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

Myanmar conflict prompts closure of five border schools in Bangladesh

January 29, 2024

BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT Amidst escalating tensions in Myanmar, authorities in Bangladesh have announced a temporary closure of five government primary schools along the Naikhongchhari Ghumdhum border in Bandarban. This measure comes in response to intensifying clashes between Myanmar’s military forces and rebel groups, which have instilled fear among local border Continue Reading

Security beefed up along Myanmar border

January 28, 2024

NEWS DESK Security along the Myanmar border has been beefed up after the ongoing conflict in Rakhine state of Myanmar intensified along the Bangladesh border in Cox’s Bazar. Meanwhile, 34 Border Guard Bangladesh Battalion in Cox’s Bazar, in a press release, said 13 mortar shells and one bullet from Myanmar were found on Bangladesh’s side […]Continue Reading

MNP threatens war against JSS in Chittagong Hill Tracts

January 27, 2024

PARBATTA NEWS REPORT Marma National Party (MNP) has threatened to wage war against the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (JSS), alleging the deployment of three platoons of armed terrorists in the Chittagong Hill Tracts regions of Kaptai, Bilaichhari, and Bandarban. The MNP has set a deadline of February 1st for the withdrawal of these forces, […]Continue Reading

BGB on high alert amid tensions near Myanmar border

January 27, 2024

NEWS DESK Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) is on a state of high alert to prevent any new infiltration as heavy gunfire has been intermittently heard on the Myanmar side of the Bangladesh-Myanmar border from Friday afternoon till Saturday morning. The heavy gunfire has once again caused fear and anxiety among the locals in the border […]Continue Reading

Over 700 JSS members trained in Mizoram, MNF claims

January 26, 2024

PARBATTA NEWS REPORT Over 700 members of Parbatya Chattogram Jana Samhati Samiti (JSS) have undergone armed training in camps along the Bangladesh-Mizoram border, a source from the Mizo National Front (MNF) told Parbatta News. The source also mentioned that JSS members, from the Chittagong Hill Tracts, have started businesses in Mizoram’s Chakma-majority areas, Continue Reading

Mizoram launches investigation into suspected JSS terrorist camps along border

January 25, 2024

PARBATTA NEWS REPORT The Mizoram Home Department has mandated the Superintendents of Police (SPs) in Lunglei and Mamit districts to verify the presence of suspected terrorist training camps along the border areas of Mamit and Lunglei. This directive follows assertions from the Peace Accord MNF Returnees Association (PAMRA), claiming the existence of training facilities for Continue Reading