One killed in gunfight between UPDF factions in Khagrachhari

July 18, 2022

STAFF REPORTER One person was killed in a gunfight between two armed rival groups of UPDF (Core) and UPDF (Democratic) Taindong area of Matiranga upazila of Khagrachhari. The gunfight took place for around an hour from around 5:00pm on Monday (July 18) near the Tanakka Para BGB camp in the union of Matiranga upazila. On […]Continue Reading

Rohingya insurgency group Al-Yakin leader held in Cox’s Bazar

July 17, 2022

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, COX’S BAZAR The Armed Police Battalion (APBn) arrested a top leader of Al-Yakin, an armed insurgency group that fights for establishing the rights of Rohingyas in Myanmar, on Saturday. Abu-Bakkar alias Zameer Hossain alias Hafez Monir, 37, son of Noor Mohammad, was arrested from East B/74 of Ukhia Palangkhali Camp-8 around 8 pm […]Continue Reading

Former activist abducted by JSS, UPDF alleges

July 16, 2022

BAGHAICHARI CORRESPONDENT A former UPDF activist has allegedly been abducted by armed terrorists of JSS-Santu from his house in Gangaram Duluchari area of Ward No. 5 of Sajek Union in Baghaichari upazila of Rangamati. Robin Chakma (40), alias Guroye, was abducted at 10:00pm on Friday, July 15, 2022, said Argent Chakma, coordinator of the Sajek […]Continue Reading

Three Rohingyas held with firearm

July 13, 2022

TEKNAF CORRESPONDENT The Armed Police Battalion, or APBn, have arrested three Rohingya terrorists in possession of a one-shooter gun (LG), two rounds of fresh bullets and two machetes in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf upazila. They were arrested from Teknaf Nayapara Registered Camp around 5:00pm on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. The arrested were identified as Md Hossain, […]Continue Reading

One killed in JSS-UPDF gunfight

July 12, 2022

BAGHAICHHARI CORRESPONDENT A man was shot dead in a fierce gunfight between UPDF (Prasit) and JSS in the Oltachari area adjacent to Khagrachhari’s Dighinala Narailchari on Tuesday morning, July 12, 2022. The man was identified as Jiban Tripura, 26, a post collector of the UPDF (United People’s Democratic Front). The UPDF condemned the killing and […]Continue Reading

Man arrested with firearm in Cox’s Bazar

July 12, 2022

EIDGAON CORRESPONDENT, COX’S BAZAR Police have arrested a man in possession of an illegal firearm and three live bullets in Eidgaon upazila of Cox’s Bazar. The man – identified as Sahab Uddin (32) Prakash Gailaya, son of late Abdul Hamid, hailing from Ward No 6 of East Yusufkhil of the upazila’s Islamabad Union – was […]Continue Reading

Automatic rifle among arms, ammo seized in Rohingya camps

June 18, 2022

NEWS DESK The Armed Police Battalion seized one United States-made assault rifle, a pistol and a cache of ammunition at Moynarghona Rohingya camp at Ukhia in Cox’s Bazar on Thursday night, June 16, 2022, and arrested two Rohingya men early Friday, June 17, 2022, in connection with the arms. The arrested are Mohammad Hossain, 30, […]Continue Reading

Reports of several casualties during fierce JSS-UPDF gunfights go viral

June 11, 2022

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Reports of massive gunfights between JSS (Santu) and UPDF (Prasit) in Dighinala and Panchhari of Khagrachhari resulting in several casualties have gone viral on social media since Saturday morning. Although neither side has officially acknowledged this, various Facebook IDs, pages and groups run by them have claimed that gunfights between them did Continue Reading

Rohingya leader killed in Cox’s Bazar refugee camp

June 10, 2022

UKHIYA AND TEKNAF CORRESPONDENTS A Rohingya leader has been killed at a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya upazila. Dead Md Azim Uddin (35) was the head majhi (leader) of Block C at Rohingya Camp No 18. He is son of Kamal Uddin, a resident of Block-L/18 of Camp-17. The incident took place at […]Continue Reading

RAB arrests five with 1 lakh pieces of yaba pills in Cox’s Bazar

June 3, 2022

STAFF CORRESPONDENT The Rapid Action Battalion or RAB has arrested five people in possession of 100,000 pieces of yaba tablets during a raid in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf upazila. Tipped off, a team of the RAB-15 arrested them and recovered the drugs while conducting the raid on the east side of Tulatli station in Huaikyong Union […]Continue Reading