Anti-militancy drive in CHT: KNF’s Nathan Bawm among 68 sued

October 23, 2022

DESK REPORT The Rapid Action Battalion, or RAB, has filed a case against 68 people, including Kuki-Chin National Front, or KNF, chief Nathan Bawm, with the Bilaichhari Police Station in Rangamati. The RAB arrested three members of the armed separatist group Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) and seven members of the new militant group Jamaat-ul-Ansar Fil […]Continue Reading

UPDF ‘collector’ held with Tk 3 lakh in extorted money in Rangamati’s Sajek

October 22, 2022

BAGHAICHHARI CORRESPONDENT, RANGAMATI Joint forces have arrested an alleged UPDF collector in possession of Tk 300,000 in extorted money among others in Rangamati. Identified as Rupin, alias Robin Chakma, 26, son of Indraban Chakma of Jarulchhari village, he was arrested from the Machalong Bazar area of Sajek union of the hill district’s Baghaichhari upazila around Continue Reading

RAB nabs 7 alleged militants, 3 separatists in Chattogram Hill Tracts operation

October 20, 2022

STAFF REPORTER The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested 10 people – seven alleged members of the new militant outfit ‘Jamaatul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya’ and three alleged separatists – during an operation in different areas of Bandarban and Rangamati. The RAB also said it recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition. Commander Khandaker Al […]Continue Reading

UPDF enforces ‘no passenger transportation’ on Rangamati road

October 15, 2022

KAUKHALI CORRESPONDENT, RANGAMATI There are roads and CNG-powered vehicles, but anyone caught riding in one will be fined TK 50,000 and caned 50 times. No matter how bizarre you find it to be, it is true: it happened on the Kaukhali-Battoli road in Rangamati. The UPDF, which is led by Bikash Khisha and opposes the […]Continue Reading

Two UPDF extortionists held in Sajek

October 12, 2022

BAGHAICHHARI CORRESPONDENT Two UPDF (Prasit) extortionists were arrested in a joint Army-police raid in Dopatachara area of Sajek union of Baghaichhari upazila of Rangamati. According to police, they were arrested around 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday (October 12) based on information from locals. Nurul Alam, officer-in-charge of Sajek Police Station, confirmed the arrest. The Continue Reading

Indian drowns in Sajek River

August 13, 2022

STAFF REPORTER A 36-year-old Indian has drowned in the Sajek River, which flows along the border line of Sajek in Bangladesh and Mizoram in India. Identified as Liana Mizo, son of C. lal hmangaiha of Fuldongshi Para in Mizoram’s Mamit district, he drowned in the river while taking a bath around 4:30pm on Thursday (August […]Continue Reading

Army building 15-km border road in Baghaichhari

August 3, 2022

BAGHAICHHARI CORRESPONDENT The Bangladesh Army is constructing a 15-km border road from Aryapur to Majhipara in Rangamati’s Baghaichhari upazila. This is as major part of the prime minister’s plan to bring the tide of development in the remote parts of Chittagong Hill Tracts or CHT. The Army’s 34 Engineer Construction Brigade is tasked with constructing […]Continue Reading

JSS terrorist killed in gunfight with security forces in Rangamati

July 28, 2022

KAPTAI CORRESPONDENT, RANGAMATI A JSS (core) terrorist was killed in a gunfight with security forces in Rangamati’s Kaptai upazila. The incident took place in the Babita hillock area of Kaptai around 12:30pm on Thursday, 28, 2022. The slain terrorist was identified as Nikhil Kumar Das, 35, an associate of Jana Samhati Samiti (core), or JSS […]Continue Reading

Former leader of Santu-headed JSS faction arrested

July 27, 2022

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, RANGAMATI Police have arrested a former leader of Jana Samhati Samity-Santu (JSS-Santu) in Rangamati town. The arrested was identified as Suman Chakma, son of Ganga Ratan Chakma of Mitingachhari Prakash Indumachera area of Sublang Union in the hill district’s Barkal upazila. Suman Chakma, facing an arrest warrant, was arrested from the Marri Stadium Continue Reading

262 UPDF men killed by JSS in 24 years, Hill Women’s Federation claims

July 20, 2022

STAFF REPORTER A total of 335 UPDF (United People’s Democratic Front) leaders and supporters have been killed in the last 24 years, the Hill Women’s Federation has claimed. Of them, 262 were killed by JSS-Santu Larma (Jana Samhati Samiti – Santu Larma) alone, Niti Chakma, president of the Federation, said while reading out a statement […]Continue Reading