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

State Minister Kujendra urges rapid completion of CHT projects

March 16, 2024

STAFF REPORTER State Minister for Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Affairs Kujendra Lal Tripura has called for the swift completion of development projects in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Attending meetings was not enough; officials must be proactive in understanding and implementing strategies for rapid project completion, he said on Thursday. Mr Tripura was speaking at a […]Continue Reading

Pirates move hijacked Bangladeshi ship from last known location: Owners

March 15, 2024

NEWS DESK The pirates who hijacked the Bangladeshi-flagged cargo ship MV Abdullah in the Indian Ocean shifted it this afternoon from its last known location near the Somalian coast. After it was hijacked by pirates suspected to be Somalians around noon (Bangladesh time) on Tuesday, the ship at first anchored around 20 nautical miles off […]Continue Reading

Hijacked Bangladeshi ship anchors near Somalian port: BMMOA

March 14, 2024

NEWS DESK The hijacked Bangladeshi-flagged cargo ship has anchored 20 miles off the Somalian port of Garacad, Bangladesh Merchant Marine Officers’ Association (BMMOA) said this afternoon. The latest position of the ship was confirmed by a global shipping source that is monitoring its movement, BMMOA General Secretary Md Shakawat Hossain said around 1:00pm. The vessel Continue Reading

UN seeking more than $850m for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

March 14, 2024

The United Nations is calling for more donations for Rohingya refugees living in camps in Bangladesh, Al Jazeera reports. In its annual response plan to the crisis, the UN appealed for $852.4m to provide food and other aid to the mostly Muslim Rohingya refugees and their host communities. Bangladesh has taken in more than a […]Continue Reading