BGB foils Rohingya family’s crossing amid Myanmar conflict

February 5, 2024

COX’S BAZAR CORRESPONDENT In a tense incident at the Teknaf border in Cox’s Bazar, the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) successfully prevented a Rohingya family of five from crossing the Naf River into Teknaf, amidst considerable gunfire in Myanmar. The attempted crossing by the family took place around 11 AM on Monday (5th February) at the […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh-Myanmar talks on return of Myanmar border guards

February 5, 2024

DESK REPORT Bangladesh and Myanmar are in discussions about repatriating members of the Myanmar Border Guard Police (BGP) who have taken refuge in Bangladesh, announced Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud in a recent briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The talks come against a backdrop of intense conflict within Myanmar, where clashes between the BGP […]Continue Reading

Two killed in Bangladesh by mortar shell fired from Myanmar

February 5, 2024

BANDARBAN AND GHUMDHUM CORRESPONDENTS A mortar shell fired from Myanmar exploded in Ghumdhum, Naikhongchhari, Bandarban, along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, killing a local Bangladeshi woman and a Rohingya man, with a child also injured. The explosion occurred at approximately 2:30 PM on Monday, February 5, in the Jolpaitali sector of Ward No. 4. The victims were […]Continue Reading

Process underway to send back BGP men to Myanmar: Bangladesh home minister

February 4, 2024

NEWS DESK Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said a process to send back 14 Border Guard Police (BGP) of Myanmar are underway who fled their country due to heavy gunfights there. “They are now in the custody of Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) and process is underway to send them back to Myanmar through foreign […]Continue Reading

58 Myanmar border guards take refuge in Bangladesh amid clashes

February 4, 2024

PARBATTA NEWS REPORT Amid ongoing clashes between the Arakan Army rebel group and Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) inside Myanmar, 58 members of the BGP have fled to Bangladesh, specifically crossing into the Naikhongchhari border area of Bandarban district. The conflict has intensified tensions along the border, according to officials. Out of the refugees, 14 Continue Reading

14 Myanmar Border Police flee to Bangladesh, BGB takes custody of arms

February 4, 2024

STAFF REPORTER In the Naikhongchhari area of Bandarban, adjacent to Myanmar, 14 members of Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) have sought refuge in Bangladesh amid clashes with the Arakan Army. The Bangladesh Border Guard Force (BGB) has taken their weapons and ammunition into custody. A BGB official confirmed the incident on Sunday, stating that further […]Continue Reading

Stray bullet from Myanmar hits autorickshaw in Bangladesh

February 4, 2024

UKHIYA CORRESPONDENT A stray bullet from Myanmar hit a CNG autorickshaw in motion, shattering its front windshield, on a road at Uttara Para near the Tumbru border in Naikhongchhari, Bandarban.  The incident, which occurred at 2:40 pm on Saturday, 3 February, has raised concerns over border security and civilian safety. According to reports, the autorickshaw […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh Coast Guard boosts border patrols to curb Rohingya infiltration

January 31, 2024

Amid the escalating conflict in Myanmar, the Bangladesh Coast Guard has ramped up its patrols and surveillance efforts along the Teknaf border in a bid to curb Rohingya infiltration. A press release issued by the Teknaf Coast Guard station detailed that the heightened state of alert is a direct response to the unrest in Myanmar, […]Continue Reading

Myanmar conflict prompts closure of five border schools in Bangladesh

January 29, 2024

BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT Amidst escalating tensions in Myanmar, authorities in Bangladesh have announced a temporary closure of five government primary schools along the Naikhongchhari Ghumdhum border in Bandarban. This measure comes in response to intensifying clashes between Myanmar’s military forces and rebel groups, which have instilled fear among local border Continue Reading

Security beefed up along Myanmar border

January 28, 2024

NEWS DESK Security along the Myanmar border has been beefed up after the ongoing conflict in Rakhine state of Myanmar intensified along the Bangladesh border in Cox’s Bazar. Meanwhile, 34 Border Guard Bangladesh Battalion in Cox’s Bazar, in a press release, said 13 mortar shells and one bullet from Myanmar were found on Bangladesh’s side […]Continue Reading