Armed group demands extortion at Rangamati university construction site

June 27, 2025

An armed group reportedly entered the campus of Rangamati Science and Technology University on Thursday night, demanding extortion money from ongoing development work at the institution. According to university officials, seven armed individuals entered the main campus around 10:45 pm and approached workers engaged in construction activities. The assailants allegedly Continue Reading

Khudro Nri-gosthi Institutes to be renamed, says Cultural Adviser

June 27, 2025

STAFF REPORTER The government has decided to rename seven cultural institutions across Bangladesh—currently operating under different titles—with the aim of preserving and promoting the cultural heritage of the country’s khudro nri-gosthi (small ethnic groups). The new unified name will be Jati Boichitro Institute (Institute of Ethnic Diversity). The decision was confirmed Continue Reading

Love Wins: Marma woman marries Bengali man despite pressure

June 17, 2025

STAFF CORRESPONDENT A young couple in Rangamati’s Kaukhali upazila got married through court despite facing legal trouble, threats, and strong opposition from a regional armed group. Nichungma Marma, 23, from Bardulupara in Kalamati Union, tied the knot with her partner Md Fahim, a Bengali youth from Poyapara area, at the Rangamati court on June 15. […]Continue Reading

Heavy rain and hill runoff flood Rajasthali; crops damaged, livelihoods affected

June 1, 2025

RAJASTHALI CORRESPONDENT Record rainfall over two consecutive days, caused by a low-pressure system in the Bay of Bengal, has led to flooding in several low-lying areas of Rajasthali upazila in Rangamati. The rain, accompanied by hill runoff, has caused widespread hardship for residents, particularly low-income and working-class communities. Several areas of the upazila, Continue Reading

Authorities urge evacuation in Kaptai as landslide risk rises

June 1, 2025

KAPTAI CORRESPONDENT Authorities in Kaptai upazila of Rangamati are urging residents living in landslide-prone areas to move to shelters amid continuous heavy rainfall and reports of soil erosion. Several locations have already experienced landslides, though no casualties have been reported so far. On Sunday morning around 9:00am, a portion of a hill collapsed at “KPM […]Continue Reading

Bhusanchhara massacre: 41 years on, families still seek justice

May 31, 2025

RANGAMATI CORRESPONDENT Families of victims killed in the 1984 Bhusanchhara massacre have renewed their calls for justice, 41 years after the attack. On 31 May 1984, 450 Bengali men, women, and children were killed in Bhusanchhara village, under Barkal Upazila in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. The killings were reportedly carried out by 125 armed members […]Continue Reading

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