Repatriation delay pushes Rohingyas into crimes; locals panicked

August 24, 2022

UKHIA CORRESPONDENT, COX’S BAZAR Many of the Rohingyas, who fled in one cloth five years ago, are now millionaires. Yaba, drugs, arms, gold smuggling are the only means of earnings. Several terrorist groups have been active in the Rohingya camps dominating the arms and drugs trading. They more often than not get involved in various […]Continue Reading

UN special envoy on Myanmar visits Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camps

August 23, 2022

NEWS DESK UN Special Envoy on Myanmar Noeleen Heyzer on Tuesday (Aug 23, 2022) visited the Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar. She arrived at the Ukhiya Kutupalong camp with a 4-member delegation and visited the refugee registration center. Additional Commissioner of Cox’s Bazar Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commission office, Shamsud Douza Nayan, told Continue Reading

Head majhi among two killed in Cox’s Bazar; three held

August 11, 2022

UKHIA CORRESPONDENT, COX’S BAZAR The Armed Police Battalion, or APBn, have arrested three people in connection with the killing of two Rohingya people, including head majhi, at Thaingkhali Jamtoli No. 15 Rohingya camp in Ukhia of Cox’s Bazar. They were arrested in a raid at Jamtali camp in the early hours of Thursday (August 11), […]Continue Reading

Head majhi among two shot dead in Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camp

August 10, 2022

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, COX’S BAZAR Two Rohingya men, including a head majhi, have died as miscreants fired at them in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhia Jamtoli Rohingya camp. The deceased were identified as Abu Taleb, 40, son of Abdur Rahim of Camp-15 Block-C/1 and Syed Hossain, 35, son of Imam Hossain of C/9. The incident took place around […]Continue Reading

Rohingya man shot to death in Cox’s Bazar

August 8, 2022

NEWS DESK A Rohingya man was shot to death in a reported gunfight between two factions of Rohingya at Nayapara under Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar district on Sunday night, police said on Monday (August 08). The deceased is Ibrahim, son of Abdur Razzak of the upazila. He was a supporter of ‘Jakir Bahini’ a […]Continue Reading

Man dies days after being shot by terrorists in Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camp

August 5, 2022

TEKNAF CORRESPONDENT A man shot by Rohingya terrorists at a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf upazila has succumbed to wounds at a Chattogram city hospital. Identified as Habib Ullah, son of Mohammad Hochan, a Myanmar national living in the West Leda area of Hanila Union, he was shot by Rohingya terrorists in front of […]Continue Reading

UPDF extortionist held in Khagrachhari

August 4, 2022

DESK REPORT The army has arrested a terrorist of the United People’s Democratic Front or UPDF in Khagrachhari. Named Amar Jyoti Dewaan, 48, he was arrested from Giriful area of the hill district during a raid on Thursday (July 3), sources said. Tipped off that four to five extortionists of the UPDF were spending night […]Continue Reading

Rohingya among 2 arrested with yaba in Rajshahi

August 1, 2022

NEWS DESK The Rapid Action Battalion arrested two suspected drug peddlers, a Rohingya, with 1,000 pieces of yaba tablets at Kathalbaria village under Puthia upazila in Rajshahi on Sunday night ( July 31). The arrestees were identified as Raju Ahmed, 31, son of late Abdur Razzak of Kathalbaria village, and Md Habibullah, 29, son of […]Continue Reading

JSS terrorist held with kata rifle in Bandarban

August 1, 2022

BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT A JSS terrorist has been apprehended by the army in possession of a locally made (kata) rifle during a drive in front of the Bandarban Awami League office. The arrested was identified as Pulak Tangchangya, 45, a collector of Jana Samhati Samiti (JSS). Tipped off, an army team apprehended him in possession of […]Continue Reading

Yaba pills, crystal meth worth 26 crore seized in Cox’s Bazar

July 31, 2022

NEWS DESK Members of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have seized crystal methamphetamine and yaba pills worth Tk 25.89 crore during a drive in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar. Acting on a tip-off, Commander of Teknaf Battalion (BGB-2) Lt Col Sheikh Khalid Mohammad Iftekhar said, a team of BGB-2 intercepted a boat in which three […]Continue Reading