islam, 32, a resident of Block-B/3 of Jadimura 27 No. Rohingya Camp in Teknaf upazila. Cox’s Bazar District Judge Court Judge Md Ismail pronounced the verdict on Wednesday afternoon. The court also […]Continue Reading