Two Bangladeshis wounded in landmine blast at border with Myanmar

May 4, 2024

NAIKHONGCHARI CORRESPONDENT A landmine explosion on the Myanmar border in Naikhongchhari Upazila, Bandarban, critically injured two Bangladeshis on Saturday afternoon. The explosion occurred approximately 300 meters inside Myanmar, between border pillars 47 and 48. The injured are Nurul Absar, 18, son of the late Mohammad, from Jaruliyachhari village, and 17-year-old Md. Continue Reading

Delhi Police busts Rohingya trafficking racket

May 4, 2024

Delhi Police has busted a racket engaged in trafficking Rohingyas from Myanmar through Bangladesh to parts of India and other foreign countries. Two men, including an agent from Myanmar’s Rakhine, were arrested from Hyderabad after a Myanmar couple who had flown to Russia on fake Indian passports were sent back to New Delhi. The racket, […]Continue Reading

Myanmar stops men from working abroad as war heats up

May 3, 2024

Myanmar’s military government will no longer allow conscription-age men to travel out of the country for work, weeks after an enlistment order prompted many to try and flee, BBC reports. On Thursday, authorities said they would suspend accepting applications for overseas work permits. There is a large diaspora of Myanmar citizens working in other countries […]Continue Reading

Thailand commits to supporting Rohingya repatriation, says Bangladesh PM Hasina

May 2, 2024

STAFF REPORTER Thailand has pledged to provide necessary assistance for the repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasain said on Thursday. Highlighted the concern over the ongoing conflict in Myanmar, she told a press conference at Ganabhaban, focused on her recent visit to Thailand that despite these concerns, Thailand is committed to […]Continue Reading

Five Rohingyas arrested with arms in Ukhia

April 28, 2024

NEWS DESK The Armed Police Battalion arrested five Rohingya people with local and foreign arms during a raid at Ukhia in Cox’s Bazar Sunday morning. The arrested are – Mohammad Zobair, 22, son of late Kabir Ahmed of D-9 block of Kutupalong Rohingya camp-2 west, Dil Mohammad, 35, son of late Abdul Jalil of C-2 […]Continue Reading

US presidential candidate Jill Stein arrested at pro-Palestinian protest

April 28, 2024

Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein was arrested Saturday at a pro-Palestinian protest at Washington University in St. Louis, but “we are not aware of any charges at this time,” her campaign spokesperson said, CNN reports. Stein was at the protest to support students who had set up an encampment and declared they would not […]Continue Reading

Strategic response prevents major fire disaster at Kutupalong Rohingya Camp

April 28, 2024

UKHIA CORRESPONDENT A potentially catastrophic fire was averted at the Kutupalong Rohingya camp in Ukhia, Cox’s Bazar, thanks to the prompt action of volunteers and residents. Their coordinated efforts saved three camps from a major disaster. The fire broke out late on Friday night, April 26, at approximately 11:30 PM, originating from a shop within […]Continue Reading

Court sends 10 KNF members to jail after remand

April 28, 2024

BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT A Bandarban court has sent 10 members of Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) to jail. They were sent to jail as they were placed before the local chief judicial magistrate’s court after a two-day remand ended on Saturday. The KNF members are Bhanlal Kim Bom (30), Sairaj Bom (25), Rual Komlian Bom (55), Gilbert […]Continue Reading

Myanmar’s Arakan Army denies killing five Rohingya civilians

April 25, 2024

The Arakan Army has denied accusations that its forces killed five Rohingya civilians in Rakhine State’s Maungdaw Township, blaming the killings on “criminal gangs”, The Irrawaddy reports. Rohingya rights activist Ro Nay San Lwin said that according to villagers, five Rohingya men from Tha Yet Oak Village in Maungdaw were arrested on the evening of […]Continue Reading

173 Bangladeshi returned, 288 Myanmar security personnel to depart

April 24, 2024

A total of 173 Bangladeshi nationals imprisoned in Rakhine returned home on Wednesday while 288 Myanmar security personnel who fled to Bangladesh due to conflict in other side of border will be repatriated by a naval ship sent by Naypyidaw. “Under Foreign ministry Myanmar wing’s special initiatives, the 173 ‘verified Bangladeshi’ today returned home Continue Reading