Dhaka summons Myanmar envoy, hands over protest note

September 18, 2022

NEWS DESK The foreign ministry today (Sept 18, 2022) summoned the Myanmar ambassador in Dhaka Aung Kyaw Moe, and handed over a strong protest note regarding a recent casualty along Bangladesh’s Bandarban border. “We told him (Myanmar) not to repeat such incidents along our border … it is their (Myanmar’s) responsibility to ensure that no […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh to lodge complaint with UN over Myanmar mortar shelling if diplomacy fails: Home minister

September 17, 2022

NEWS DESK Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said the government is trying to resolve the issues with Myanmar peacefully and diplomatically, but a complaint will be lodged with the United Nations regarding mortar shelling at the border if necessary. The minister said this in response to journalists’ questions after attending a programme at Ahsania Mission in […]Continue Reading

Rohingya boy killed, 5 injured as Myanmar steps up shelling along border

September 16, 2022

NEWS DESK A 17-year-old Rohingya boy was killed and five others were injured as a mortar shell fired by the Myanmar army exploded at the Zero Point Rohingya Camp close to the international border in Tombru, Bandarban. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Iqbal, son of Monir Ahmed, and a resident of the Zero Point […]Continue Reading

Bangladeshi injured in mine blast along Myanmar border in Bandarban

September 16, 2022

GHUMDHUM CORRESPONDENT, NAIKHONGCHHARI, BANDARBAN A tribal Bangladeshi was seriously injured in a mine explosion along the Myanmar border in Bangladesh’s Bandarban. The incident took place at the Zero Line near Pillar No 35 of the Tumbru border in the hill district’s Naikhongchhari upazila around 1:30 pm on Friday (Sept 16, 2022). The victim has been […]Continue Reading

Bullets from Myanmar once again land in Bangladesh

September 15, 2022

NAIKHONGCHHARI CORRESPONDENT, BANDARBAN Two bullets fired from Myanmar have once again been found at Ghumdhum Tumbru border in Bandarban’s Naikhongchhari. Jhinuk Tanchangya, a child daughter of Tumbru Headman Para’s Usain Tanchangya’s, found two bullets while playing in front of his house on Thursday (September 15). After a four-day pause, locals said, sounds of gunfire Continue Reading

Bangladesh peacefully trying to repatriate Rohingya: Home minister

September 15, 2022

DESK REPORT Bangladesh’s Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said the country is making a peaceful effort to return the Rohingya to Myanmar. He spoke as the chief guest at the closing ceremony of a workshop titled “Reawakening: Say No to Crime” organised by Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Thursday (September 15) afternoon at the […]Continue Reading

Myanmar promises no more border shelling: Foreign minister

September 14, 2022

DESK REPORT Myanmar has promised to stop any shelling along the Bangladesh border and to prevent any of its citizens from entering the country, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said. He responded to a reporter’s question during a press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka on Wednesday (September 14). A minor […]Continue Reading

Rohingyas entering Bangladesh as clashes continue in Myanmar’s Rakhine

September 11, 2022

DESK REPORT Myanmar Rohingyas have been entering Bangladesh amid clashes between Myanmar military and Arakan Army in Rakhine state bordering Bangladesh and India. Some 10 to 15 Rohingyas have entered Bangladesh from Myanmar and taken shelter in Kutupalong and Balukhali camps in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhia over the last two days, sources say. The Rohingyas entered […]Continue Reading

Myanmar’s recent activities ‘no less than a security threat to Bangladesh’: Home minister

September 10, 2022

NEWS DESK Myanmar’s recent activities in the border areas are no less than a security threat to Bangladesh, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said. He sought the cooperation of the international community to solve this crisis. The Home Minister was speaking as the chief guest at a round table discussion at Amari Dhaka Hotel, […]Continue Reading

Myanmar shelling sound sends panic among Rohingyas at zero line

September 10, 2022

NEWS DESK Rohingyas living at the zero line along the Myanmar-Bangladesh border adjoining Bandarban have been frightened by the sound of bullets, artillery and mortars heard from Myanmar. The territory between Konarpara of Tombru Bazar and Kha Mong Seik hill is called the zero line, or no mans’ land. More than 4,200 people of 621 […]Continue Reading