Will crack down on terrorists with iron hand: Brig Gen Jahangir

March 23, 2022

Khagrachhari Bureau, Panchhari Correspondent Brigadier General Mohammad Jahangir Alam, Regional Commander of the Army in Khagrachari, has vowed to crack down on terrorists with an iron hand. He said, “This country is ours; there is no place for terrorists in this country. There is no forgiveness either for them – who conspire against this country. […]Continue Reading

Violence marks UPDF’s road blockade in Khagrachhari

March 21, 2022

Staff Correspondent, Khagrachhari The United People’s Democratic Front or UPDF (Prasit) has perpetrated acts of violence in the name of a half-day blockade in Khagrachari. They set fire to one motorcycle and one CNG autorickshaw and vandalised one bamboo-laden truck during the blockade until 12 noon from 6am on Monday. As well as setting afire […]Continue Reading

Armed group behind Rohingya leader’s murder: Bangladesh police

March 18, 2022

AFP/ALJAZEERA Bangladesh police have admitted for the first time that an armed group ordered last year’s murder of a prominent Rohingya leader, saying it was threatened by his growing popularity. The assassination of Mohib Ullah last September sent shockwaves through the sprawling border settlements that house hundreds of thousands of stateless Rohingya refugees who fled Continue Reading

Myanmar arrests 18 Bangladeshi fishermen, seizes four boats

March 16, 2022

Desk News: Myanmar’s Border Guard Police or BGP has arrested 18 Bangladeshi fishermen and seized their four boats off Shah Porir Dwip in the Bay of Bengal in Teknaf near Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. The arrest and seizure took place as the fishermen aged between 16 and 25 were returning from fishing in the Bay on […]Continue Reading

UPDF members torch three vehicles in Rangamati protesting fellow’s death

March 16, 2022

Desk Report: Members of the United People’s Democratic Front (Prasit) or UPDF have set fire to three vehicles in Khagrachhari in protests of the death of their fellow Milon Chakma aka Sourav. The incident took place at Babuchhora in the hill district’s Dighinala around 5:00pm on Tuesday, police have said. Fire fighters rushed to the […]Continue Reading