A glimpse inside the operations of Kuki-Chin National Front

April 13, 2024

STAFF REPORTER In the remote forests of Bandarban, the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF), a militant group linked to a series of recent bank robberies, operates with more than four hundred armed members. Their arsenal includes over three hundred weapons, ranging from submachine guns and Chinese rifles to AK-47s and Burmese single-barrel guns. The militants have […]Continue Reading

Explosions heard across border amid Myanmar clashes

April 9, 2024

DESK REPORT As conflict persists within Myanmar, loud explosions have been heard in Bangladesh, signaling ongoing clashes across the border. These explosions began on Monday morning (April 9) and were intermittently heard through to Tuesday afternoon, instilling fear among the residents near the border. Locals report the sounds of gunfire, bombs, and mortar shells Continue Reading

Bandarban court sends 54 KNF members to jail for bank robberies

April 9, 2024

BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT A court in Bandarban has sent 54 members of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) involved in bank robberies in the district’s Ruma and Thanchi, rejecting their bail, officials said on Tuesday. The accused were presented in the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, where Judge Md Nazmul Hosain ordered their detention, said Hosain Mohammad Rayhan […]Continue Reading

Terrorists exploiting peace talks for criminal activities: Army chief

April 7, 2024

BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT Army Chief General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed has declared that joint forces will thwart terrorists’ attempts to disrupt peace in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT). He made this statement while speaking to reporters at the parade ground of Bandarban Cantonment on Sunday (April 7). Earlier, the Army Chief visited Ruma and Thanchi upazilas to […]Continue Reading

Arms from neighbouring country end up in KNF hands: Foreign Minister

April 6, 2024

Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has stated that arms originating from a neighbouring country have found their way to the KNF terrorist group. “The arms used by terrorists in the neighbouring country have reached KNF,” he told reporters on Saturday afternoon (April 6) during a briefing at the WNT Center in Dewanji Pukur Lane area […]Continue Reading

Home minister announces pincer operation against KNF

April 6, 2024

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, BANDARBAN/BANDARBAN AND RUMA CORRESPONDENTS Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has announced that strict measures would be implemented against those involved in the robbery of three banks, the looting of arms, and the kidnapping of a bank manager in Bandarban. He communicated this to journalists at the Bandarban Circuit House after inspecting the Continue Reading

Home minister to visit Bandarban today

April 5, 2024

NEWS DESK Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal is set to visit Bandarban today to inspect the overall situation as law enforcers on Thursday rescued Nezam Uddin, the manager of Sonali Bank’s Ruma branch, within 48 hours of abduction. The minister would go to Bandarban by a helicopter this morning, Senior Information Officer Sharif Mahmud Apu […]Continue Reading

Bandarban bank robbery: Six cases filed so far

April 5, 2024

NEWS DESK A total of six cases have been filed in Bandarban over the string of robberies, looting weapons and kidnapping of the manager of a Sonali Bank branch in Bandarban. “Four cases have been filed with Ruma Police Station and two with Thanchi Police Station against unidentified persons in connection with the bank robberies,” […]Continue Reading

500 families displaced by KNF attack in Bandarban return home

April 5, 2024

STAFF REPORTER Approximately 500 families who fled into the jungle during a militant attack in Bangladesh’s Bandarban district returned to their homes after the assailants withdrew, residents said. The attack on Thursday night, the fourth in the region by the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) since Tuesday, involved an attempted assault on Thanchi police station. Continue Reading

Home Minister: KNF involved in Bandarban bank robberies

April 3, 2024

NEWS DESK Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said that the separatist group Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) is involved in the bank robbery incidents in Ruma and Thanchi in Bandarban. He made these remarks at his office in the Secretariat, Dhaka on Wednesday. The home minister said: “KNF is a separatist group and its activities […]Continue Reading