UKHIA CORRESPONDENT An intense exchange of gunfire between the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and members of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) terrorist group occurred during an anti-sabotage operation in the Rohingya camp in Ukhia, Cox’s Bazar. On Monday, 18 December, from 9 PM to 12:30 AM, RAB personnel conducted a high-stakes operation at the […]Continue Reading
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NEWS DESK Four Rohingya refugees living in Cox’s Bazar have been jointly recognised as the 2023 regional winners for Asia and the Pacific of the UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award. The storytellers – one of whom was born in Kutupalong camp to refugee parents, while the other three were forced to flee their country and find […]Continue Reading
COX’S BAZAR, TEKNAF AND HNILA CORRESPONDENTS Police have rescued 24 Rohingyas – six children, six women and 12 men – from the coastal area of Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar during an attempt to illegally traffick them by sea to Malaysia. Inspector Md. Moshiur Rahman of the Baharchhara Police Investigation Center said that the operation was […]Continue Reading
HNILA CORRESPONDENT In an anti-smuggling drive in Cox’s Bazar, police have seized 1,500 litres of fuel oil and detained Md Harun, a 30-year-old suspected smuggler. Harun, from South Dail Para in the district’s Teknaf, was apprehended during the operation. The seizure and arrest occurred on Tuesday (December 12) near Marine Drive, south of Baharchhara Ghat […]Continue Reading
Three Rohingya men were killed and two others were injured by suspected Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army members in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday night, police said. The victims, Jobair, Anowar Sadik, and Abdul Kasim, were supporters of the Rohingya Solidarity Organisation (RSO), officers added. Additional Deputy Inspector General Amir Zafar of the Armed Continue Reading
The Arakan Army (AA) has claimed Myanmar’s junta has been using chemical weapons in Paletwa Township, Chin State, since Sunday, The Irrawaddy reports. The AA, a member of the Brotherhood Alliance that launched Operation 1027 in northern Shan State, has been attacking the regime’s hilltop outposts in Traunaing and Hnonebuu villages in the township that […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK A 30-year-old Rohingya man was shot dead by miscreants at Ukhiya Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Imam Hossain, a resident of no 4 Ukhiya Rohingya camp. Ukhiya police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Shamim Hossain said a group of miscreants came to the camp and opened fire on […]Continue Reading
TEKNAF CORRESPONDENT In a significant operation across various areas of Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf upazila, police have arrested four members of a human trafficking ring, including its leader, known as Yasin. This operation led to the rescue of 58 individuals, comprising women and children, who were victims of trafficking. Muhammad Osman Gani, the Officer in Charge […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK A Rohingya community leader has been hacked to death by a group of unidentified miscreants in the Ukhiya refugee camp of Cox’s Bazar. The deceased, Mohammad Ataullah, 50, was the majhi (community leader) of Balukhali camp no 19, Mohamamd Hossain, officer-in-charge (OC) of Ukhiya police station confirmed. He said the deceased was returning […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen on Wednesday said preparation to commence sustainable and voluntary repatriation of the Rohingyas to their homeland would be continued. The issue was discussed at the 43rd meeting of National Task Force on Forcibly Myanmar Nationals held with Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen in the chaired. Efforts to keep […]Continue Reading