Food shortage hits St Martin’s Island, ship with supplies sent from Cox’s Bazar

June 14, 2024

COX’S BAZAR CORRESPONDENT A ship carrying essential supplies was dispatched to St. Martin’s Island from Cox’s Bazar on Friday to alleviate a food shortage caused by a week-long halt in ship operations on the Teknaf-St. Martin’s route due to ongoing conflicts in Myanmar. The 200 metric tons of rice, lentils, oil, and other essentials were […]Continue Reading

ARSA gun commander arrested with weapons in Ukhiya Rohingya Camp

June 14, 2024

COX’S BAZAR CORRESPONDENT In a special operation, RAB-15 apprehended Md. Zakaria, the gun group commander of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), from a Rohingya camp in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar. Zakaria was found in possession of a G3 rifle and five rounds of live ammunition. Lt. Colonel HM Sajjad Hossain, Commander of RAB-15, disclosed the […]Continue Reading

Sounds of mortar shells shake Teknaf

June 13, 2024

The sound of mortar shells and gunfire from across the Myanmar border is causing vibrations in various areas of Teknaf, prompting the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Coast Guard to remain on high alert. Loud explosions from mortar shells and gunfire are being heard in Shah Porir Dwip and St. Martin’s Island, causing fear and […]Continue Reading

Myanmar gunfire targets Saint Martin’s-bound Bangladeshi speedboat again

June 11, 2024

TEKNAF CORRESPONDENT A Bangladeshi speedboat heading to Saint Martin’s Island from Teknaf was again targeted by gunfire from Myanmar on Tuesday, officials said. The incident occurred around 11 am near Shah Parir Dwip Gholchar on the Teknaf-Saint Martin’s sea route, according to Khorshed Alam, president of the Teknaf-Saint Martin’s Speedboat Owners’ Continue Reading

28 Myanmar BGP members seek refuge in Bangladesh

June 11, 2024

TEKNAF CORRESPONDENT At least 28 members of Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) fled to Bangladesh early Tuesday, citing internal conflict. They crossed into Bangladesh through the Naf River’s Sabrang border point in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar, officials said. Teknaf Upazila Executive Officer (UNO) Md. Adnan Chowdhury reported that the BGP members arrived in a wooden Continue Reading

Three killed in Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camp attacks

June 10, 2024

PALANGKHALI CORRESPONDENT Three Rohingya refugees were killed and three others injured in attacks conducted by rival groups at a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar early Monday, authorities said. The violence erupted in the Ukhiya camp’s Block F around 3:45 am when members of the Rohingya Solidarity Organization (RSO) attacked Md Ilyas, 31, shooting him and […]Continue Reading

No more structure in Rohingya camp: PM Hasina

June 5, 2024

NEWS DESK Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the government will not allow new structures in the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar that ultimately caused ecological imbalance. “It would not be wise (decision) to allow new structure in Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar as environmental and ecological imbalance has already poised there due to […]Continue Reading

Arakan Army ‘less than 2 KM’ from Myanmar’s Thandwe Airport

June 5, 2024

Fighting between the regime and the Arakan Army (AA) in Rakhine State’s Thandwe Township is moving closer to the town, with the latest hostilities occurring just 1.6 km from Thandwe Airport close to Ngapali Beach, The Irrawaddy reports. The clashes erupted around 4 pm on Sunday and regime troops responded by firing shells overnight and […]Continue Reading

Fire guts over 200 shanties in Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camp

June 1, 2024

At least 200 shanties were gutted in a fire that broke out in a Rohingya camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Saturday afternoon. However, no casualties were reported in the fire. Earlier, around 12:30 pm, a fire broke out in the 13 Tanjimarkhola Rohingya camp under the Palongkhali union of the upazila, said […]Continue Reading

Unrest likely if Rohingyas not sent back to Myanmar

June 1, 2024

NEWS DESK Unrest may occur in Cox’s Bazar if the Rohingyas are not repatriated soon, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said on Friday. “A hub of international terrorists may be created here. There may be an influx of arms. Many things can happen. And we already see some signs of them,” he told journalists while visiting […]Continue Reading