24 more Myanmar border guard members enter Bangladesh

April 19, 2024

NEWS DESK Amid ongoing conflict between the Arakan Army insurgents and junta forces in Myanmar, 24 more members of Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) sought refuge in Bangladesh on Friday, 19 April. “Three BGP members entered through Teknaf’s Jhimongkhali border and eight through Naikhongchhari’s Hatimara border this afternoon,” said Shariful Islam, Continue Reading

Nathan Bawm’s wife hasn’t reported for duty after transfer

April 17, 2024

STAFF CORRESPONDENT Lal Samkim Bawm, wife of Nathan Bawm, has not reported for duty at Lalmonirhat’s 250-bed General Hospital despite her transfer from the Ruma Upazila Health Complex in Bandarban on April 8. Additionally, she is not residing at her home in Ward No. 2 of Ruma Sadar, raising questions among locals and authorities about […]Continue Reading

46 more Myanmar border troops, army personnel enter Bangladesh

April 17, 2024

NEWS DESK Forty-six more members of Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) and military have taken shelter at Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar amid the ongoing conflict with the Arakan Army insurgents in Rakhine State. “The BGB has taken them into custody after confiscating their weapons. They are currently being kept at the 11 BGB headquarters in […]Continue Reading

Nine Myanmar border guards seek refuge in Bangladesh amid clashes

April 14, 2024

COX’S BAZAR/TEKNAF CORRESPONDENTS Nine members of Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) sought refuge in Bangladesh early Sunday morning, crossing into Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar through two border points, according to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). At approximately 5:30am, amid escalating conflicts between Myanmar government forces and rebel groups, six guards crossed Continue Reading

Bandarban court sends 54 KNF members to jail for bank robberies

April 9, 2024

BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT A court in Bandarban has sent 54 members of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) involved in bank robberies in the district’s Ruma and Thanchi, rejecting their bail, officials said on Tuesday. The accused were presented in the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, where Judge Md Nazmul Hosain ordered their detention, said Hosain Mohammad Rayhan […]Continue Reading

Turkey donates sea ambulance for Rohingyas in Bhasanchar

November 24, 2023

NEWS DESK The Turkish government has donated a sea ambulance to help the Bangladesh government in ensuring emergency health services for the forcibly displaced Rohingyas who have been residing at the camps in the Bay of Bengal; island Bhashanchar. The sea ambulance with the carrying capacity of two patients and 15 passengers was handed over […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh sees ‘lack of trust or political will’ behind delay in Rohingya repatriation

November 15, 2023

NEWS DESK The delay in commencing repatriation of Rohingya refugees to their homeland in Myanmar is either due to lack of trust or political will of that country, Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen has said categorically. “As I mentioned, there is no problem with the agreements [with Myanmar]. Maybe the problem is either the trust […]Continue Reading

CHT Peace Accord Implementation Committee urges strict crackdown on KNF

August 22, 2023

STAFF REPORTER The Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord Implementation and Monitoring Committee has classified the Bandarban-based armed group, the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF), as a terrorist organization, urging a crackdown on their activities. The committee has further advised the Secretary of the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs to write a letter to the Continue Reading

PCCP calls for ensuring parbattanews.com editor’s security amid death threats

August 7, 2023

STAFF REPORTER Parbatta Chattogram Chhatra Parishad (PCCP) has demanded that security be ensured for Mehadi Hassan Palash, the editor at parbattanews.com, as he faces a series of death threats from numerous Facebook IDs, pages, groups, and IDs linked to a hill tracts terrorist group. The Rangamati chapter of PCCP issued a statement on Monday (August […]Continue Reading

Shoot-at-sight order issued as Manipur violence flares

May 4, 2023

NEWS DESK Authorities in north eastern Indian state of Manipur today issued shoot-at-sight order in “extreme cases” to contain spiralling violence in the state between tribals and majority non-tribal Meitei community which has led to the displacement of more than 9,000 people from their villages. The order issued on behalf of the Manipur Governor said […]Continue Reading