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

Drive against ARSA continues: RAB

May 17, 2024

NEWS DESK The RAB’s intelligence-based drive against the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army is continuing and operations are being launched as soon as any information is received. Commander Arafat Islam, director (legal and media wing), said this in a press conference at Karwan Bazar Media Center on Friday. He said that ARSA members were involved in […]Continue Reading

Eight firearms, weapons-making materials seized in Naikhongchhari raid

May 16, 2024

NAIKHONGCHHARI CORRESPONDENT A counter-terrorism unit of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has seized eight firearms and a substantial amount of weapons-making materials during a raid on a hideout in the dense forests of Naikhongchhari, Bandarban. The raid was conducted on Wednesday evening in the Sagolkhaiya area of Naikhongchhari Upazila, near the residence of Md. Continue Reading

Gunfight between armed groups in Baghaichhari sparks panic

May 14, 2024

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, RANGAMATI/BAGHAICHHARI CORRESPONDENT A fierce gunfight between the Santu group of the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samghati Samiti (PCJSS) and the Prasit group of the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) has erupted in Baghaichhari upazila, Rangamati, causing widespread panic among locals. The violence began early Tuesday morning in the Dulobonia Continue Reading

RAB arrests key KNF member in Bandarban for bank robbery and kidnapping

May 10, 2024

BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested Sanju Khum Bawm, 38, a prominent member of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF), in connection with a series of violent incidents including a bank robbery and a kidnapping in Ruma, Bandarban, officials said on Thursday. The arrest took place on Wednesday evening during a targeted operation […]Continue Reading