40 Myanmar border guards take refuge in Bangladesh amid Rakhine conflict

May 4, 2024

HNILA CORRESPONDENT In the midst of ongoing hostilities between Myanmar’s military junta and the rebel Arakan Army (AA) in Rakhine State, forty members of Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) have sought refuge in Bangladesh. They crossed into Bangladesh through two points along the Sabrang border in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf, just after midnight on Saturday. Continue Reading

Myanmar’s Arakan Army releases 10 Bangladeshi fishermen

May 3, 2024

STAFF REPORTER The Arakan Army, a rebel group in Myanmar, released 10 Bangladeshi fishermen on Thursday evening, after abducting them earlier while they were fishing in the Naf River along the Ukhiya border. The release occurred around 7:45 PM through the Ghumdhum border crossing in the Naikhongchhari sub-district of Bandarban, officials confirmed. Tanvir Hossain, the […]Continue Reading

Five Rohingyas arrested with arms in Ukhia

April 28, 2024

NEWS DESK The Armed Police Battalion arrested five Rohingya people with local and foreign arms during a raid at Ukhia in Cox’s Bazar Sunday morning. The arrested are – Mohammad Zobair, 22, son of late Kabir Ahmed of D-9 block of Kutupalong Rohingya camp-2 west, Dil Mohammad, 35, son of late Abdul Jalil of C-2 […]Continue Reading

Two Rohingya youths held, bullets seized

April 28, 2024

NEWS DESK Members of Highway Police on Saturday arrested two Rohingya youths at Whykhyang in Cox’s Bazar and seized 17 bullets from their possession. Whykhyang highway police officer-in-charge, Kaiyum Uddin Chowdhury, said that the arrest and seizure were made in a bus on Cox’s Bazar-Teknaf Road at about 11:00am. The Rohingya youths are Kefayet Ullah, […]Continue Reading

Strategic response prevents major fire disaster at Kutupalong Rohingya Camp

April 28, 2024

UKHIA CORRESPONDENT A potentially catastrophic fire was averted at the Kutupalong Rohingya camp in Ukhia, Cox’s Bazar, thanks to the prompt action of volunteers and residents. Their coordinated efforts saved three camps from a major disaster. The fire broke out late on Friday night, April 26, at approximately 11:30 PM, originating from a shop within […]Continue Reading

Myanmar navy shoots two Bangladeshi fishermen on Naf River; one in critical condition

April 22, 2024

COX’S BAZAR CORRESPONDENT Two Bangladeshi fishermen have been hospitalised after being shot by the Myanmar Navy on the Naf River, near the Shah Porir Island border area in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar. The shooting incident occurred on the morning of Sunday, April 21. The victims have been identified as Mohammad Ismail and Mohammad Faruq, residents of […]Continue Reading

In a rebel-held Myanmar town, fragile unity pushes junta to brink

April 18, 2024

Myawaddy, a critical trading post in Myanmar that rebel forces seized from the ruling junta last week, offers a glimpse of dynamics playing out across the Southeast Asian country as its vaunted military reels from battlefield losses, Reuters reports. At the border town’s outskirts, the site of the most intense fighting, abandoned homes sat next […]Continue Reading

46 more Myanmar border troops, army personnel enter Bangladesh

April 17, 2024

NEWS DESK Forty-six more members of Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) and military have taken shelter at Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar amid the ongoing conflict with the Arakan Army insurgents in Rakhine State. “The BGB has taken them into custody after confiscating their weapons. They are currently being kept at the 11 BGB headquarters in […]Continue Reading

Five more Myanmar border guards take shelter in Bangladesh

April 15, 2024

NEWS DESK Five more members of Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) have taken shelter in Bangladesh. The BGP members entered Bangladesh through the h Kharangkhali and Jhimongkhali border areas in Teknaf. The Commanding Officer of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Battalion-2 confirmed the matter on Monday. The BGP members were disarmed and taken into custody. On […]Continue Reading

Nine Myanmar border guards seek refuge in Bangladesh amid clashes

April 14, 2024

COX’S BAZAR/TEKNAF CORRESPONDENTS Nine members of Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) sought refuge in Bangladesh early Sunday morning, crossing into Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar through two border points, according to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). At approximately 5:30am, amid escalating conflicts between Myanmar government forces and rebel groups, six guards crossed Continue Reading