Khudro Nri-gosthi Institutes to be renamed, says Cultural Adviser

June 27, 2025

STAFF REPORTER The government has decided to rename seven cultural institutions across Bangladesh—currently operating under different titles—with the aim of preserving and promoting the cultural heritage of the country’s khudro nri-gosthi (small ethnic groups). The new unified name will be Jati Boichitro Institute (Institute of Ethnic Diversity). The decision was confirmed Continue Reading

BSF ‘pushes 80 Indian nationals into Bangladesh’ through Khagrachhari

May 8, 2025

India’s Border Security Force (BSF) reportedly pushed 80 Indian nationals into Bangladesh on Wednesday, labelling them as Bangladeshis. According to BGB sources, BSF pushed 27 people into Bangladesh through the Shantipur border and another 23 through Achalong Para of Taindong Union. Besides, 30 people were pushed in through the Ruposhi Para border of Panchhari Upazila. Continue Reading

Five CU students freed a week after abduction in CHT

April 26, 2025

NEWS DESK Five students of Chittagong University (CU) who were abducted a week ago have been released. Pahari Chhatra Parishad (PCP), an organisation representing students of ethnic communities, issued a statement on Thursday in this regard. Although the five students from various ethnic communities were reportedly freed on Wednesday, the matter came to light on […]Continue Reading

Orphaned Mro student among five abducted in CHT

April 20, 2025

ALIKADAM CORRESPONDENT An orphaned student from Bandarban’s remote Alikadam upazila is among five University of Chittagong students reportedly abducted in Khagrachhari, local authorities confirmed. Langngi Mro, a second-year zoology student of the 2023–24 academic session, was identified as one of the victims. The others are Maitri Moy Chakma (Fine Arts), Rishon Chakma Continue Reading

Former UPDF member shot dead in Khagrachhari

April 7, 2025

STAFF REPORTER, KHAGRACHHARI A former member of the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF-Prasit) was shot dead in the Dumbil area of Chenghi union in Khagrachhari’s Panchhari upazila early Sunday. The victim, Amar Jiban Chakma, son of Satyapriyo Chakma, was reportedly attacked by a group of unidentified armed men who entered his home around 1:30am and […]Continue Reading

30 shops gutted in Khagrachhari fire

March 27, 2025

NEWS DESK At least 30 shops were gutted in a fire in Dighinala upazila of the district early Wednesday morning. The fire broke out at Tripti Hotel in Boalkhali Bazar next to Larma Square at 1.45 am and engulfed the adjacent shops, said Md. Zakaria, Officer-in-Charge of Dighinala Police Station. Being informed, fire fighters rushed […]Continue Reading

50 towers in the mountains closed due to ‘sabotage’: Robi

March 27, 2025

NEWS DESK Mobile network operator Robi has said more than 50 of its towers in Bangladesh’s hilly regions have been shut down over the past three months due to power and fibre cable cuts. In a media statement on Thursday, the company claimed miscreants had an “extortion motive” behind such activities. “The criminal ring has […]Continue Reading

Bengali women in CHT gain access to midwifery diploma following policy change

March 5, 2025

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, KHAGRACHHARI Bengali women in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) are now eligible to apply for a three-year midwifery diploma after a change in admission criteria. The move follows a report by Parbatta News, which raised concerns about ethnic bias against Bengali communities. A notice issued on March 2 had limited the United Nations […]Continue Reading

300 ethnic minority women to get free midwifery training in CHT; Bengalis decry exclusion 

March 4, 2025

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, KHAGRACHHARI A UN-funded initiative to train 300 ethnic minority women as midwives in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) has sparked controversy, with Bengali residents alleging systemic exclusion. The UN Population Fund (UNFPA)-funded three-year Diploma in Midwifery aims to reduce maternal and child mortality in the CHT districts of Khagrachhari, Continue Reading

Hill-Bengali clash leaves 3 dead, 17 injured in Khagrachari

September 20, 2024

STAFF CORRESPONDENT Three people were killed and at least 17 others injured, including four with gunshot wounds, in a clash between hill people and Bengalis in Dighinala and Sadar upazilas of Khagrachari early Friday. Chattogram Range Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Ahsan Habib Palash confirmed the information to the media. The deceased have been […]Continue Reading