Nine Myanmar border guards seek refuge in Bangladesh amid clashes

April 14, 2024

COX’S BAZAR/TEKNAF CORRESPONDENTS Nine members of Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) sought refuge in Bangladesh early Sunday morning, crossing into Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar through two border points, according to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). At approximately 5:30am, amid escalating conflicts between Myanmar government forces and rebel groups, six guards crossed Continue Reading

A glimpse inside the operations of Kuki-Chin National Front

April 13, 2024

STAFF REPORTER In the remote forests of Bandarban, the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF), a militant group linked to a series of recent bank robberies, operates with more than four hundred armed members. Their arsenal includes over three hundred weapons, ranging from submachine guns and Chinese rifles to AK-47s and Burmese single-barrel guns. The militants have […]Continue Reading

Bandarban court sends 54 KNF members to jail for bank robberies

April 9, 2024

BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT A court in Bandarban has sent 54 members of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) involved in bank robberies in the district’s Ruma and Thanchi, rejecting their bail, officials said on Tuesday. The accused were presented in the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, where Judge Md Nazmul Hosain ordered their detention, said Hosain Mohammad Rayhan […]Continue Reading

56, including 18 women, held in joint forces drive in Bandarban

April 9, 2024

BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT In a joint forces operation in the Ruma Betelpara area of Bandarban, 56 individuals, including two active members of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF), have been arrested.  Seven weapons were also seized during the operation. The operation was conducted on Monday (April 8th) and led by the army. Bandarban Police Superintendent Saikat Shahin […]Continue Reading

Terrorists exploiting peace talks for criminal activities: Army chief

April 7, 2024

BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT Army Chief General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed has declared that joint forces will thwart terrorists’ attempts to disrupt peace in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT). He made this statement while speaking to reporters at the parade ground of Bandarban Cantonment on Sunday (April 7). Earlier, the Army Chief visited Ruma and Thanchi upazilas to […]Continue Reading

Home minister announces pincer operation against KNF

April 6, 2024

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, BANDARBAN/BANDARBAN AND RUMA CORRESPONDENTS Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has announced that strict measures would be implemented against those involved in the robbery of three banks, the looting of arms, and the kidnapping of a bank manager in Bandarban. He communicated this to journalists at the Bandarban Circuit House after inspecting the Continue Reading

Home minister to visit Bandarban today

April 5, 2024

NEWS DESK Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal is set to visit Bandarban today to inspect the overall situation as law enforcers on Thursday rescued Nezam Uddin, the manager of Sonali Bank’s Ruma branch, within 48 hours of abduction. The minister would go to Bandarban by a helicopter this morning, Senior Information Officer Sharif Mahmud Apu […]Continue Reading

Bandarban bank robbery: Six cases filed so far

April 5, 2024

NEWS DESK A total of six cases have been filed in Bandarban over the string of robberies, looting weapons and kidnapping of the manager of a Sonali Bank branch in Bandarban. “Four cases have been filed with Ruma Police Station and two with Thanchi Police Station against unidentified persons in connection with the bank robberies,” […]Continue Reading

Terrorists attack joint forces checkpoint in Alikadam

April 4, 2024

STAFF CORRESPONDENT Armed terrorists attacked a joint forces search checkpoint in the 26 Mile Dim Pahar area of Alikadam in Bandarban district early Friday morning (April 5). Tobidur Rahman, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Alikadam Police Station, confirmed the incident. He explained that when a vehicle refused to stop for a search at the checkpoint, joint forces […]Continue Reading

KNF attacks Thanchi bazar again, joint forces resist

April 4, 2024

STAFF CORRESPONDENT Just hours after releasing the abducted manager of Sonali Bank’s Ruma branch, the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) launched another attack, targeting the Sonali Bank branch in Thanchi upazila. The attack, which occurred around 8:30 pm on Thursday (April 4), triggered a fierce gun battle between KNF terrorists and joint forces comprising police and Continue Reading