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TEKNAF CORRESPONDENT Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel have thwarted an attempt by a boat laden with 65 Rohingya to enter Bangladesh from Myanmar.  The interception occurred near the zero line of the Naf River in Damdamia, Hnila Union, Teknaf Upazila, Cox’s Bazar, around 2 PM on Tuesday. Lieutenant Colonel Md. Mohiuddin Ahmed, commander of Teknaf […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK In Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhia upazila, a Rohingya Solidarity Organisation (RSO) member was kidnapped and later shot dead at the Kutupalong Rohingya camp.  The incident, attributed to Arakan Salvation Army (ARSA) terrorists by law enforcement, occurred early Tuesday. The victim, 35-year-old Mohammad Jalil, hailed from block A, camp number 4 in Kutupalong.  Md Continue Reading
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has instructed the armed forces and paramilitary border guards of Bangladesh to have patience regarding the recent war-like situation in Myanmar between their government forces and insurgents. Law Minister Anisul Huq, in absence of Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan, on Monday said this while responding to a supplementary question from Opposition Continue Reading
NEWS DESK A Rohingya was hacked to death by unidentified criminals at a refugee camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Md Yasin, 43, of Block C/1 under camp 15, said Shamim Hossain, officer-in-charge (OC) of Ukhiya Police Station. Yasin was a night guard at an NGO-run […]Continue Reading
Rab on Thursday arrested three key members of Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, an insurgent group, at a refugee camp in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar. Lt Col Sazzad Hossain, commander of Rab-15, said after the arrests, 22 firearms and over 100 bullets were seized during a raid on Camp 20 (Extension). He said the arrestees were Usman, […]Continue Reading