Nine abducted at gunpoint in Bandarban’s Lama

April 8, 2025

BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT At least nine people, including two tobacco farmers and seven farm workers, were abducted at gunpoint from a remote area of Lama upazila in Bandarban early Monday. The incident took place around 1:00am in the Lemupalong area of Sroi Union, said police and local sources. The abducted farmers have been identified as Md […]Continue Reading

Two abducted by armed group in Teknaf

April 7, 2025

TEKNAF CORRESPONDENT Armed assailants abducted two individuals, including a man who had just been married a day earlier, from a home in Teknaf’s Baharchhara union on Saturday night. The victims were identified as Nur Kamal, 50, a resident of Jadimura in Hnila union, and Belal Uddin, 18, of Rangikhali area. The incident took place around […]Continue Reading

Fisherman loses leg in landmine blast near Myanmar border

April 7, 2025

TEKNAF CORRESPONDENT A Bangladeshi fisherman lost his right leg in a landmine explosion while fishing near the Myanmar border on Sunday. The victim, Firoz Alam, 30, is the son of Md Ali Ahmed from the Amtali area of Teknaf’s Hwaikong union. The explosion occurred around noon at Totar Island, located approximately 100 yards inside Myanmar […]Continue Reading

Former UPDF member shot dead in Khagrachhari

April 7, 2025

STAFF REPORTER, KHAGRACHHARI A former member of the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF-Prasit) was shot dead in the Dumbil area of Chenghi union in Khagrachhari’s Panchhari upazila early Sunday. The victim, Amar Jiban Chakma, son of Satyapriyo Chakma, was reportedly attacked by a group of unidentified armed men who entered his home around 1:30am and […]Continue Reading

UPDF member shot dead in alleged PCJSS attack in Rangamati

March 16, 2025

NEWS DESK A member of the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) was shot dead in an alleged attack by the Parbatya Chattogram Jana Sanghati Samiti (PCJSS) in Manikchhari upazila of Rangamati early today (16 March). The deceased was identified as Nirmol Chakma. Angya Marma, a spokesperson for the UPDF, claimed that armed members of the […]Continue Reading

Man arrested for ‘attempted rape’ of Khyang girl in Bandarban

March 13, 2025

NEWS DESK A construction worker has been arrested for allegedly attempting to rape a 17-year-old girl of the Khyang community with mental health condition in Bandarban’s Rowangchhari upazila, after the incident was initially attempted to be settled through local arbitration (salish). Jamal Hossain, a road repair worker from Patuakhali, was detained on Tuesday, a day Continue Reading

Joint Forces Operation in Bandarban: KNF member killed

June 26, 2024

STAFF CORRESPONDENT A member of the Kuki Chin National Front (KNF) was killed during a joint forces operation in Simpalampi Para and Tajingdong hills of Thanchi Upazila, Bandarban. One KNF member was arrested, and two guns along with various items were recovered, officials said. The incident occurred on Wednesday morning in the Simlay Para area […]Continue Reading

Gunfight between BGB and robbers at Naikhongchhari border, one Injured

June 3, 2024

NAIKHONGCHHARI CORRESPONDENT A gunfight erupted early Monday between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and a smuggling syndicate led by notorious robber Nizam at the Naikhongchhari border, leaving one gang member injured. The clash occurred around 6 am at Morichachor Malakata Ghona in the Gorjania Union, adjacent to the Naikhongchhari border in Bandarban. Lt Col Sahal Ahmed Continue Reading

10 Rohingya injured in triangular clash at Ukhia Refugee Camp

May 25, 2024

UKHIA CORRESPONDENT Frequent clashes continue at the Ukhia refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar. A recent incident left 10 Rohingya injured. The severely injured were taken to various hospitals within the camp. The triangular clash occurred Friday night (May 24) in blocks E, G, and F of Rohingya camps 3 and 4 in Ukhia. Following the […]Continue Reading

Three KNF terrorists killed in gunfight with army in Bandarban

May 19, 2024

BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT Three members of the Kuki Chin National Army (KNA), the armed wing of the Kuki Chin National Front (KNF), were killed in a gunfight with the army in the Ruma Upazila of Bandarban on Sunday, officials said. The confrontation occurred around noon in the Rounin Para area near the Ruma-Roangchhari border, according to […]Continue Reading