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
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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
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
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
STAFF CORRESPONDENT, KHAGRACHHARI More than 50 shops were set on fire and five people were injured in a clash that broke out during a student protest in Dighinala upazila of Khagrachari on Thursday. The violence erupted after a group of hill youths reportedly attacked a student procession organised by general students of Dighinala Government College […]Continue Reading
The Bangladesh Army’s Mahalchhari Zone distributed relief materials to families affected by heavy rain and flooding in Khagrachari. Flooding occurred in the Choungrachhari cluster village area after excessive rainfall caused the Chengi River to rise above the danger level, leaving around 100 families stranded. On Thursday, Lt. Col. Shahriar Safkat Bhuiyan, PSC, commander Continue Reading
DIGHINALA CORRESPONDENT The Bangladesh Army conducted a medical campaign and distributed relief materials to flood victims in Dighinala. On Thursday, Lt. Col. Md. Omar Faruk, PSC, Commander of the Dighinala Zone, distributed relief supplies at various shelters. Joining him were Major Nazmul Hasan Rizvi, Zonal Staff Officer of Dighinala Zone, and Adjutant Captain M.A. Momen Continue Reading
STAFF CORRESPONDENT, KHAGRACHARI Thousands of people in Khagrachari are grappling with one of the most severe floods in recent memory. With no safe places left for shelter, water surrounds them, leaving many in despair. Meanwhile, elected representatives from the ruling party have gone into hiding. In this dire situation, the Bangladesh Army and leaders of […]Continue Reading
DIGHINALA CORRESPONDENT The army provided free medical services in Dighinala, Khagrachari, on Thursday. Medical services were offered under the supervision of Baby Tigers at Babuchara Muk High School in the upazila, with Lieutenant Colonel Md. Omar Faruk PSC, Commander of Dighinala Zone, and Major Nazmul Hasan Rizvi, Commander of Babuchara Camp, in attendance. The medical Continue Reading
MATIRANGA CORRESPONDENT The Matiranga Army Zone in Khagrachari has provided free mosquito nets, medical services, and medicines to hill residents and Bengalis to combat dengue and malaria. On Wednesday morning, Captain Md. Muid-ul Karim Chowdhury, the zone’s medical officer, offered free medical services to locals at Natrunpara Government Primary School. The initiative Continue Reading
