Terrorists target truck involved in roadwork

December 29, 2023

BAGHAICHHARI CORRESPONDENT Terrorists opened fire on a drum truck engaged in the construction of the Marishya-Majhipara border road in the Modhya Baghaichhari area of the Baghaichhari sub-district in Rangamati. According to the police, the incident occurred around 9:30 PM on Thursday (December 28). The truck, sources say, was involved in supplying sand for the construction Continue Reading

Rangamati Virtual Electoral Meet: PM assures continued development in hills

December 23, 2023

DESK REPORT Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also the president of the Awami League, affirmed in a recent statement that the progress achieved in the hill regions, a direct result of the peace agreement, will be sustained. On the afternoon of Saturday, 23rd December, she engaged with the Rangamati community in a virtual electoral public meeting, […]Continue Reading

Terrorists fire at Sajek-bound tourist vehicles in Rangamati

December 18, 2023

STAFF REPORTER, RANGAMATI Terrorists fired shots at and vandalised Sajek-bound tourist vehicles in Baghaichhari upazila of Rangamati. Sajek is one of the most popular tourist spots in Bangladesh. The incident took place on Monday (December 18) morning in Shuknachari area of Dighinala-Sajek road. According to local sources, the four-day hartal called by UPDF was being […]Continue Reading

Kaptai Sena Zone celebrates Victory Day, honours freedom fighters

December 17, 2023

KAPTAI CORRESPONDENT The Victory Day celebrations, organized by the Kaptai Army Zone (Atal 56), were held with great fervor as they honoured the valiant freedom fighters for their bravery. On the afternoon of Saturday, 16th December, at Shaheed Afzal Hall, a special ceremony was conducted. Here, 14 distinguished freedom fighters were recognized for their heroic […]Continue Reading

Two world-class coffee strains developed in Bangladesh’s Kaptai, signaling farming breakthrough

December 10, 2023

In the verdant hills of Kaptai, a quiet revolution is brewing. At the Raikhali Agricultural Research Center in the Bangladeshi hill district of Rangamati’s Kaptai, after half a decade of dedicated research, a breakthrough has emerged in the form of two new coffee varieties. These aren’t just any coffee varieties; they are improved strains of […]Continue Reading

Army distributes winter clothes to 400 in Dighinala

December 9, 2023

DIGHINALA CORRESPONDENT The Bangladesh Army’s 24th Infantry Division brought warmth to hundreds in Rangamati’s Dighinala Upazila on Friday, December 8th, by distributing winter clothes to more than 400 underprivileged residents. The initiative was spearheaded by the “Formation Ad Hoc Recruit Training Center,” with Lieutenant Colonel SM Mahfuz Mannan Continue Reading

PCCP demands amendment of conflicting Clauses in CHT Peace Accord

December 1, 2023

STAFF REPORTER Parbatya Chattogram Chhatra Parishad (PCCP), literally meaning Chittagong Hill Tracts Students Council, has called for amending the conflicting and discriminatory clauses in the Chattogram Peace Accord, as well as a re-evaluation of the accord. They made the call at a human chain organised by the PCCP Rangamti in front of the Banarupa CNG […]Continue Reading

Army provides free medical aid in Kaukhali

November 19, 2023

KAUKHALI CORRESPONDENT The Bangladesh Army has been contributing to various social development activities across the hilly regions. In line with this, alongside their operational duties in the Rangamati Sadar Zone, they are also engaged in various types of social, development, and welfare works. As a part of these efforts, on Sunday (November 19), the Kaukhali […]Continue Reading

Commander of PCJSS armed wing arrested in Rangamati

November 14, 2023

STAFF REPORTER, RANGAMATI Security forces have arrested Shantimoy Chakma, a company commander of the armed group of the Parbatya Chattogram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS) in Rangamati.  He was apprehended on Monday evening (13 November) from the K.K. Roy Road in the hill district town. It is known that the arrested Shantimoy Chakma hails from Sarowatali […]Continue Reading

Joint security forces capture UPDF terrorist in Rangamati

September 24, 2023

STAFF REPORTER, RANGAMATI A joint operation by security forces led to the apprehension of Monis Chakma, a 40-year-old alleged terrorist associated with the United People’s Democratic Front (UPF) in Naniarchar Upazila of Rangamati. Confirming the incident on Sunday afternoon, Nainiarchar Police Station OC Sujon Haldar said that the operation was carried out on Continue Reading