Over 3,000 Myanmar junta troops killed in first half of 2023: NUG

August 9, 2023

Myanmar’s civilian Nation Unity Government (NUG) claims 3,012 junta soldiers were killed and 4,021 wounded during clashes with its armed wings and ethnic rebel allies in the first half of 2023, The Irrawaddy reports. A total of 935 clashes were reported between junta forces and the NUG’s People’s Defense Forces and allied ethnic armed organizations […]Continue Reading

Mother and daughter killed in landslide at Rohingya Camp in Ukhia

August 7, 2023

UKHIA CORRESPONDENT, COX’S BAZAR Tragedy struck the Rohingya camp in Ukhia, Cox’s Bazar, as a mother and her young daughter lost their lives in a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall. The incident occurred on Monday (August 7) at around 5:30 pm at Rohingya Camp No. 9 Balukhali in Palongkhali Union of Ukhia. The victims have […]Continue Reading

Rohingya killed in gunfight

August 2, 2023

NEWS DESK A Rohingya man was killed and seven others including members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) were injured during a ‘gunfight’. The fight, between BGB and a group of suspected drug dealers held at Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Md Rafique Miah, 51, a resident of […]Continue Reading

Rohingya man beaten to death by Arsa members in Cox’s Bazar camp

July 26, 2023

UKHIYA CORRESPONDENT, COX’S BAZAR A Rohingya man was forcibly taken from his home and savagely beaten to death at the Kutupalong 2-East Rohingya camp in Ukhiya. The incident occurred at 7 am on Wednesday (July 26). The victim was identified as 48-year-old Md. Isaac, the son of Mohammad Rashid, from Block A-1 of Ukhia Balukhali […]Continue Reading

Three construction workers kidnapped in Bandarban

July 22, 2023

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, BANDARBAN In a distressing incident, three construction workers were kidnapped in Bandarban, and the abductors have demanded a ransom of Tk 10 lakh. The incident came to light on Saturday afternoon, July 22. The abducted individuals are identified as Nurul Islam, son of Cox’s Bazar Chakriar, Rabiul Islam (20), Md. Ismail Hossain (21), […]Continue Reading

Arsa’s top terrorist and military commander arrested with cash and weapons

July 22, 2023

COX’S BAZAR CORRESPONDENT A top terrorist and military commander of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (Arsa), Hafez Mohammad, along with six Arsa members, was apprehended by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a major operation in Baharchhara-Shyamlapur area under Teknaf Police Station in Cox’s Bazar. The operation, conducted on Friday (July 21), resulted in Continue Reading

Rohingya activists call for more international pressure on Myanmar

July 22, 2023

Rohingya activists in Bangladesh are calling on the international community to increase pressure on Myanmar following a renewed call at the UN for safe and sustainable repatriation of the persecuted minority to their homeland, Arab News reports. Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar have endured decades of systematic discrimination and persecution, including the Continue Reading

US delegation ‘satisfied’ over Rohingya camp management

July 13, 2023

NEWS  DESK The 10-member delegation of the US State Department led by US Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya has expressed satisfaction over the overall management of the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar, according to Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner Md Mizanur Rahman. The delegation thanked the Bangladesh government Continue Reading

US Under Secretary Uzra Zeya visits Rohingya camp

July 13, 2023

A high-level US delegation, arriving in Dhaka on Tuesday, visited Rohingya camp at Ukhiya in Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday (July 12). The US delegation included US Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya, US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu and Deputy […]Continue Reading

Clash between terrorist groups in Ukhia Camp leaves 5 Rohingya dead

July 7, 2023

COX’S BAZAR and UKHIA CORRESPONDENTS Five Rohingya individuals were killed in a clash between two terrorist groups, Arsa and RSO, in the Ukhia Rohingya camp of Cox’s Bazar. The police recovered the bodies of the deceased at the scene. The victims have been identified as Anwar Hossain (24) from Block H-49 of Camp-8 West, Mohammad […]Continue Reading