Cyclone Mocha: Bangladesh moves to evacuate Rohingya refugees

May 13, 2023

Bangladesh Saturday moved to evacuate Rohingya refugees from “risky areas” to community centres and hundreds fled an island as the most powerful cyclone in nearly two decades barrelled towards the country and neighbouring Myanmar, officials said, AFP reports. Cyclone Mocha was packing winds of up to 175 kilometres per hour (109 miles per hour) and […]Continue Reading

St. Martin islanders evacuating as Cyclone Mocha approaches

May 11, 2023

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, COX’S BAZAR As Cyclone Mocha approaches the Bay of Bengal, residents of St. Martin Island in Teknaf Sadar, a Cox’s Bazar sub-district, are evacuating their homes in fear of the potential danger. Abdur Rahman, the panel chairman of St. Martin’s Union, said that extensive public announcements have been being made by the Union […]Continue Reading

Top Arsa commander arrested in Ukhiya Rohingya camp

May 11, 2023

COX’S BAZAR CORRESPONDENT The Armed Police Battalion (APBn) has arrested a top commander of Myanmar’s armed organization, Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (Arsa), in a raid conducted in the Ukhiya Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar. Mohammad Jubair was detained along with weapons, bullets, and Waikiki set chargers. According to Additional Deputy Inspector General Continue Reading

Terrorist groups clash in Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camp, 3 including children injured

May 8, 2023

TEKNAF CORRESPONDENT, COX’S BAZAR A gunfight between two terrorist groups at a Rohingya camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar resulted in three individuals, including two children, being shot on Monday, May 8. The incident occurred at approximately 1:00 PM at Camp-8 West in the upazila. Additional DIG Syed Haroon Rashid of APBN-14 confirmed the […]Continue Reading

Rohingya terrorists attack camp in Cox’s Bazar, one killed in counterattack

May 7, 2023

COX’S BAZAR, UKHIYA CORRESPONDENTS A group of Rohingya terrorists launched an attack on a camp leader, known as a “majhi,” in a Ukhiya Rohingya camp of Cox’s Bazar, resulting in the death of one of the terrorists. The term “majhi” is frequently used by the Rohingya community to describe a person who leads a group […]Continue Reading

4 Arsa members arrested after gunfight in Ukhiya Rohingya camp

April 28, 2023

NEWS DESK Police arrested four people after a reported gunfight between the Armed Police Battalion (APBn) and members of Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (Arsa) at Kutupalong Rohingya camp in Ukhiya of Cox’s Bazar on Friday. The arrestees are members of militant group Arsa. Among the arrestees, two were women. The operation was conducted in the […]Continue Reading

Fire at Teknaf Rohingya camp

April 26, 2023

A fire broke out at Rohingya camp no. 21 in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf upazila on Monday night (April 24). The fire broke out at Chakmarkhul-21 camp of Palongkhali union of Teknaf around 9:00 pm, police said. Confirming the fire, sub-inspector (SI) Rokunazzaman at Whykong police outpost said two units of Fire Service and Civil Defence […]Continue Reading

Rohingya woman shot dead in year’s 24th killing in Bangladesh refugee camps

April 26, 2023

A Rohingya woman was shot dead at a refugee camp in Bangladesh’s southeastern Cox’s Bazar district, the 24th such killing this year, Anadolu Agency reports. Two more women – a Rohingya community leader named Monira Begum and her daughter Noor Fatema – were wounded in the shooting at the Nayapara refugee camp, officials said. A […]Continue Reading

BGB arrests 3 with 21kg crystal meth in Cox’s Bazar

April 26, 2023

NEWS DESK Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has arrested three drug peddlers with 21.09 kg crystal meth ice from Palongkhali area in Cox’s Bazar district early today (April 26). The arrested were identified Rujurus Mia, 51, Md Ismail, 23, and Shyadul Basar, 40. All of them are the residents of Cox’s Bazar district, said a press […]Continue Reading

Rohingya leader shot dead at Ukhiya camp

April 15, 2023

NEWS DESK A Rohingya leader was shot to death in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya camp on Saturday (April 15). The deceased has been identified as Rawshan Ullah. He was a sub-boatman of Ukhiya Balukhali Camp no 13, Armed Police Battalion (APBn-8) Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Faruk Ahmed. The officer said that Rawshan went out to […]Continue Reading