Army conducts medical camp, distributes relief in Dighinala

August 22, 2024

DIGHINALA CORRESPONDENT The Bangladesh Army conducted a medical campaign and distributed relief materials to flood victims in Dighinala. On Thursday, Lt. Col. Md. Omar Faruk, PSC, Commander of the Dighinala Zone, distributed relief supplies at various shelters. Joining him were Major Nazmul Hasan Rizvi, Zonal Staff Officer of Dighinala Zone, and Adjutant Captain M.A. Momen Continue Reading

13 more Myanmar BGP members take refuge in Bangladesh

August 14, 2024

NEWS DESK Thirteen more Myanmar Border Guard Police (BGP) personnel have taken shelter in Bangladesh amid the ongoing conflict between junta forces and the rebel Arakan Army. They crossed the Naf River and surrendered to the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Teknaf on Wednesday. In the morning, they sought refuge in the Nazir Para and […]Continue Reading

Maj Gen Faizur Rahman new DGFI chief

August 12, 2024

Major General Md Faizur Rahman has been appointed as the director general (DG) of DGFI (Directorate General of Forces Intelligence). The Inter-Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) confirmed the matter in a press release on Monday. Additionally, Major General Md Nasim Parvez has been appointed as the commandant of the Military Institute of Science and Technology, Continue Reading

Myanmar’s army emptying Rakhine villages to boost defenses against rebels

July 11, 2024

Myanmar’s military has been emptying villages on the outskirts of the capital of the western state of Rakhine as part of an evident effort to defend against expected attacks by a powerful rebel group that has captured most of the surrounding area, according to residents, a local activist group and media reports on Tuesday, AP […]Continue Reading

Myanmar junta grip weakens on Maungdaw and Thandwe: Arakan Army

July 9, 2024

More than 750 Myanmar junta personnel have been killed in Maungdaw and Thandwe townships in Rakhine State in three months, according to the Arakan Army (AA), The Irrawaddy reports. The AA’s offensive to seize Thandwe, the town next to Myanmar’s most popular beach, Ngapali, started on April 13. It said it has seized over 15 […]Continue Reading

33, including two Myanmar border guards, wash up on Saint Martin’s Island

July 5, 2024

TEKNAF CORRESPONDENT Thirty-three people, including two members of Myanmar’s Border Guard, were stranded on Saint Martin’s Island after their trawler’s engine failed, officials said on Friday. Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Coast Guard personnel took the group into custody and housed them at a hotel on the island’s northern beach, said Mujibur Continue Reading

Sami-Ud-Dowla Chy made ISPR director

July 5, 2024

NEWS DESK Lieutenant Colonel Sami-Ud-Dowla Chowdhury of the Bangladesh Army has been deputed to the Inter-Services Public Relation Directorate as its director. His job has been placed under the defence ministry. The public administration ministry issued a gazette notification on the appointment on Wednesday. Sami-Ud-Dowla will replace Lieutenant Colonel Abu Hayder Continue Reading

AA troops surround last Myanmar junta base in Maungdaw, Rakhine

July 4, 2024

Arakan Army (AA) troops have entered Maungdaw town in Rakhine State after seizing all junta positions including border guard police bases north and south of the town, sources close to the AA told The Irrawaddy on Thursday. The only junta presence left in Maungdaw Township is Border Guard Police Battalion 5 in Myo Thugyi ward […]Continue Reading

Rohingya night guard killed in Ukhia camp

July 3, 2024

NEWS DESK A Rohingya night guard was shot dead in a fierce fight between two groups at Ukhia camp in Cox’s Bazar on Monday night. The deceased is Muhammad Salim, 30, son of Maqbul Hossain of Block E-3 of Rohingya Camp 14 at Hakimpara of Ukhia. Two more Rohingyas were injured in this incident. They […]Continue Reading

Discussion held in Dhaka in memory of Iran’s martyred President Raisi

June 30, 2024

STAFF REPORTER A memorial discussion took place on Sunday at the Iran Cultural Center in Dhaka to mark the 40th day since the martyrdom of Ayatollah Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, the late president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and his entourage. Speakers at the event said President Raisi was a humanitarian person who worked very […]Continue Reading