STAFF CORRESPONDENT, KHAGRACHARI: A member of the UPDF Prasit Group, Redashe Marma, was killed and his mother injured in a shooting on the border between Khagrachari and Chittagong’s Fatikchari. Despite acknowledging the incident, police from Manikchari and Fatikchari stations both claim the area is outside their jurisdiction. Local and police sources said that Continue Reading
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An aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Sunday that Israel had accepted a framework deal for winding down the Gaza war now being advanced by U.S. President Joe Biden, though he described it as flawed and in need of much more work, Reuters reports. In an interview with Britain’s Sunday Times, Ophir Falk, […]Continue Reading
At least 200 shanties were gutted in a fire that broke out in a Rohingya camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Saturday afternoon. However, no casualties were reported in the fire. Earlier, around 12:30 pm, a fire broke out in the 13 Tanjimarkhola Rohingya camp under the Palongkhali union of the upazila, said […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK Unrest may occur in Cox’s Bazar if the Rohingyas are not repatriated soon, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said on Friday. “A hub of international terrorists may be created here. There may be an influx of arms. Many things can happen. And we already see some signs of them,” he told journalists while visiting […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK The World Bank’s board has approved two projects involving $700 million to provide basic services and build disaster and social resilience for both the host communities and the displaced Rohingya population in Bangladesh. “Long-term planning and sustainable solutions have become critical, while also addressing short-term, urgent needs,” said Abdoulaye Seck, World Continue Reading
NEWS DESK Cyclone Remal has battered the coastal regions of Bangladesh, bringing winds of up to 120 kph and severe storm surges that have flooded numerous villages and caused widespread power outages. Officials reported two fatalities in Patuakhali and Satkhira on Sunday night. As the cyclone approached, many residents evacuated to storm shelters or higher […]Continue Reading
UKHIA CORRESPONDENT Frequent clashes continue at the Ukhia refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar. A recent incident left 10 Rohingya injured. The severely injured were taken to various hospitals within the camp. The triangular clash occurred Friday night (May 24) in blocks E, G, and F of Rohingya camps 3 and 4 in Ukhia. Following the […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK A fire in the Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhia on Friday destroyed nearly 250 shelters and other facilities, authorities said. The fire broke out from the store room of Caritas NGO in Block D of Camp 13 around 11:00am and soon engulfed nearby shelters, said Cox’s Bazar Fire Service and Civil Defence […]Continue Reading
BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT Two members of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) were killed in a joint forces operation led by the army in Bandarban, officials said Thursday. A single-barrel shotgun was recovered from the scene. The operation was conducted early Thursday in the Sharonpara area of Suwalak Union, Sadar Upazila. “We have received reports of the […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday alleged that a plot is on to carve out “a Christian state like East Timor” taking parts from Bangladesh and Myanmar. She also claimed that she was offered a hassle-free reelection in the January 7 polls if she allowed a foreign country to build an airbase in […]Continue Reading