No evidence of sexual harassment found in Khagrachhari girl’s report: Adviser

October 6, 2025

NEWS DESK No evidence of sexual harassment has been found in the medical report over the alleged rape of an indigenous girl in Khagrachhari district, said Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Sunday. He made the statement following a meeting of the law and order core committee at the Secretariat. […]Continue Reading

19 shops gutted in Khagrachhari’a Jaliapara

October 6, 2025

NEWS DESK Nineteen shops have been gutted as a devastating fire broke out in the Ismail Market area of Jaliapara Bazar in Guimara Upazila of Khagrachhari at wee hours of Sunday. Being informed, two units of Ramgarh and Matiranga Fire Service reached the spot and brought the fire under control with the help of locals. […]Continue Reading

Section 144 withdrawn in Khagrachari

October 6, 2025

Normalcy in public life returned in Khagrachari hill district following withdrawal of Section 144. District administration withdrew Section 144 on Saturday as an organization under the banner of Jumma Chhatra Janata called off their blockade programme, officials said. On Saturday morning, Jumma Chhatra Janata announced withdrawal of their blockade programme through a Continue Reading

Authorities still restrict movement in parts of Khagrachari

October 2, 2025

NEWS DESK People’s movement remained restricted until Wednesday in parts of Khagrachari, where tension ran high following recent unrest that saw three indigenous people get killed and houses and other establishments burned. The district administration launched an investigation into the unrest on Wednesday. After visiting the Swanirbhar Bazar around 5:30 pm on Continue Reading

Secret papers allege land purchases in India by JSS and UPDF leaders

October 1, 2025

STAFF REPORTER Secret documents have emerged alleging that nine senior figures of the separatist armed organisations Jana Sanghati Samiti (JSS) and the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) have purchased land in India. According to the leaked papers, the leaders collectively acquired 25 kani of land in West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram. The documents state the […]Continue Reading

CHT Adviser insists on unity amid tensions in Khagrachari

September 28, 2025

NEWS DESK Amid growing tensions following the recent rape of a schoolgirl in Khagrachari, Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Affairs Adviser Supradip Chakma has called on both hill communities and Bengali residents to unite in addressing the evolving situation. He made the call during a special law and order meeting held at the Khagrachari District Administration’s […]Continue Reading

Home Ministry condoles Khagrachhari killings, vows justice

September 28, 2025

NEWS DESK The Home Ministry has expressed deep sorrow over the killing of three hilly people in an armed attack by miscreants in Guimara upazila of Khagrachhari district on Sunday. In a statement issued on Sunday evening, the ministry also conveyed sympathy over the injuries sustained by an army major, 13 army personnel, the officer-in-charge […]Continue Reading

3 killed in Khagrachhari attacks, tensions escalate in hills

September 28, 2025

NEWS DESK At least three people were killed and several others injured in an armed attack by miscreants in Guimara upazila of Khagrachhari district on Sunday. The identities of the deceased could not be confirmed immediately. In an official statement issued Sunday evening, the Ministry of Home Affairs expressed deep sorrow over the killings and […]Continue Reading

Hema Chakma elected DUCSU executive member

September 10, 2025

PARBATTANEWS ONLINE DESK Hema Chakma from the Chittagong Hill Tracts has been elected an executive member of the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU). She contested the post from the Resistance Council panel, a coalition of left-leaning student organisations, and received 4,908 votes, according to the election results. Hema hails from Khagrachhari. Chief Continue Reading

Former Minister Kujendra Lal named in case over attempted murder of journalist in Khagrachhari

August 26, 2025

PARBATTANEWS DESK A case has been filed against former State Minister Kujendra Lal Tripura and 127 others in connection with an alleged attempt to murder a journalist in Khagrachhari. The plaintiff is H M Prafulla, General Secretary of the Khagrachhari Press Club and district correspondent for BanglaVision. His lawyer, Md Afsar Hossain Roni, said the […]Continue Reading