10 youths freed in Teknaf after paying ransom

March 28, 2024

HNILA CORRESPONDENT Ten kidnapped youths returned to Teknaf’s Whykong Union on Wednesday night after their families paid a ransom of Tk 190,000 to the abductors. The victims, all from the Raikhyang area, include two sons of Belal Hossain, Junaid (12) and Mohammad Nur (10); Shakil (15), son of Ledu Mia; Farid Alam (35); Akhtar (25); […]Continue Reading

Explosions from Myanmar conflict heard on Bangladesh’s Saint Martin’s, Shahporir Island

March 27, 2024

STAFF CORRESPONDENT Explosions from fighting in Myanmar’s Rakhine state have been heard on Bangladesh’s Saint Martin’s Island and Shahporir Island, causing alarm among residents, local officials said on Wednesday. The explosions, which occurred on Wednesday as well as earlier in the week, were caused by clashes between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army rebel […]Continue Reading

Army’s Langadu zone provides humanitarian assistance

March 26, 2024

LANGADU CORRESPONDENT The Langadu zone of the Bangladesh Army provided humanitarian assistance to the impoverished and helpless people in the remote and inaccessible areas of the zone in Rangamati on Tuesday. The aid included three bundles of corrugated iron sheets for the construction of a house for a destitute mother, cash for medical treatment for […]Continue Reading

Residents in fear as gunfire, explosions in Myanmar rattle Teknaf areas

March 26, 2024

HNILA CORRESPONDENT Mortar shells and gunfire from Myanmar are rattling the Teknaf Upazila border in Cox’s Bazar, causing homes and windows to tremble. Residents of the border areas of Teknaf Upazila are living in fear. Since 5 a.m. on Tuesday (26 March), these fierce sounds have been heard intermittently from the northern part of Mongdaw […]Continue Reading

Myanmar soldiers to be swiftly repatriated, BGB chief says

March 22, 2024

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, RAMGARH The process of repatriating Myanmar soldiers who had fled across the border is underway, the head of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has announced. A total of 177 Myanmar soldiers are currently in Bangladesh and will be returned in a process that has already begun, said Maj Gen Mohammad Ashraful Islam Siddiqui, […]Continue Reading

Pirates make maiden contact with MV Abdullah’s owner

March 20, 2024

NEWS DESK The pirates who had hijacked Bangladeshi ship MV Abdullah with 23 crew contacted the owners of the vessel for the first time after nine days on Wednesday. Mizanul Islam, a media adviser of KSRM Group, said, “The pirates contacted us this afternoon, but they did not demand anything.” “We have talked about the […]Continue Reading

Swedish Princess Victoria visits Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar

March 20, 2024

NEWS DESK Swedish Crown Princess Victoria, also UNDP goodwill ambassador, arrived at Cox’s Bazar Ukhiya Rohingya camp on Wednesday. She arrived at Ukhiya Rohingya camp by an army helicopter from Noakhali’s Bhasan Char at about 1:30pm. Cox’s Bazar deputy commissioner Mohammad Shahin Imran, police superintendent Mahfuzur Rahman and officials of the Swedish embassy in Dhaka Continue Reading

Teknaf border area rocked by mortar explosions, panic ensues

March 18, 2024

STAFF REPORTER Residents of the Teknaf border region experienced a night of terror on Sunday, March 17th, as at least 21 mortar shells exploded within Myanmar territory. The blasts shook at least 13 villages in the Teknaf Municipality, creating widespread fear and panic. The explosions began around 9:25 PM and continued for approximately 30 minutes, […]Continue Reading

Somali forces, foreign navies prepare attack on hijacked Bangladeshi ship, police say

March 18, 2024

Somali police and international navies were preparing on Monday to attack a commercial ship that was hijacked by pirates last week, the Puntland region’s police force said, two days after Indian commandos rescued another cargo vessel held by pirates, Reuters reports. The MV Abdullah was hijacked off the coast of Somalia last week, the latest […]Continue Reading

Myanmar border guards mass at Bangladesh border amid escalating conflict

March 17, 2024

BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT Over one hundred members of Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) are poised to enter Bangladesh, driven by escalating violence between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army rebel group. Fearing for their safety, the BGP members are amassing at the Jamchhari border crossing. The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has taken immediate action to […]Continue Reading