UN chief in Bangladesh for a first-hand look at Rohingya camps as he pushes for aid

March 13, 2025

NEWS DESK U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres is getting a first-hand look at the situation of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh as fears mount of serious aid cuts across the world following Washington’s decision to shut down USAID operations, AP reports. Bangladesh’s foreign affairs adviser, Touhid Hossain, welcomed Guterres at Dhaka’s main airport Continue Reading

JSS leader KS Mong’s son leads attack on police at Shahbagh

March 12, 2025

STAFF REPORTER Aung Aung Mong, son of Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (JSS) leader KS Mong, allegedly led an attack on police in Dhaka’s Shahbagh on Tuesday. Police filed a case at Ramna Police Station, naming 12 individuals, including Aung Aung Marma as the prime accused, for attacking officers near Hotel InterContinental during an anti-rape […]Continue Reading

Army seizes ammunition, devices from UPDF hideout in Rangamati

March 7, 2025

NEWS DESK The Bangladesh Army seized ammunition, communication devices, and other equipment from a hideout of the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) (Main) in Rangamati’s Kaukhali, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Friday. The operation, conducted early in the morning based on intelligence, targeted a regional armed group linked to UPDF (Main), Continue Reading

Bengali women in CHT gain access to midwifery diploma following policy change

March 5, 2025

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, KHAGRACHHARI Bengali women in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) are now eligible to apply for a three-year midwifery diploma after a change in admission criteria. The move follows a report by Parbatta News, which raised concerns about ethnic bias against Bengali communities. A notice issued on March 2 had limited the United Nations […]Continue Reading

300 ethnic minority women to get free midwifery training in CHT; Bengalis decry exclusion 

March 4, 2025

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, KHAGRACHHARI A UN-funded initiative to train 300 ethnic minority women as midwives in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) has sparked controversy, with Bengali residents alleging systemic exclusion. The UN Population Fund (UNFPA)-funded three-year Diploma in Midwifery aims to reduce maternal and child mortality in the CHT districts of Khagrachhari, Continue Reading

EU announces €68m in aid for Rohingyas

March 3, 2025

NEWS DESK EU Commissioner Hadja Lahbib has said the European Union is providing €68 million this year for the Rohingya response, including host communities in Bangladesh and for the Myanmar conflict, notably for the people caught in violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. The EU commissioner for equality, preparedness and crisis management made the announcement as […]Continue Reading

One injured in landmine explosion at Naikhongchhari border

March 1, 2025

NAIKHONGCHHARI CORRESPONDENT A Bangladeshi national was injured on Saturday in a landmine explosion at the zero point of the Nikochhari border in Naikhongchhari upazila, Bandarban district. The injured individual, identified as Nurunnabi, 48, is a member of the Ansar-VDP. The explosion occurred around 5:00pm in Myanmar territory, south of Pillar 42, near the border area Continue Reading

Four arrested over Lama village arson, including three Christians

December 26, 2024

LAMA CORRESPONDENT Police have arrested four individuals, including three men from the Christian Tripura community and a Bengali worker, in connection with an arson attack in Tongjiri village under Lama upazila in Bandarban, police said on Thursday. The suspects, identified as Stephen Tripura (50), Masainia Tripura (44), Joachim Tripura (52), and Ibrahim (65), a worker Continue Reading

Army chief visits Cox’s Bazar

November 18, 2024

NEWS DESK Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman visited 10 Infantry Division and Cox’s Bazar area on 17 and 18 November. During the visit, he laid the foundation stone of two residential buildings – ‘Senaneer’ and ‘Swapnachura’ – to be built in the Ramu Cantonment. These will help resolve the accommodation problem of Junior Commissioned […]Continue Reading

81 Rohingyas held at Bandarban Border for intrusion

November 11, 2024

NEWS DESK Law enforcers have detained 81 Rohingya individuals while attempting to trespass into Bangladesh through Alikadam-Myanmar border in Bandarban. The detentions took place on Monday morning in various areas of Kurukpata union’s Poa Muhuri border. Among the detained, there are 31 children and 50 adult men and women. Local sources reported that due to […]Continue Reading