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

Bandarban Sonali Bank halts operations after robbery, high alert in two districts

April 3, 2024

STAFF REPORTER Sonali Bank has temporarily halted transactions at six of its branches in Bandarban following a robbery. The suspension, effective from Wednesday afternoon, was confirmed by Saiful Aziz, GM (South) of Sonali Bank. The robbery involved 30-40 individuals using two vehicles. In response, branches in the hill districts of Rangamati and Khagrachhari are now […]Continue Reading

President seeks New Zealand’s active role to end Rohingya crisis

April 3, 2024

NEWS DESK President Mohammed Shahabuddin sought New Zealand’s active role in the international forum to end the prevailing Rohingya crisis as New Zealand’s High Commissioner in Dhaka David Pine on Wednesday paid a farewell call on him at Bangabhaban. “Bangladesh has given shelter to more than 11 lakh Rohingya people forcibly displaced from Myanmar on […]Continue Reading

Banks close in six Bandarban upazilas following robberies

April 3, 2024

DESK REPORT Banks in six upazilas of Bangladesh’s Bandarban district have suspended operations following recent robberies, with only branches in Sadar Upazila remaining open. Osman Gani, Deputy General Manager of Sonali Bank in Bandarban, confirmed the closures as a security measure. The decision comes after robberies in Thanchi Upazila on Wednesday and Ruma Upazila Continue Reading

Don’t rent out houses to Rohingyas, Cox’s Bazar SP warns landlords

April 3, 2024

NEWS DESK Md Mahfuzul Islam, superintendent of Police of Cox’s Bazar, has warned of strict action against the landlords who will rent houses to Rohingyas. Citing Rohingyas alleged involvement in adduction and drugs smuggling , the police official said the refugees are carrying out such activities by staying at rented houses. “Stop renting them houses. […]Continue Reading

High Court orders no more hill-cutting at Sajek

April 2, 2024

NEWS DESK The High Court on Tuesday asked the government to form a monitoring team so that none could cut hills in tourist-belt regions of Sajek Valley in Rangamati without permission from the Department of Environment. The High Court also directed the environment ministry secretary to investigate, by an officer not below the rank of […]Continue Reading

Myanmar explosions shake Saint Martin, BGB on high alert

March 29, 2024

STAFF CORRESPONDENT Internal conflict in Myanmar sent shockwaves across the border to Bangladesh’s Saint Martin Island on Friday (March 29th). Residents reported hearing the deafening blasts of mortar shell explosions emanating from the village of Hashyurate, located south of Maungdaw Township in Rakhine State. The tremors of unease were further amplified by the Continue Reading