Severe water crisis grips Sajek, residents urge urgent action

April 8, 2025

BAGHAICHHARI CORRESPONDENT Sajek and surrounding areas in Rangamati’s Baghaichhari upazila are facing a severe water crisis as streams and waterfalls have dried up due to a prolonged lack of rainfall. Local environmental activists and residents say the crisis has been worsened by the loss of natural forest cover, as trees are being cleared and hillsides […]Continue Reading

Man dies while setting fire to jhum land in Sajek

March 27, 2025

NEWS DESK A man died while setting fire to his jhum plantation in Sajek union of Rangamati’s Baghaichhari upazila on Tuesday. The victim is Toyan Tripura, 50 of the Kanglak Para area. Organising secretary of the Sajek Cottage and Resort Owners Association, Rahul Chakma John, said Toyan started the fire to burn his jhum land […]Continue Reading

50 towers in the mountains closed due to ‘sabotage’: Robi

March 27, 2025

NEWS DESK Mobile network operator Robi has said more than 50 of its towers in Bangladesh’s hilly regions have been shut down over the past three months due to power and fibre cable cuts. In a media statement on Thursday, the company claimed miscreants had an “extortion motive” behind such activities. “The criminal ring has […]Continue Reading

KNF claims four JLA members killed in Rangamati gunfight 

March 20, 2025

SOCIAL MEDIA DESK The Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) claimed Wednesday that four members of the Jumma National Army (JLA) were killed in a gunfight between the two groups in Rangamati’s Meetingachhari. In a Facebook post, KNF said the clash took place at 5 am and was confirmed by its intelligence unit, IIB. According to the […]Continue Reading

‘Indigenous demand’ part of anti-Bangladesh plot: PCCP

March 18, 2025

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, RANGAMATI That ethnic minorities demand they be recognised as ‘indigenous’ is part of a conspiracy against Bangladesh, the Rangamati unit of the Parbatya Chattogram Chhatra Parishad (PCCP) alleged on Tuesday. In a memorandum submitted to the Chief Adviser through the deputy commissioner, the PCCP called for those using the term Continue Reading

UPDF member shot dead in alleged PCJSS attack in Rangamati

March 16, 2025

NEWS DESK A member of the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) was shot dead in an alleged attack by the Parbatya Chattogram Jana Sanghati Samiti (PCJSS) in Manikchhari upazila of Rangamati early today (16 March). The deceased was identified as Nirmol Chakma. Angya Marma, a spokesperson for the UPDF, claimed that armed members of the […]Continue Reading

Army seizes ammunition, devices from UPDF hideout in Rangamati

March 7, 2025

NEWS DESK The Bangladesh Army seized ammunition, communication devices, and other equipment from a hideout of the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) (Main) in Rangamati’s Kaukhali, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Friday. The operation, conducted early in the morning based on intelligence, targeted a regional armed group linked to UPDF (Main), Continue Reading

Bengali women in CHT gain access to midwifery diploma following policy change

March 5, 2025

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, KHAGRACHHARI Bengali women in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) are now eligible to apply for a three-year midwifery diploma after a change in admission criteria. The move follows a report by Parbatta News, which raised concerns about ethnic bias against Bengali communities. A notice issued on March 2 had limited the United Nations […]Continue Reading

300 ethnic minority women to get free midwifery training in CHT; Bengalis decry exclusion 

March 4, 2025

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, KHAGRACHHARI A UN-funded initiative to train 300 ethnic minority women as midwives in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) has sparked controversy, with Bengali residents alleging systemic exclusion. The UN Population Fund (UNFPA)-funded three-year Diploma in Midwifery aims to reduce maternal and child mortality in the CHT districts of Khagrachhari, Continue Reading

5 injured as hill attackers vandalise mosque, shops in Rangamati

September 20, 2024

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, RANGAMATI Hundreds of armed hill attackers vandalised a mosque and several shops in Rangamati’s Banarupa area on Thursday, leaving five people injured. The attack took place around 10:00am on Friday, when a group of armed individuals launched a sudden assault on the area, locals said. The attackers also set fire to auto-rickshaws and […]Continue Reading