NANIARCHAR CORRESPONDENT An activist of the United People’s Democratic Front was shot dead allegedly by rivals at Rangipara in Naniarchar Upazila in Rangamati district on Wednesday morning (Dec. 7, 2022). Also identified as Subahu Chakma alias Giri Chakma, 50, son of the late Biraj Mohon Chakma at Egarailya of Ward No. 4 under Sabekkhong Union […]Continue Reading
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GUIMARA CORRESPONDENT Police recovered the slaughtered body of a Bengali youth at Sindukchhari Ponkhimurai under Guimara Upazila in Khagrachhari on Friday. Tribal terrorists are suspected of having killed him, the police said. The deceased was reportedly a driver/businessman. He might have been abducted over extortion, the local police station chief said. Sindukchhari Continue Reading
STAFF CORRRESPONDENT, BANDARBAN A DGFI officer has been killed and a RAB member injured as joint forces clashed with smugglers in Bandarban’s Naikhyangchari on Monday (Nov. 14, 2022). The gunfight took place at Naikhyangchari’s Tumbru around 7:00 p.m., according to an ISPR press release. The deceased DGFI officer was from the Bangladesh Air Force, the […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK A Rohingya man was shot dead by some unidentified miscreants at Teknaf upazila in Cox’s Bazar on Monday night (Nov 7, 2022). The deceased was identified as Mohammad Salam, 26, from Musni refugee camp in Teknaf, said Abdul Halim, Officer-in-Charge of Teknaf police station. Three unidentified men took wounded Salam to Kutopalong […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK Criminals shot dead two Rohingya men after picking them up from their houses in the refugee camp of Ukhiya upazila in Cox’s Bazar early today (October 27, 2022). The deceased are Ayat Ullah (40) and Mohammad Yeasin (30). With them, at least seven Rohingya men including a child were shot dead in Cox’s […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK An arrested Rohingya refugee accused in a drug case escaped from a prison van on Saturday afternoon (Oct 22, 2022) while he was being taken to a court in Cox’s Bazar. Mujibul Alam, a refugee from Ukhia’s Kutupalong camp, and 11 others were being taken to the court from Ukhiya Police Station. The […]Continue Reading
STAFF REPORTER The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested 10 people – seven alleged members of the new militant outfit ‘Jamaatul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya’ and three alleged separatists – during an operation in different areas of Bandarban and Rangamati. The RAB also said it recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition. Commander Khandaker Al […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK Two Rohingya community leaders, known as Majhi, were killed in an attack by miscreants at the Ukhia refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) of 8 Armed Police Battalion (APBn) Md Farooq Ahmed said that the incident took place in Block A-18 of Tanzimarkhola Rohingya Refugee Camp No 19 of […]Continue Reading
BAGHAICHHARI CORRESPONDENT Two UPDF (Prasit) extortionists were arrested in a joint Army-police raid in Dopatachara area of Sajek union of Baghaichhari upazila of Rangamati. According to police, they were arrested around 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday (October 12) based on information from locals. Nurul Alam, officer-in-charge of Sajek Police Station, confirmed the arrest. The Continue Reading
NEWS DESK A Rohingya leader of camp no. 9 sustained a bullet injury in an attack by miscreants in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday night (Oct 11, 2022). Mohammad Hossain is a leader, locally known as Head Majhi, of the Rohingya camp no. 9 in Balukhali Moinakhonar area of the upazila. Sheikh Mohammad […]Continue Reading