Iran launches dozens of drones at Israel

April 13, 2024

Iran has launched dozens of drones and missiles at Israel, according to the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Al Jazeera reports. The IRGC said on Saturday it has released the drones and missiles under the operation “True Promise”, adding that the move is part of punishment for the “Israeli crimes”. Syria put on high […]Continue Reading

Myanmar conflict escalates as warplanes circle near Bangladesh border

April 13, 2024

NAIKHONGCHARI CORRESPONDENT For over two years, violent clashes have continued across Myanmar’s Rakhine State, where the national military junta has been locked in a fierce battle with the insurgent Arakan Army. The conflict has escalated near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border. On Saturday, April 13, as part of the ongoing conflict, Myanmar’s military aircraft were Continue Reading

Explosions heard across border amid Myanmar clashes

April 9, 2024

DESK REPORT As conflict persists within Myanmar, loud explosions have been heard in Bangladesh, signaling ongoing clashes across the border. These explosions began on Monday morning (April 9) and were intermittently heard through to Tuesday afternoon, instilling fear among the residents near the border. Locals report the sounds of gunfire, bombs, and mortar shells Continue Reading

Gang rape victim among 179 Rakhine civilians killed by Myanmar junta in four months: ULA

April 9, 2024

Residents mourn over the bodies of 21 civilians killed in junta airstrike on the Muslim village of Thada in Minbya Township on March 18. / Arakan Army Around 180 civilians have been killed and more than 460 wounded in arbitrary attacks by Myanmar junta troops in Rakhine State over the past four months, according to […]Continue Reading

Two KNF members arrested in Ruma; homemade guns recovered

April 9, 2024

BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT Two active members of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) have been arrested in a military-led operation in Ruma, Bandarban. The operation also uncovered a KNF hideout containing a cache of weapons and equipment. Recovered items include: 7 homemade guns, 20 rounds of ammunition, KNF uniforms, a laptop used for terrorist activities, two pairs […]Continue Reading

Myanmar military loses border town in another big defeat

April 7, 2024

The military regime which seized power in Myanmar three years ago has suffered another big defeat, this time on the eastern border with Thailand, BBC reports. Troops had suffered weeks of attacks by ethnic Karen insurgents, allied with other anti-coup forces. Hundreds of troops guarding the vital border town of Myawaddy have now agreed to […]Continue Reading

Arms from neighbouring country end up in KNF hands: Foreign Minister

April 6, 2024

Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has stated that arms originating from a neighbouring country have found their way to the KNF terrorist group. “The arms used by terrorists in the neighbouring country have reached KNF,” he told reporters on Saturday afternoon (April 6) during a briefing at the WNT Center in Dewanji Pukur Lane area […]Continue Reading

500 families displaced by KNF attack in Bandarban return home

April 5, 2024

STAFF REPORTER Approximately 500 families who fled into the jungle during a militant attack in Bangladesh’s Bandarban district returned to their homes after the assailants withdrew, residents said. The attack on Thursday night, the fourth in the region by the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) since Tuesday, involved an attempted assault on Thanchi police station. Continue Reading

Misunderstanding led to Alikadam checkpost shooting : Police

April 5, 2024

STAFF REPORTER It was misunderstanding that led to a shooting incident at a joint security checkpost in the Dim Pahar area of Bandaraban’s Alikadam, police said on Friday. Two truck assistants, Mohammad Tarek (20) and Md Arafat (26), were injured after a truck carrying bricks and sand attempted to cross the checkpost barricade around 12:45 […]Continue Reading

‘Govt sees Bandarban incidents as warning’, says Home Minister

April 4, 2024

STAFF CORRESPONDENT Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has expressed the government’s belief that the recent incidents of bank robbery, arms looting, and kidnapping in Bandarban hill districts are “precursors to a more significant event.” He vowed to suppress the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNAF) separatist group. “Those behind these incidents will Continue Reading