Bangladesh warns Myanmar against airspace violations amid border tensions

February 6, 2024

Bangladesh has issued a stern warning to Myanmar, urging it to prevent any violations of its airspace, amid concerns over regular operations by the Myanmar Air Force near the border areas.  The caution was communicated through a letter to the Myanmar ambassador in Bangladesh on Tuesday morning, following incidents where Bangladeshi nationals were killed or […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh summons Myanmar envoy over cross-border shelling

February 6, 2024

Bangladesh’s foreign ministry on Tuesday summoned Myanmar’s ambassador to explain the cross-border shelling that killed two people in Bandarban on Monday, The Irrawaddy reports. The ministry’s chief of relations with Myanmar, Mian Md Mainul Kabir, handed a letter of protest to the regime’s envoy Aung Kyaw Moe in Dhaka over the shelling from Rakhine State, […]Continue Reading

BGP members sheltering in Bangladesh hit 106 amid ongoing Myanmar conflict

February 5, 2024

BANDARBAN AND GHUMDHUM CORRESPONDENTS The conflict within Myanmar has led to an unceasing barrage of artillery fire across the border, instilling widespread panic among residents in the vicinity. In the face of relentless rebel assaults, an additional 11 members of the Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) have sought sanctuary in Bangladesh, raising the total count […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh-Myanmar talks on return of Myanmar border guards

February 5, 2024

DESK REPORT Bangladesh and Myanmar are in discussions about repatriating members of the Myanmar Border Guard Police (BGP) who have taken refuge in Bangladesh, announced Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud in a recent briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The talks come against a backdrop of intense conflict within Myanmar, where clashes between the BGP […]Continue Reading

58 Myanmar border guards take refuge in Bangladesh amid clashes

February 4, 2024

PARBATTA NEWS REPORT Amid ongoing clashes between the Arakan Army rebel group and Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) inside Myanmar, 58 members of the BGP have fled to Bangladesh, specifically crossing into the Naikhongchhari border area of Bandarban district. The conflict has intensified tensions along the border, according to officials. Out of the refugees, 14 Continue Reading

Myanmar border shelling leaves three Bangladeshi villages deserted

February 4, 2024

BAISHARI CORRESPONDENT Heavy clashes between Myanmar’s Arakan Army and government forces have led to continuous gunfire and bombings at the Tumbru Right Camp and Dekubunia Camp near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Bandarban’s Naikhongchhari.  The conflict, intensifying since early Saturday, has prompted the evacuation of thousands from three villages due to Continue Reading

14 Myanmar Border Police flee to Bangladesh, BGB takes custody of arms

February 4, 2024

STAFF REPORTER In the Naikhongchhari area of Bandarban, adjacent to Myanmar, 14 members of Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) have sought refuge in Bangladesh amid clashes with the Arakan Army. The Bangladesh Border Guard Force (BGB) has taken their weapons and ammunition into custody. A BGB official confirmed the incident on Sunday, stating that further […]Continue Reading

JLA’ desperate to occupy Rajasthali, MNP threatens resistance

February 2, 2024

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, RANGAMATI Rajasthali is a remote yet significant upazila in Rangamati. Despite being the smallest upazila in the district by size, it boasts a rich history and tradition. The Rajasthali police station was established in 1909 during the British era, but it was transformed into Rajasthali Upazila in 1983 due to administrative decentralization. The […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh Coast Guard boosts border patrols to curb Rohingya infiltration

January 31, 2024

Amid the escalating conflict in Myanmar, the Bangladesh Coast Guard has ramped up its patrols and surveillance efforts along the Teknaf border in a bid to curb Rohingya infiltration. A press release issued by the Teknaf Coast Guard station detailed that the heightened state of alert is a direct response to the unrest in Myanmar, […]Continue Reading

Clashes in Myanmar cause panic, displacement in bordering Bangladeshi union

January 30, 2024

GHUMDHUM CORRESPONDENT The Ghumdhum border area in Bangladesh’s Naikhongchhari upazila of Bandarban has been plunged into a state of panic and displacement due to ongoing clashes between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army, a rebel group. Residents of the area have reported an increase in fear as the sound of gunfire and shelling intensifies, […]Continue Reading