Peace Accord doesn’t disallow deploying police in abandoned army camps: Rangamati MP

June 17, 2022

DESK REPORT There is no mention in the Peace Accord that police cannot be deployed in the camps abandoned by the Army in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Rangamati MP Dipankar Talukdar has said. “Nevertheless, many people are saying that police deployment runs contrary to the Peace Accord and it violates the Peace Accord,” he told […]Continue Reading

UPDF’s offer of peace talks with govt welcomed

June 14, 2022

NEWS DESK An armed rebel group in Bangladesh has offered peace talks with the government in a move hailed by the experts as significant, Al Jazeera reports. The United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF), based in the country’s Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) in the south last week submitted a 66-page peace proposal to the government through […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh urges UN to scale up efforts for Rohingyas repatriation 

June 14, 2022

NEWS DESK Bangladesh has urged the United Nations (UN) to scale up its programmes in Rakhine State of Myanmar to support the forcibly displaced Rohingyas on their return from Bangladesh. “The most durable solution to the Rohingya crisis lies in their safe, sustainable and dignified return to Myanmar,” said Bangladesh Ambassador Rabab Fatima. The Bangladesh […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh asks Myanmar to repatriate Rohingya early

June 14, 2022

NEWS DESK Bangladesh has called upon Myanmar for an early commencement of repatriating Rohingya people to lessen the colossal burden of hosting them. Dhaka also urged an expeditious verification of eligibility for return, security, livelihood and wellbeing of the returnees. Bangladesh urged these at the fifth meeting of the Joint Working Group (JWG) on the […]Continue Reading

Reports of several casualties during fierce JSS-UPDF gunfights go viral

June 11, 2022

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Reports of massive gunfights between JSS (Santu) and UPDF (Prasit) in Dighinala and Panchhari of Khagrachhari resulting in several casualties have gone viral on social media since Saturday morning. Although neither side has officially acknowledged this, various Facebook IDs, pages and groups run by them have claimed that gunfights between them did Continue Reading

UPDF keen on holding peace talks with govt

June 9, 2022

The United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF-Prasit) has expressed interest in holding peace talks with the government to resolve the existing insurgency and tensions in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. As part of this, they have submitted a 69-page demand to the government at a ceremony in Khagtrachhari’s Panchhari on Thursday, June 09, 2022. On behalf of […]Continue Reading

Budget FY23: Increased allocation proposed for CHT

June 9, 2022

NEWS DESK An increased allocation has been proposed for the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts in the upcoming 2022-23 fiscal year’s budget. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal proposed the increased allocation in the national budget of Tk 6.78 trillion he placed in parliament on Thursday afternoon. A total of Tk 1,338 crore has been proposed […]Continue Reading

India crackdown forces Rohingya refugees to go underground, flee to Bangladesh

June 9, 2022

NEWS DESK The detention of dozens of Rohingya refugees in the north Indian city of Jammu, a north Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, and the deportation of the two refugees to Myanmar has triggered panic among India’s Rohingya refugee community, VOA reports. In the past month, 2,000 to 3,000 Rohingya refugees have fled […]Continue Reading

After 86 hours, fire finally put out in Ctg depot: Army

June 8, 2022

NEWS DESK After 86 hours, the devastating fire at BM Container Depot in Chattogram’s Sitakunda has finally been doused, said Lt Col Ariful Islam, commander of the 18th Brigade of Bangladesh Army’s 24th Infantry Division. He confirmed the development to journalists today (June 8, 2022). The fire was completely extinguished around 12pm. There are no […]Continue Reading

Firemen continue to work to douse depot fire completely

June 6, 2022

NEWS DESK The firefighters continued their efforts for the third consecutive day today (June 06, 2022) to douse completely the devastating container depot fire that killed around 41 people and wounded scores others while the government warned that stern actions would be taken if anyone found guilty in the investigations. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, […]Continue Reading