BGB repels Rohingya infiltration attempt from Myanmar

February 22, 2024

TEKNAF CORRESPONDENT Nine Rohingya people attempting to enter Bangladesh from Myanmar by boat were turned back by the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Thursday. The interception took place around 10 am at the Shah Porir Dwip jetty in Teknaf, located in Cox’s Bazar, as part of Bangladesh’s efforts to manage its border amid ongoing regional […]Continue Reading

KNF suspected in Thanchi truck arson

February 18, 2024

THANCHI CORRESPONDENT The Kuki Chin National Front (KNF) is under suspicion for allegedly setting a truck ablaze in Thanchi, Bandarban. The incident, which took place around 4 p.m. on Sunday (18 February) in the Baklai 11 Kilometer area along a border road in Thanchi, involved a dumper truck used for transporting construction materials for a […]Continue Reading

BGB detains five Rohingyas on Naf River; woman among them injured

February 17, 2024

COX’S BAZAR CORRESPONDENT Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained five Rohingyas, including a woman who was injured, as they attempted to cross into Bangladesh from Myanmar via the Naf River in Teknaf Upazila, Cox’s Bazar, officials said Saturday.  The incident occurred amidst intermittent explosions heard from the Myanmar side of the border from Saturday morning Continue Reading

Rangamati’s Jwerti Tanchangya named to reserved seat in Parliament

February 14, 2024

PARBATTA NEWS REPORT Jwerti Tanchangya, serving as the general secretary of the Awami League for Jibtali Union in Rangamati Sadar Upazila and a former Union Council member, has been appointed as a Member of Parliament for a reserved seat for women in Bangladesh’s twelfth National Parliament, party officials confirmed on Wednesday. Musha Matbar, the general […]Continue Reading

KNF shoots man in Bandarban for allegedly failing to pay extortion

February 13, 2024

BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT A man was shot in Bandarban for allegedly failing to pay extortion money to the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF). The incident took place in the Rijuk Para area of Ruma Sadar Union, where Uhlaching Marma was injured by gunfire from KNF members. Marma, who is from the area, was quickly taken to Ruma […]Continue Reading

22 ‘armed Rohingya men’ put on 3-day remand

February 12, 2024

A Cox’s Bazar court has granted a three-day remand for 22 out of 23 armed Rohingyas who were detained on 6 February after fleeing into Bangladesh along with Border Guard Police (BGP) members from Myanmar. local officials say. Judge Sreegyan Tanchangya of Cox’s Bazar Senior Judicial Magistrate Court passed the orders after hearing a 10-day […]Continue Reading

Child wounded in crossfire between UPDF and JSS in Rangamati’s Sajek

February 11, 2024

BAGHAICHHARI CORRESPONDENT A child, identified as Romeo Tripura, was injured during an hour-long gunfight in Sajek, Rangamati, between two rival groups, the UPDF Prosit Group and the JSS Santu Larma Group on Sunday afternoon. Romeo, son of Phoben Tripura from the Gandaramchhara area of Sajek Union, was caught in the crossfire that erupted in the […]Continue Reading

Three Bangladeshis from Rakhine Mission arrive in Yangon amid security concerns

February 11, 2024

NEWS DESK Three of the ten Bangladeshis employed at the Bangladesh Mission in Sittwe, Rakhine, have safely arrived in Yangon as of Sunday (February 11), with the remaining seven expected to follow by Tuesday (February 13), according to official sources. A Ministry of Foreign Affairs official cited security concerns as the reason for the relocation, […]Continue Reading

Police recover body with military gear floating from Myanmar

February 11, 2024

UKHIA CORRESPONDENT A body carrying 99 bullets and two magazines was discovered floating from Myanmar into Bangladesh in a canal, police said on Sunday. The body, found in the Ukhia Ghat Customs area of Palongkhali Union in Ukhia by Ukhia Police Station on the afternoon of February 11, has not been identified, authorities said.  The […]Continue Reading

Unexploded mortar shell recovered in Bandarban border

February 8, 2024

NEWS DESK An unexploded mortar shell was found abandoned in Ghumdum union of Naikhongchhari upazila in Bandarban district on Thursday. Ghumdum union ward no 5 member Md Anwar Hossein confirmed the information. He said that local children informed BGB about the abandoned mortar around 1pm. Ghumdum police outpost In-Charge Mahafuz Imtiaz Bhuaia said that BGB […]Continue Reading