COX’S BAZAR, UKHIYA CORRESPONDENTS A group of Rohingya terrorists launched an attack on a camp leader, known as a “majhi,” in a Ukhiya Rohingya camp of Cox’s Bazar, resulting in the death of one of the terrorists. The term “majhi” is frequently used by the Rohingya community to describe a person who leads a group […]Continue Reading
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MAHALCHARI CORRESPONDENT, KHAGRACHHARI A terrorist belonging to the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF-Original) has been apprehended by Mahalchari zone in the Mahalchari upazila of Khagrachari district. Dhanmani Chakma, also known as Natun Chakma and aged 30, is the son of the late Mohni Mahan Chakma from the Dhantakupia area of Mahalchhari upazila. The arrest Continue Reading
NEWS DESK Police arrested four people after a reported gunfight between the Armed Police Battalion (APBn) and members of Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (Arsa) at Kutupalong Rohingya camp in Ukhiya of Cox’s Bazar on Friday. The arrestees are members of militant group Arsa. Among the arrestees, two were women. The operation was conducted in the […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK A Rohingya leader was shot to death in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya camp on Saturday (April 15). The deceased has been identified as Rawshan Ullah. He was a sub-boatman of Ukhiya Balukhali Camp no 13, Armed Police Battalion (APBn-8) Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Faruk Ahmed. The officer said that Rawshan went out to […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK A suspected local commander of the Myanmar insurgent group the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army was killed during a ‘gunfight’ with the Armed Police Battalion at a Rohingya camp in Ukhia of Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday morning. The APBn in a statement later on the day said that Abdul Mojid, 35, son of Nurul […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK The Rapid Action Battalion has detained another arms trader while supplying the firearms to the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (Arsa). The detainee is Arif Hossain alias Naigya, 27, a resident of Bloc B of Rohingya camp-1. Lieutenant Colonel Saiful Islam Sumon, commanding officer of the RAB-15, said Arif Hossain was detained during a […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK A member of The United People’s Democratic Front’s (UPDF) was shot dead by rivals at Karbari Tila in Dighinala of Khagrachhari on Tuesday. The deceased was Tridib Chakma alias Shimu, 40. The incident happened around 3:00pm on Tuesday, said Dighinala Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md Ali. In a press release issued on behalf of […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK A ring of armed miscreants kidnapped a young man from his home and murdered him with a gunshot before slitting his throat as well at a Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya. Syed Alam, 28, was son of Noor Islam of Ukhiya’s Camp-8 West Block A/50. Officer-in-charge (OC) of Ukhiya police station, Sheikh […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK A 60-old Rohingya man was shot dead during a clash between two groups at a camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar early today (April 1). The deceased was identified as Syed Alam, an inhabitant of Kutupalong camp No 8 who used to work as a night guard of the camp. Sheikh Mohammad […]Continue Reading
Myanmar authorities have arrested around 150 Rohingya suspected of trying to flee to Malaysia, an official told AFP on Friday. The group of men, women and children was arrested in Thanbyuzayat township in southern Myanmar, the official said, requesting anonymity as they were not authorized to talk to the media. The official did not specify […]Continue Reading