Multiple ‘torture cells’ used by ARSA to torture Rohingyas interested in repatriation

October 28, 2023

COX’S BAZAR CORRESPONDENT The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), a terrorist group from Myanmar, operates several torture cells in the Rohingya camp located in Cox’s Bazar. These cells primarily target Rohingyas keen on repatriation. Within these cells, many Rohingyas, including community leaders, are tortured under the guise of ‘arbitration.’ Continue Reading

Two ARSA commanders held with firearms

October 27, 2023

NEWS DESK Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested two members of Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), including a top commander involved in the murder of a DGFI official. They were arrested on Thursday (October 26) during a raid in the hilly areas adjacent to the Rohingya camp at Ukhiya in Cox’s Bazar, said […]Continue Reading

The Ten Minute Havoc: Kutubdia ripped apart by cyclone Hamoon

October 25, 2023

KUTUBDIA CORRESPONDENT, COX’S BAZAR On the evening of October 24, an otherwise calm Kutubdia Island was taken by storm — quite literally. What started as a mild drizzle and a light wind under the looming influence of Cyclone Hamoon swiftly transformed into a powerful tempest by 9:30 p.m. Shops shuttered, people scurried for shelter, and […]Continue Reading

Cyclone Hamoon plunges Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar into darkness

October 25, 2023

NEWS DESK Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar are grappling with the aftermath of Cyclone Hamoon, which swept through the coastal areas Tuesday night. Four people have died – three in Cox’s Bazar and one in Chattogram since the storm struck. Due to the gusty winds and rain in the coastal region, many areas are now experiencing […]Continue Reading

672 Rohingyas visit refugee camps in Ukhiya from Bhashan Char

October 23, 2023

NEWS DESK A group of 672 Rohingya refugees embarked on a “go-and-see” visit to camps in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar, from Bhashan Char on Sunday. Facilitated by two Navy Landing Craft Utility (LCU) ships, the Rohingyas departed at 6:10am and arrived at Chittagong Boat Club at 9:30am. Subsequently, the refugees continued their journey on 13 buses […]Continue Reading

Rohingya woman detained with gun, bullets

October 19, 2023

A Rohingya woman was detained after an incident of shootings at the Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya on Thursday. “The police recovered 3 one-shooter guns, 1 single-barreled gun, 5 rounds of rifle bullets from Yasmin’s residence,” said Armed Police Battalion (APBn) Additional DIG Md Iqbal. According to the APBn, there was a shooting Continue Reading

15 ARSA members took part in murder of Rohingya leader Mohib Ullah: RAB

October 16, 2023

NEWS DESK As many as 15 members of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) took part in the 2021 murder of Rohingya leader Mohammad Mohib Ullah in Cox’s Bazar, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has said. RAB spokesman Commander Khandaker Al Moin revealed this at a press briefing in a Cox’s Bazar on Monday, a […]Continue Reading

Construction process of Rohingya Repatriation Transit Camp begins at Ghumdhum Border

October 13, 2023

NAIKHONGCHARI CORRESPONDENT Officials from the Naikhongchari Upazila Land Office have transferred the designated land for the Rohingya Repatriation Centre to the Office of the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner (RRRC). The handover took place near the Red Bridge on the Ghumdhum border around 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct 12. The proposed Rohingya Repatriation Continue Reading

Two killed in gunfight in Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camp

October 9, 2023

NEWS DESK Two Rohingya men, including a central Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (Arsa) commander, were killed in a separate clash and shootout between the Arsa and an anti-Arsa group at the Ukhiya Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar. The incident took place at the Ukhiya camp number 5 and 2-East Rohingya camp on Monday morning. The […]Continue Reading

Arsa chief’s aide confesses to group’s anarchy plot in Bangladesh

October 2, 2023

TEKNAF CORRESPONDENT Arkan Salvation Army (Arsa) Chief Ataullah Jununi aimed to create unrest in Bangladesh, his aide Ershad Noman Chowdhury was quoted by the RAB as confessing. In a press conference, the Captain of Cox’s Bazar RAB-15, Colonel H M Sajjad Hossain, disclosed that Chowdhury shared this information during his preliminary interrogation, following his Continue Reading