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

Parliamentary watchdog fears for unrest in CHT ahead of national elections

September 19, 2023

STAFF REPORTER The use of illegal weapons is steadily increasing across the three districts of the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Inhabitants of these hills now find themselves confronted by armed groups like the KNF, whose actions have earned them a reputation as silent killers, spreading fear and panic throughout the region. This troubling situation has raised […]Continue Reading

Illegal weapons and ammunition used by tribal terrorists recovered in Rangamati

September 19, 2023

STAFF REPORTER, RANGAMATI The Bangladesh Army has recovered two sophisticated foreign rifles, at least 150 bullets, explosives, ammunition, and various equipment used by armed tribal terrorists in Rangamati. The weapons were seized during a special operation in the Tinnachari Yamchug area, located within the Rangamati Sadar Zone of the Bangladesh Army, on Tuesday Continue Reading

Dipankar Talukdar sounds alarm on hill development hindered by armed terrorists

September 11, 2023

STAFF REPORTER, RANGAMATI Armed terrorists are creating obstacles to the development of the hills, said Dipankar Talukdar, chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on the Ministry of Food on Sunday, Sept 10. He made the remark while speaking as the chief guest at a daylong workshop organised by Rangamati District Council on formulating a special […]Continue Reading

DU student rescued after kidnapping on way to Sajek

September 6, 2023

NEWS DESK A Dhaka University student was rescued on Wednesday evening, around seven hours after she was kidnapped by a hill-based group near Sajek Valley of Rangamati. The victim Dipita Chakma is a post-graduate student of Public Administration department of the university. Dipita was rescued at about 7:00pm from Daripara area under Sajek police station. […]Continue Reading