Arsa chief’s aide confesses to group’s anarchy plot in Bangladesh

October 2, 2023

TEKNAF CORRESPONDENT Arkan Salvation Army (Arsa) Chief Ataullah Jununi aimed to create unrest in Bangladesh, his aide Ershad Noman Chowdhury was quoted by the RAB as confessing. In a press conference, the Captain of Cox’s Bazar RAB-15, Colonel H M Sajjad Hossain, disclosed that Chowdhury shared this information during his preliminary interrogation, following his Continue Reading

Arakan Army searches Western Myanmar for Muslim ‘criminal gangs’

September 30, 2023

The ethnic Rakhine armed group, the Arakan Army (AA), has been searching Muslim villages near the Bangladesh border in Rakhine State, searching for Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) alleged criminals, The Irrawaddy reports. Large numbers of AA troops have been searching at least nine Muslim villages in northern Buthidaung Township since last week, said residents. […]Continue Reading

Two Rohingyas arrested at Savar for Yaba trading impersonating transgender

September 30, 2023

NEWS DESK Two Rohingya youths were arrested while selling yaba pills in disguise of transgender people in the Dhaka’s Savar area on Friday morning. The arrested are Rafique and Mamunur. They used to pass as Kajal hirja and Pori Moni hijra respectively, said RAB officials. A team of RAB 4 arrested the two with 10,300 […]Continue Reading

UN Safety and Security Assistant Secretary visits Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar

September 26, 2023

PARBATTA NEWS DESK The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Safety and Security, Unaisi Lutu Vuniwaqa, visited the Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, on Tuesday. Vuniwaqa visited Kutupalong No. 2 refugee camp in Ukhia Upazila, Balukhali No. 8 refugee camp and extended part of No. 20 refugee camp, where she spoke to Rohingya refugees […]Continue Reading

Saudi Arabia hosts 260,000 Rohingya refugees with a spending of $2.25 billion

September 24, 2023

Dr Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, advisor to the Royal Court and general supervisor of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief), said that Saudi Arabia has hosted more than 260,000 Rohingya refugees ever since the beginning of the conflict in Myanmar, Saudi Gazette reports. “The Kingdom has so far spent $2.25 billion to render them […]Continue Reading

Brig Gen Mahmood affirms army’s pledge to maintain peace in CHT

September 23, 2023

BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT Brigadier General Golam Mahmood Uddin Ahmed has affirmed that the army’s efforts to uphold peace, harmony, and socio-economic progress in hilly areas will persist in the future. “The Bangladesh Army always works for the welfare of the country and the people. We all have to remember that the country is above all. We […]Continue Reading

Army chief leaves for China, India

September 21, 2023

NEWS DESK Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed left Dhaka this morning (Sept 21) to attend the 19th Asian Games in China and the Indo-Pacific Army Chiefs’ Conclave (IPAC) conference in India. During the visit, he will observe various games and sports events, including the inauguration of the 19th Asian Games to be […]Continue Reading

UNHCR welcomes South Korea’s contribution of $1m for Rohingya refugees

September 20, 2023

NEWS DESK UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the generous contribution of one million US dollars from the Republic of Korea. This important contribution strengthens UNHCR’s efforts to provide protection and humanitarian assistance for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, said a press release on Wednesday. “Having passed the six-year mark since the latest exodus from Continue Reading

Thailand provides 1 million bath for food support to Rohingya

September 20, 2023

NEWS DESK Royal Thai Government on Wednesday contributed 1 million baht, equivalent to around US $ 28,000, for providing food support to forcible displaced Rohingya populations temporarily sheltered in Bangladesh. Thai Ambassador in Bangladesh Makawadee Sumitmor handed over the assistance to Domenico Scalpelli, Resident Representative and Country Director of World Food Continue Reading

Over 100 Rohingyas detained for leaving camps

September 19, 2023

NEWS DESK Around a hundred Rohingyas, roaming outside the camp, were detained by Ukhiya police today in Cox’s Bazar. They were detained raiding the areas near Ukhiya Degree College beside Cox’s Bazar-Teknaf highway between 11:00am and 1:00pm, reports our staff correspondent quoting Sheikh Mohammad Ali, officer-in-charge of Ukhiya Police Station. He said police Continue Reading