STAFF CORRESPONDENT, KHAGRACHHARI; MANIKCHHARI CORRESPONDENT The army has detained five terrorists along with a large quantity of arms, ammunition and IED equipment during a special raid in Khagrachhari. Based on a tip-off, a team of the army conducted the raid in Battali, South Kanchannagar area under Sindukchhari union of the hill district’s Mahalchhari upazila at […]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
KHAGRACHHARI BUREAU, DIGHINALA CORRESPONDENT Major General Mizanur Rahman Shamim, General officer commanding (GOC) of 24 Infantry Division and Chattogram Area, has said moral values, loyalty, discipline, and relentless training are the keys to a soldier’s success in life. He made the remarks while addressing as the chief guest the swearing-in and closing parade of Continue Reading
GUIMARA CORRESPONDENT In Khagrachhari, members of the UPDF (Prasit) again opened fire and set motorcycle on fire after a half-hour road blockade called by the goup in protest against the killing of Angthai Marma alias Agun. On Sunday (Sept 4, 2022) at around 5 pm, 15-16 UPDF members fired five rounds of bullets at motorcycles […]Continue Reading
STAFF CORRESPONDENT A half-hour road blockade called by the UPDF (Prasit) was observed in all five upazilas of Khagrachhari – Guimara, Matiranga, Ramgarh, Manikchari and Laxmichari – protesting the killing of 52-year-old Angthoi Marma alias Agun. There was no untoward incident anywhere. Due to the blockade, road communication between Khagrachari and the rest of Continue Reading
NEWS DESK A leader of a Chittagong Hill Tracts-based political group was shot dead allegedly by his rivals in Guimara upazila of Khagrachhari on Friday (September 2, 2022). The deceased was identified as Angthoi Marma alias Agun, 52, of the Guimara unit of United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF). The crime occurred around 10am near the […]Continue Reading
GUIMARA CORRESPONDENT A former UPDF activist has been abducted in Khagrachhari’s Guimara upazila. The kidnapped activist has been identified as Sudipto Tripura, 35, hailing from Sukanto Mohajon Parah under the upazila’s Sindukchhari Union. He was kidnapped from Sindukchhari bazaar – where he has a furniture shop – on Thursday night (Aug 25, 2022). Witnesses Continue Reading
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
STAFF REPORTER One person was killed in a gunfight between two armed rival groups of UPDF (Core) and UPDF (Democratic) Taindong area of Matiranga upazila of Khagrachhari. The gunfight took place for around an hour from around 5:00pm on Monday (July 18) near the Tanakka Para BGB camp in the union of Matiranga upazila. On […]Continue Reading
STAFF CORRESPONDENT, KHAGRACHHARI The army has distributed relief to the flood-affected families in Dighinala. On Monday (June 20, 2022) at noon, the Dighinala Army Zone distributed it to people at various shelter centres and among waterlogged families. The flood situation in Dighinala of Khagrachhari is deteriorating due to the continuous onrush of water from the […]Continue Reading