Operation Root Out: 15 held in Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camp

November 1, 2022

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, COX’S BAZAR Members of APBn-8 arrested 15 people in possession of 3,000 yaba tablets during a special combing operation at Rohingya camp no. 10 in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhia upazila on Monday night (Oct 31, 2022).  Of them, six were handed over to Ukhia Police Station in connection with a drug case, and nine others were […]Continue Reading

Mohib Ullah murder case: Accused threatens to kill witness in court

November 1, 2022

NEWS DESK One of the accused in the murder case of Rohingya leader Mohib Ullah threatened to kill a witness during testimony in a Cox’s Bazar court on Tuesday (Nov 1, 2022). Accused Khairul Amin threatened to kill Nure Alam, a witness, who was giving his testimony in Additional District and Sessions Judge’s Court of […]Continue Reading

19 Rohingyas arrested from Cox’s Bazar camps

October 31, 2022

NEWS DESK As many as 19 more Rohingyas were arrested in a special operation in the Rohingya camps of Cox’s Bazar on Monday (Oct 31, 2022). Members of the Armed Police Battalion (APBn) arrested them from various camps in Ukhiya in a raid from Sunday midnight to Monday morning. APBn-8 Assistant Superintendent of Police (Ops […]Continue Reading

41 arrested during drives in Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camps

October 29, 2022

NEWS DESK Armed Police Battalion (APBn) arrested 41 Rohingyas, including six accused in murder cases, during a combing operation in Rohingya camps of Cox’s Bazar. Of the arrestees, 28 were later jailed for different terms by mobile courts for various offences, said Faruk Ahmed, assistant superintendent (media) of APBn-8 in Cox’s Bazar. The six murder […]Continue Reading

2 Rohingya men shot dead in Cox’s Bazar

October 27, 2022

NEWS DESK Criminals shot dead two Rohingya men after picking them up from their houses in the refugee camp of Ukhiya upazila in Cox’s Bazar early today (October 27, 2022). The deceased are Ayat Ullah (40) and Mohammad Yeasin (30). With them, at least seven Rohingya men including a child were shot dead in Cox’s […]Continue Reading

Cyclone Sitrang: No major damage in Rohingya camps, says OCHA

October 25, 2022

NEWS DESK No flooding or major damage has been reported so far in the Rohingya camps in Bhasan Char and Cox’s Bazar due to Cyclone Sitrang, says the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, or OCHA. The Sitrang made landfall in Bangladesh yesterday (October 24, 2022) with wind speeds reaching up to […]Continue Reading

Rohingya arrestee escapes from prison van

October 23, 2022

NEWS DESK An arrested Rohingya refugee accused in a drug case escaped from a prison van on Saturday afternoon (Oct 22, 2022) while he was being taken to a court in Cox’s Bazar. Mujibul Alam, a refugee from Ukhia’s Kutupalong camp, and 11 others were being taken to the court from Ukhiya Police Station. The […]Continue Reading

Four held on charges of killing two Rohingya leaders in Cox’s Bazar camp

October 18, 2022

PALANGKHALI CORRESPONDENT, COX’S BAZAR The Armed Police Battalion, or APBn, has arrested four people who are accused of killing two Rohingya community leaders at a Rohingya camp in Ukhia upazila of Cox’s Bazar. The arrestees were identified as Samsu Alam, 52, son of the late Kala Miah of Camp-13; Rashid Ahmed, 53, son of the […]Continue Reading

Another 950 Rohingyas to go to Bhasanchar in 17th phase

October 16, 2022

DESK REPORT Another 960 Rohingyas are going to Bhasanchar in Noakhali from the camps of Ukhia and Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar. After almost one and a half months, in the 17th phase on Sunday (October 16), 500 Rohingyas left for Chattogram from Ukhia’s Degree College ground for Bhasanchar in five buses. Another 450 Rohingyas are […]Continue Reading

Photo exhibition in Venice to display works by Rohingya refugees

October 14, 2022

NEWS DESK An exhibition by Rohingya refugees entitled ‘Hostile Environment: the lives of Rohingya,’ is set to be held between 18 and 31 October at the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, a press release said. Featuring photos by 20 Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh and India, the exhibition will be inaugurated on 17 October. Speakers at […]Continue Reading