A R Rahman to mesmerize ‘Cricket Celebrates Mujib 100’ tomorrow

March 28, 2022

News Desk: The much-awaited A R Rahman concert, which was postponed for two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, is finally going to take place at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium tomorrow (Tuesday). The Oscar-winning musician will perform in ‘Cricket Celebrates Mujib 100’ programme, organized by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to mark the birth centenary of Continue Reading

Bangladesh Independence struggle gives us strength- Arakan Army

March 26, 2022

News Desk: The United League of Arakan or ULA has extended congratulations as Bangladesh is celebrating its 52nd Independence Day on Saturday. “Bangladesh’s independence inspires us,” they said in a statement, citing Bangladesh’s struggle for independence. In a statement sent today, March 26, the Arakan Army said, On 26 March 1971, the Father of the Continue Reading

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

Three killed, two injured in JSS-MLP gunfight in Rangamati

March 22, 2022

Staff Correspondent Three people have reportedly been killed and two others injured in a gunfight between two rival groups of Jana Sanghati Samity or JSS and Mog Liberation Party or MLP in Rangmati. The gunfight took place in the hilly district’s Rajsthali Baindong Parha around 9:45 am on Tuesday. Only one of the dead has […]Continue Reading

US formally declares Myanmar army committed genocide against Rohingya

March 21, 2022

Reuters The United States formally determined that Myanmar’s army committed genocide and crimes against humanity in its violence against the Rohingya minority, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday, warning that as long as the junta was in power nobody in the country would be safe. Announcing the decision, which was first reported […]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

Four days on, no arrests in case of Joy Tripura murder

March 21, 2022

Staff Correspondent, Rangamati Four days on, police have failed to make any arrest in the case of the murder of local Chhatra League leader Joy Tripura in Rangamati. Families and fellows of the Chhatra League leader have expressed frustration at the delay. Former and current local Chhatra League leaders blame the murder on a regional […]Continue Reading

US under secretary in city, partnership dialogue tomorrow

March 19, 2022

BSS United States (US) undersecretary for political affairs Victoria Nuland arrived here this afternoon as Dhaka and Washington are set to hold 8th partnership dialogue to deepen the ties coinciding with the 50th year of bilateral relations between the two nations. Nuland arrived here first as part of her tri-nation visit to South Asia includes […]Continue Reading

Russia says post-1991 ‘illusions’ about the West are over

March 18, 2022

REUTERS Russia has lost any illusions about ever relying on the West and Moscow will never accept a world order dominated by the United States, which is acting like a sheriff seeking to call all the shots in a saloon bar, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. Western nations have imposed sweeping sanctions across Russia’s financial […]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