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DESK REPORT Banks in six upazilas of Bangladesh’s Bandarban district have suspended operations following recent robberies, with only branches in Sadar Upazila remaining open. Osman Gani, Deputy General Manager of Sonali Bank in Bandarban, confirmed the closures as a security measure. The decision comes after robberies in Thanchi Upazila on Wednesday and Ruma Upazila Continue Reading
HNILA CORRESPONDENT Ten kidnapped youths returned to Teknaf’s Whykong Union on Wednesday night after their families paid a ransom of Tk 190,000 to the abductors. The victims, all from the Raikhyang area, include two sons of Belal Hossain, Junaid (12) and Mohammad Nur (10); Shakil (15), son of Ledu Mia; Farid Alam (35); Akhtar (25); […]Continue Reading
Dozens of Rohingya refugees saved after their boat capsized off Indonesia’s westernmost coast last week have been forced from their temporary shelter due to local protests, a United Nations refugee agency official said on Wednesday, AFP reports. The mostly Muslim ethnic Rohingya are heavily persecuted in Myanmar, and thousands risk their lives each year on […]Continue Reading
India’s air force and state-invested companies are being urged to stop supplying Myanmar’s military with the fuel, equipment and technical assistance it needs to more effectively commit atrocities and war crimes, The Irrawaddy reports. “The Indian government and its PSUs must stop equipping the Myanmar military with weapons and related materials, which enable its Continue Reading
COX’S BAZAR CORRESPONDENT In a tragic incident in Ramu, Cox’s Bazar, an army member lost his life following a head-on collision between an oil tanker lorry and a motorcycle. The fatal accident occurred in the Chakmarkul area of Ramu Upazila on the Chittagong-Cox’s Bazar highway around 4 pm on Monday, March 25, said Md. Azizul […]Continue Reading